Award-Winning English Tutors in Santa Monica, CA

...that was the missing piece! While I went back to school for elementary education, I was able to tutor and work with a variety of different age groups and levels. For tutoring I like to incorporate different ideas, activities, and even other subjects into the lesson. I feel sometimes it may be difficult for the student to understand and grasp hard concepts, but I help them by giving them visuals, getting them involved, and connecting...

...Los Angeles, California. Born and raised here, I obtained by undergraduate degree at Trinity College (Hartford, CT) where I double majored in Anthropology and Spanish. I was the Presidential Fellow for the Anthropology Department 2011, on the Editorial Board for the Trinity Papers, graduated with Honors in General Scholarship, and am a member of the Phi Beta Kappa society. I wrote my senior thesis in Spanish and received honors for that as well. I took...

...by Jimmy). I am an English Language Development teacher at Lompoc Valley Middle School and I LOVE IT!!! I spent the past two years working in the solar industry, but before that I was teaching high school English in Jacksonville, FL. I missed teaching so much I had to go back! In Jacksonville, I taught in an inner city school as a Teach for America Corps Member. I was the wrestling coach, football announcer, freshman...

...very ambitious individual and my philosophy in life is that you can do anything you set your mind to. Mindset is so, so important, and I believe that with a powerful mindset one can push through any barrier and overcome any obstacle not just in learning, but in life. Furthermore, my goal is not just to simply help a student do better in a subject they are struggling in, but to also make them better...

...where I studied Studio Art and Sociology. I have over ten years of experience in youth development and a deep passion for teaching. My background includes five years as an English and History tutor at the Making Waves Education Program, where I helped urban high school and middle school students refine their reading, writing, and test taking skills. In my time there I watched even the most jaded and disheartened students transform into independent, confident...

...name is Amy Kennedy and I am currently a student at Mount Saint Mary's University in Los Angeles. As a history major I specialize in helping students with their upcoming AP European History and AP US History exams. I am planning to continue my studies on to my doctorate with a focus on the Protestant Reformation and the links between revolutionary religious ideas and the physical revolutions that occurred during the Peasant's War of 1525....

...America Corps for the 2013 crop year; however, I decided to defer my acceptance until next year, so that I may begin my master program first. I am now a Master of Public Administration student at USC hoping to graduate by 2015. I have been both a private tutor and volunteer tutor through various non-profit programs, tutoring students from elementary school through college. My experience as a tutor has shown me that every child can...

...a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. With that said, I have a very strong background in math and science fields. But my history of taking 12 AP classes in high school would prove my proficiency in topics beyond the said subjects: like writing, literature, and public speaking. And I see it as a great opportunity for me to get to share such knowledge with the ambitious students seeking academic success. To demonstrate my passion in tutoring,...

...greatest thrill. I am creative, energetic and strive to use any means to secure the success of my students. As well as being a classroom teacher, I have also been a master teacher mentoring other teachers in effective teaching strategies to the state core standards. As well as teaching, I have been a school Principal. Helping to make our educational system a viable part of student’s lives has been a strong commitment for me and...

...to ping-pong. And of course, I love teaching. Time goes quickly when I teach because I really enjoy it and rarely do I ever regard teaching as "work." I enjoy helping students and find it rewarding when a student learns a new concept. From my experience, I know it is important for an instructor to be able to put himself in the student's shoes, know the academic history of the student, the concepts they may...