Award-Winning Elementary Math Tutors in Western Springs, IL

...as the math that came before it. I also enjoy helping students learn to get comfortable with standardized tests like the ACT. I keep both of us in a good mood so that the test doesn't seem as frustrating as it used to be for them. The change in a student's outlook when they start...

...their academic potential. My tutoring experience extends back more than a decade. Since early high school, I have tutored both peers and younger students. My students have included special education, gifted, English Language Learners, music/arts students and students with disabilities. I have tutored math up to Calculus AP; English Writing, Reading Comprehension and College Essay...

...a local grade school. I tutor Mathematics (ranging from Algebra through Calculus), as well as English, Religious Studies, and my personal favorite, Biblical Hebrew. I also help students develop skills and prepare for standardized tests, including the GRE. There are very few things in life that give me more joy than witnessing the "aha!" moments...

...over application deadlines and scrutinized single sentences in my application essays. I have gone through the arduous MBA journey myself. After persevering through the MBA application process first-hand, I understand how the GMAT fits in the bigger picture and hope to share as much as I can with students to help them outside of their...

...essay, to college essays, to research papers such as the IB Extended Essay. I am fully fluent in Spanish for anyone who wishes to communicate in or practice the language. Outside of school, I enjoy running and fitness, mystery books and television, creative writing, and participating in sports and philanthropy through school organizations.

...to their own passions for learning, in any subject. I look forward to accompanying students through any challenges that stand in the way of that connection and leading students to their own version of success. I've worked across various sectors and have always maintained a love for one-on-one teaching, especially working with children and teaching...

...addition, I find it fun to talk to my students and get to know them. When I was in Mexico, a group of my students had to make a video for a pre-engineering class, and I helped them with suggestions at each stage of the video. The final product was amazing, and I was very...

...larger task. I want to challenge students to find the value in everything, even if it's something they hate, because even those things have something to teach us. Why do you hate it? What, specifically, do you dislike about this material? Why does that bother you, and how do you think it could be improved?...

...Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium in Las Vegas and an abstract publication in one of the highest ranking international medical journals in the world, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. I have also worked as a tutor and mentor for an organization that serves high school students in the CPS system through an after school program....

...a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communications from Saint Xavier University, and a Master's Degree in Education from Loyola University. My extensive experience in education ranges from teaching in a traditional classroom setting and non-traditional settings to children and adults. Being fluent in Spanish, I have experience teaching Spanish to English speakers and English to Spanish...