Award-Winning English Tutors in Bellevue, WA

...and help you work through anxieties so that you can be your best student self. My favorite topic to tutor is History, but I also love to help students with ACT preparation and college admissions essays. I recognize that applying to college can be very stressful, and as a future professor, I think it is important that I help walk students through that process, sharing advice and critique and making sure that everyone has the...

...learns, and explores ideas at their own pace. I have come to understand the value of sharing educational objectives and success criteria in an individualized way. Every person develops in their own way, so presenting concepts should also be tailored to meet the students learning style. Work should be set at an appropriate, but challenging level. I am not just catering the session to a kinaesthetic learner like myself, but I use the material in...

...My strengths are in reading, writing, and English. I love stories and I love explaining concepts in an accessible way. I believe in holding students to the highest reasonable standards - I don't expect students to perform beyond their current capacity or understanding, but I do expect students to try and to produce their best work-effort. I also believe that learning can and should be fun, and that students learn best when they are engaged...

...becoming a high school Biology and/or Chemistry teacher. I have a passion for education and love helping students learn and succeed - not just to pass the classes they need to, but to have a thorough understanding of and passion for the topic. While I tutor a variety of subjects, my passions are Biology and Chemistry. In my free time, I snowboard, read, cook, hike, watch movies and TV, and play with my cats.

...in Colorado, a private boarding high school where I gained many skills that prepared me for a successful undergraduate experience at Tufts University and my masters at Cornell University. I double majored in International Relations and Spanish at Tufts University for my B.A., and after three years in the Peace Corps I went on to receive my master's degree from Cornell University in International Agriculture and Rural Development. Since I first took the SSAT as...

...State University. Hating math is popular. I hear colleagues, movie stars, and strangers joke that math is hard and they just weren’t born with the kind of brain that could “get” fractions. I want to be the influence in students’ lives that shows them how to learn. I want people to feel equipped to deal with math in their lives instead of dreading it. I work as an analyst with an insurance company and am...

...because it allows me to meet students where they are, and develop personal relationships with them that allow me to better understand their learning styles. I'm an artist, so I approach situations in a creative way. This means I like to look at something from several different angles. When it comes to teaching, this means I can teach one thing in several different ways depending upon how the student needs to learn. It is fun...

...school seniors with college applications and essays. I have a broad base of knowledge in American Literature and the Arts, I am a published writer and watercolor artist, and I have travelled extensively at home and abroad. My students have said of me, " She's tough, but in a good way" "She's the best instructor I've ever had" "She has a great sense of humor" "Thank you for getting me into the University of Washington."...

...humanities and social sciences, but applying to medical school left me thoroughly acquainted with the hard sciences. The hard data and empirical knowledge of chemistry and biology were a definite change from the political theory I studied at Whitman. At Montana State University, where I took my prerequisites, I served as a peer instructor for physics classes. Just as I did at the writing center, I tried to get students to see the fun in...

...even more! I'm very good with all levels of students, from elementary school up to college and beyond. I am very patient and understanding by nature, and have a knack for getting to the root of any problem in order to help students understand it themselves. I am not interested in simply just giving you the correct answer. My ultimate goal is to help you develop a deeper, more solid foundation for the subject so...