Award-Winning English Tutors in Cary, NC

Being the son of a high school English teacher, I have seen the importance of a comprehensive English education my entire life and have always strived to help those around me further their language skills due to my affinity for it. Now, as I continue through university and begin to determine my life's direction, I find myself looking towards teaching, as I find guiding others in their learning to be both fulfilling and enjoyable.

...the elementary level. I've worked with students from a variety of backgrounds with varied educational needs. I strongly believe in meeting the needs of the students in my care, providing the best support academically and watching them become successful in their studies. I was tutored as a child and because of the level of support I received, I've developed a love for teaching and learning, and would love to share that with others.... My teaching philosophy is that I strongly believe that each student has the capability to learn. Using differential instruction to include useful teaching strategies and interventions, encouragement, and support, each child is capable of making progress in their studies.

...understand these subjects. I believe strongly that if a student can be shown why something is the case, he or she will be more successful at, and interested in, the subject as a whole. Helping students become "learning detectives," who get to the bottom of each topic they are learning, is one of my biggest passions. In my spare time, I love to pull out my books of Chopin or Beethoven sonatas and play the...

After serving as an intelligence officer in the Air Force for seven years, I completed a doctoral program in American Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill. Since then, I have edited a literary journal, managed a research center, and published several peer-reviewed articles on American autobiography, fiction, and poetry. I live with my wife and three daughters in Durham, North Carolina.

...the field of education in both general and special education settings. My career in education has afforded me many opportunities to work with students at the preschool through undergraduate levels. My educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary and Special Education as well as graduate degrees in both Reading and Educational Leadership and Technology. More recently, I completed a Doctor of Education degree. While I tutor a wide range of academic subjects,...

...have another opportunity to help other students again through Varsity Tutors because I truly believe that education is absolutely imperative to a better quality of life and that everyone is fully capable of learning and making potentials to reality. As for tutoring, I put much emphasis on active participation and positive reinforcement. A learning environment should stay interactive, fun, but challenging. By encountering challenges, I believe a student's potential could rise. Besides my life in...

I've been interested in science for as long as I can remember. Business is an interest. Some day, I hope to reconcile these passions by starting my own research and development company.

Math has a reputation as a difficult subject. In actuality, with a little effort to focus one's thinking, it can be mastered. There's no opinion or subjectivity to get in the way. Apply the rules and they will lead you inevitably to the correct result.

...degree, I realized how much I enjoyed working with my students and encouraging them to pursue and work hard in science. I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland, College Park in biochemistry and cell biology in 2008. Immediately following this I started my Master's degree in Biotechnology at University of California, Irvine. The first year of my Master's mainly involved classroom instruction, as well as lab courses, during which my colleagues and...

...and then I began to tutor at the other high schools in my county due to high demand. Currently, I'm a teacher's assistant at UNC Chapel Hill as an undergraduate and I plan on using my experiences from tutoring as an opportunity to prepare for professorship. I'm constantly absorbing new knowledge and enjoy the feeling of enlightening others on new discoveries that I make. Hopefully, I can enhance students' understanding of their subjects and approach...