Award-Winning English Tutors in Shelby County, TN

...and corporationsand interestingly enough, a ballroom dance instructor. My academic strengths are fairly broad, with expertise in mathematics and standardized testing. A couple fun facts about myself: I'm from New Jersey and of Italian decent, so I naturally love cooking and all things pizza. My favorite childhood book is The Giver by Lois Lowry, and...

Hi! I'm Rachel. I have a pretty relaxed teaching style and adapt well to all kinds of students. I really aim for students to understand concepts rather than make great test scores. However, great test scores are a good side effect of understanding concepts better.

...am a lifelong educator and writer, passionate about creating engaging lessons that are tailored for each of my students. As both a classroom teacher and a tutor, I have gained invaluable experience about how to help students, all the while learning so much about life from my students themselves. Besides tutoring, I make my living...

...do not care how much you know till they know how much you care." I believe that we not only have the obligation to impart knowledge, but also show we care about the student's future. Every student has the potential to do great things. We as teachers have to find the way to bring that...

...write about history. I enjoy writing both creatively and technically as it is a form of communication and in such a fast paced world where communication is key. I believe that the written word is the strongest form of communication and continuing to practice it can only help me to achieve my goals. I always...

I am a graduate of Lipscomb University, specializing in Spanish, English, History, and some Math instruction. I majored in Spanish so I am fluent.

...with others in general, and perhaps it is why I gravitated towards tutoring. I worked as a language arts and math tutor for a company in Los Angeles for grades K-8 as well as having my own private clients for many years in LA, in English, Math, French, and movement. Most of my experience is...

...assist students with their homework after school). I also tutored for 2 years with Varsity tutors, primarily specializing in helping elementary-high school students with math, and also helped with ACT prep. My methodology is to break things to the most basic level to where we can meet on common ground, and then build from there....

...my first year at Emory. I tutor in many subjects, but have always been passionate specifically about tutoring in math. I have been tutored by peers many times throughout high school and college in different subjects, including the ACT. I found unique ways to solve problems and expand my problem solving skills through this, especially...

...their reading abilities. I have participated in countless writing workshops and aided my peers in editing/proofreading sessions throughout my academic career. I understand how difficult English can be for students and that's why I bring both positivity and patience to my lessons. My goal is to help those I tutor grow as readers and writers!