Award-Winning French Tutors in Santa Rosa, CA

...acting as both a tutor and a mentor to them. Additionally, having taken the MCAT exam twice and scoring dramatically better the second time, I feel that I have compiled a set of study skills and techniques that could also help other pre-med students who, like me, had struggled with getting familiar with that challenging...

...far more than they think is possible with the right approach. More than anything else, I have learned this from my experiences in gymnastics. I believe learning is a lifelong skill that goes far beyond school, that many people may not know (at least consciously), and I aim to exemplify this fact for students.

...even if the tests are. I'm here as a teacher who knows that what we're learning may affect today, but how we're learning will affect tomorrow. Most importantly, however, I'm here as a student who knows that academics make up maybe half a whole person. I address the whole person. I address the who -...

...after 27 years as a manager. I returned to substitute teaching, but didnt feel that I had enough opportunity to work with individual students to see how each developed. So, I started tutoring. I have tutored students in kindergarten through high school, and I have worked with adults for whom English is a second language....

...with a student’s frustration in not understanding a subject, and my flexibility to try different methods and angles to help reveal a way to learning and understanding. I’m not a math whiz, a writing genius or a history buff. In fact, most subjects in school were challenging for me all my life. Learning and practicing...

...primarily tutored college-aged students, I have experience working with younger students through non-tutoring volunteer work and babysitting. I am available to tutor reading and writing for all ages and French 1 and 2. My favorite subjects to tutor, however, are writing and literature. I believe strong reading and writing skills and an appreciation for great...

...my language skills. I became a much more confident speaker, and developed a sense of spoken French outside of the classroom. My real passion for French comes through when I am speaking it. Confidence is one of the key factors in mastering a language, and it is a trait I wish to impart as a...

...of subjects from foreign languages to grammar and writing to math and science, I find Physics to be the most enjoyable subject to teach. I see Physics as the science that allows all the other sciences to occur, and I find it helpful to use Physics demonstrations when studying the subject. When it comes to...

...grammar! I love to teach it and speak it. In addition, I've been studying art history for around nine years, in high school and in college. My current research combines 19th century French literature, history, and art history, and I couldn't be happier to be able to use my interests to teach!... Find the interest! If the student is enthused and excited about the topic and the method, learning doesn't feel like work. I pride myself on molding myself to the needs and interests of my students in order to provide a more joyful and more effective learning experience.

...In my spare time I role-played daily scenarios in French to help students practice the language. Since school, I have been involved in some varied education-related experiences. I wrote the script for an LSAT test prep audiobook, taught paralegal and general education classes, including English grammar and writing, to adult learners at a vocational technical...