Award-Winning English Tutors in Des Plaines, IL

...Writing. I took French courses throughout college. In the Fall of 2013, I studied abroad in Montpellier, France. While there, I lived with a French host family, studied French language and literature at a French language institute, and also enrolled part-time at a local French university. While I was there, I volunteered as a Teaching Assistant for English classes at a high school. I also have experience tutoring high school seniors. I have worked with...

...the Writing Center at John Carroll, then taught composition. I taught composition while in graduate school at UW-Milwaukee, and I spent a considerable amount of time teaching technology - in a sense - through a customer service job at a big cell-phone company. I taught 5th grade in Chicago Public Schools, worked as a substitute teacher in CPS, and finally moved into a middle-school science and reading position in the northwest suburbs, where I recently...

...of the two, or policies that help get people out of poverty. I've held several positions on varying levels of law/government. However at the end of the day I have always gone back to working with students. I did several mentorship/tutoring programs in high school and helped teach an ESL class for adults. In college I served as a Resident Assistant for the university dorms, educating students on the transition into the college life and...

...in Elementary Education from Loyola University Chicago and have broad plans to eventually pursue a doctorate in curriculum design. I discovered my passion for teaching towards the end of my undergraduate career and have been working on helping others flourish academically ever since. I currently teach 4th grade in a public school as well as 1st/2nd grade Hebrew school on Sunday mornings. Previously, I have tutored struggling college students both in course content and in...

...tutoring K-12 children in math and reading, and have personally succeeded in a large variety of standardized tests, including the ACT, the SAT, and various AP tests. I am especially passionate about teaching students optimal test-taking strategies for conquering standardized tests and honing their critical thinking skills. I believe that education is not only necessary for being successful academically and professionally, but also capable of enriching one’s life experiences. In my spare time, I enjoy...

...Loyola University Chicago. I'm at present a graduate student at DePaul University Chicago where I'm studying for a Masters of Art degree in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse. My emphasis is on Teaching Writing and Language. I have come to Varsity Tutors with a variety of experiences in secondary and higher education, and other professional work skill-set that I have acquired. My work runs the gamut from substitute teaching, supporting mostly middle, junior, and high school...

...have taught business classes at the post secondary level in the UK, and have also tutored a wide variety of subjects to students at various skill levels back here in Chicago. I truly enjoy helping students reach their goals and maintain their motivation toward success, and I believe that the best tutoring experience begins with the tutor properly determining the needs and goals of the student. I look forward to working with you!

...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 instruction; Science through AP Physics; and test preparation for GRE, ACT, SAT as well as state-mandated tests in Illinois and Michigan. Finally, I majored in and am pursuing a Master's Degree...

...of subject. During my collegiate and post-grad years, I've garnered a lot of experience concerning the political process, both from an outside view and an internal view. However, I've now focused my sights on my first love: history. Since I was a little kid, I've always had a fascination with history. I enjoy seeing everything the past, present and future holds. I believe it is important to understand history as it is involved in pretty much...

...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? Critical engagement allows us to grow, intellectually and personally, and I think it's important to help students embrace that. Outside of tutoring and my studies as a theatre major, I'm fascinated...