Award-Winning Elementary Math Tutors in Bloomington, IL

...given me the opportunity not only to challenge myself intellectually but also to understand the different approaches to learning. What works for some students might not work for others, and it is my aim to find the right approach to assist a student in understanding any sort of material. This is also why I really...

I'm a recent graduate with honors from Illinois State University. I majored in statistics so there hasn't been a time in the last 12 years that I wasn't studying math. At Illinois State University I was involved in the Circus on campus and took on a leadership role my senior year. It was so...... I believe in explaining the "why" of a problem, not just the "how." I always found it easier to remember different problems...

...in high school, I did not like asking for help, I felt that I need to learn things on my own; however, this only made it harder for me. When I understood that asking for help was normal, it helped me open up to teachers and work with them to solve any issues or confusions...

...to that specific student to help them blossom and retain the information for years to come. Also, as a tutor, I have grown to love the experience of teaching students new strategies to help them reach their goals. From my perspective, all students have the ability to learn, but they just need to be given...

...As long as she felt grounded enough to access her innate understanding of the world around us, she progressed. Later on, my extensive experience in the classroom as a Jumpstart Corps Member taught me to adapt my teaching style to each childs needs. While some learned better through mnemonics and letter-to-word associations, others preferred to...

...get to help build a science fair project board every year. I was also a camp counselor for three summers caring for on average twenty children ages 5-10. Then I began professionally tutoring through my high school when I was sixteen until I was eighteen. I assisted middle schoolers and high schoolers, ages 11-18, on...

...as a tutor was during my junior year of high school when I tutored and mentored middle school-aged students interested in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. In addition to some one-on-one tutoring, I also helped to develop a curriculum that my peers and I taught to these students in the classroom. In...

...always been a forte of mine. I am enthusiastic about sharing the skills and strategies that I have picked up along my way. If you are seeking a patient, energetic, and articulate tutor for your student, please reach out. I look forward to helping your student find their individual pathway to success!

...which inspired me to go into education. In middle and high school, I was fortunate enough to have educators who taught math not as a regimen of drills and memorization, but as a process of thinking logically. They taught not exclusively through by-the-book lectures, but through anecdotes and idiosyncratic metaphors which may have amused my...

...10-and-under age group, and I was told that I was able to relate and interact well with the players. I have mostly tutored math (including a focus in SAT Math), but I am always happy to help someone in any subject than I can. I enjoy working with students of all ages, and I want...