Award-Winning English Tutors in Bucks County, PA

...am a teacher and tutor with over 16 years of experience in education. I have taught AP American Government, AP World History, AP Macro Economics, and most secondary Social Studies courses with great success. It is my pleasure to use my wealth of knowledge, patience and holistic teaching styles to help my students reach their highest potential. I look forward to exceeding all your tutoring needs and helping increase achievement in the areas you desire.

...graduated from Columbia University in New York with a degree in political science. I worked as an SAT, English, and Social Sciences tutor during college and was then an ESL instructor and legal assistant in New York for a year. After that I worked as a foreign correspondent in the Balkans, and am now back in the Philadelphia region after a year abroad. In my spare time I enjoy running and working as a freelancer.

I believe in making learning fun! It is important for me to design lessons that are both effective and engaging at the same time. I am fully committed to the success of my students. ... My philosophy of teaching is simple; to enable my students to move from struggling with the subject to a love of learning that accompanies pride in their accomplishments. I believe in life long learning and being the cornerstone to unlocking the potential that each and every one of my students has inside of them.

I am a secondary math teacher with over ten years of tutoring experience. I graduated with a degree in Biology from Washington State University and a Masters in secondary education from Gonzaga University. I love helping students master the concepts that they need to be successful in their classes and on their tests!

...is a college essay, a research paper, or the Writing portion of the SAT or ACT. My coursework in English and literacy tutoring experience has also prepared me to tutor students in Literature, Critical Reading, English, and the humanities. I think reading and writing are important parts of a healthy diet, especially for people with a variety of other interests. In my spare time, I play the fiddle, go on long bike rides, garden and...

...you that you have everything you need to do it yourself. Therefore, I ask questions to guide you, and in time you will see that you do indeed possess the necessary mental forces to complete the tasks before you of your own accord! When dealing with language, I use the communicative language approach, and focus on instilling a student-centered learning environment. I both create and ask the student to take part in creating course materials...

...learn and build upon. Expository writing is related to Math and Science to me because all three involve logical explanations of subject matter. Expository writing is all about maintaining focus on proving the student's thesis. With that understanding in every paragraph, content just falls into place! My teaching style is built on respect: I refuse to patronize students by hand-holding them through assignments either by my tone of voice or over-involvement on my part. I...

...of Development Neuroscience & Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center. I completed my premedical requirements at the Bryn Mawr College post-baccalaureate premedical program. I am currently getting my Masters in Public Health at Thomas Jefferson University and will begin medical school at Jefferson in 2013. Having been a mentor and tutor with a handful of organizations, I am able to engage with students of all levels. I look forward to working with you!

...above my expectations and become young scholars eager to learn. The Happiness, Humor and Laughs Being a teacher not only means having a crowd forced to find humor in my cheesy jokes, but also provides endless entertainment with what students come up with. While teaching a small group math lesson to a group of 7th grade students the period before lunch, one of my students with a diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome stated "Ms. Younkers I...

...have taught as a tutor and college professor for three years at local institutions like Temple and Drexel. I am currently a research assistant at Columbia, UPenn, and Yale, where I enjoy discovering strategies for optimum educational performance. Besides these things, I personally enjoy making challenging concepts simple, and I am good at helping people find their own best learning style. Finally, it is my personal promise to you that I will make sure I...