
Benjamin: Sherwood tutor
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...because it allowed me to study all of them at once. I am most passionate about teaching anything within the Arts (e.g. Literature), French language and culture, and the purer side of Mathematics, where the abstractions of numbers give us the freedom to do with them what we will. I also love helping students work...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, Humanities
Master of Arts, Humanities
GRE: 335

Amy: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...of Louisville with an M.A. in English and an emphasis in creative writing. I taught high school English for nine years and know the need to be flexible and understanding to best teach a student. I enjoy helping students develop their writing and am very passionate about helping students prepare for the ACT. My goal...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English/Secondary Education
Master of Arts, English

Shavonta: Sherwood tutor
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...of Louisville and a Masters of Arts in Religion from Liberty University. I love to teach and tutor because of the personally rewarding nature of seeing students grow and overcome challenges to becoming successful in the classroom. My teaching philosophy is that all students have the capacity to learn. As an teacher, my teaching style...
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English

Rhonda: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...of my degrees are from the University of Louisville. I taught business and classes for students with learning and behavior disorders including ADHD in Louisville, KY for seven years and substituted for five years. I taught middle and high school. I, also, taught the GED to high school and adult students. I was an adjunct...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Accounting
Masters, Business Education/ Special Education

Thomas: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...four years I taught English in Japan to grades K-9, and what I learned was most important in teaching is to simply have a relationship with the children and be patient. Not everyone learns in the same way or at the same rate, and it's sometimes just an issue of finding a method that clicks.
Education & Certification
Bachelor in Arts, English

Kamae: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...in this position for the past six years rotating between EBD, LBD, and collaboration/resource in the regular education setting. Throughout my career I have worked in early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school. I am a lifelong learner and love to share my knowledge with others and learn new things as well. I look forward...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Health Promotion Exercise Science
Masters, Education

Jason: Sherwood tutor
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...numerous elementary, middle and high school students in an in-home setting. I have a proven ability to teach needed skills in a clear and effective way. My ultimate goal is for my students to achieve their goals and become more confident in their abilities. If I can play even a small role in a student's...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Mathematics
PHD, Law

Sterling: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...My area of interest is early modern Atlantic maritime culture, particularly political and socioeconomic culture, and my dissertation is a study of early 18th-century pirates and their expressions of political identity. While my research interests are varied, I am particularly interested in early modern political culture in the British Atlantic world. I also have experience...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Political Science and Government
Masters, Political Science and Government

Alisha: Sherwood tutor
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...of my teaching philosophy. In order to receive an AA degree from my local community college, I was required to take a lab science classsomething I dreaded so much that I had managed to avoid it after my sophomore year of high school. I was terrified that I would fail. However, I was lucky enough...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, English
Masters, Women's and Gender Studies
GRE Verbal: 164

Joel: Sherwood tutor
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I am an experienced teacher, coach and tutor with a passion for helping students improve through better understanding the material, reading between the lines of the test questions, and mastering the tactics and strategies particular to each test that will lead to the best possible score. ... I apply the Socratic method to all learning situations. I assess where a student is, and ask the right questions to facilitate the next step.
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Philosophy
Masters, MBA
GMAT: 710

Sam: Sherwood tutor
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Hi, I'm Sam, and I'm here to back you up! I believe that success in any pursuit is a matter of motivation, practice, and guidance. I'll bring the guidance, you practice, and we can meet in the middle on motivation. Hope to see you soon!... Getting really good at anything is a matter of practice, motivation, and guidance. You practice, I guide, and we can meet in the middle on motivation.
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Humanities
GRE Verbal: 170

Alan: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...and Creative Writing from an experienced base, grounded in my years of college and university teaching as an English PhD! I have taught basic writing, composition, research and graduate research in venues like Midwest universities, Japan, and South Korea. I would welcome the opportunity to share my expertise and my many teaching modules with you...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, English
PHD, English

Sarah: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...of 2016 with a specialty in literacy covering P-12. I have been a senior English teacher for nearly four years, not including my student teaching. On the personal side side, I enjoy cars, hikes, and strength training. I'm an avid gym goer because my health is just as important as my job. Getting healthy is...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Education with a concentration in English
Current Grad Student, Specialty in Literacy P-12

Jason: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...learning environment that challenges students with interesting, interactive, relevant lessons. Students should walk away from my class with a deep understanding of content and a great feeling of accomplishment, as well as a sense of community. My goal as a teacher is to help students better understand themselves and their place in the world, and...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Theatre Arts
Masters, Masters in the Art of Teaching/English

Logan: Sherwood tutor
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...of Louisville. I'd like to get back into practicing yoga some time soon. I completed coursework in the Physiology PhD program, maintaining a 4.0+ GPA. My academic specialties are Biology, Physiology, Cell Biology, Biostatistics and am proficient in mathematics including Calculus I, Algebra I and II. Post grad I have continued my education in the...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Cell Biology
PHD, Physiology

Melissa: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
I have been a classroom teacher for over 10 years, mainly in secondary classrooms. However, I have experience teaching and tutoring students from ages pre-school to adult. I love seeing the "light bulb" go on for a student when they discover a new concept or read a new piece of literature. ... My personal teaching philosophy is that all students can learn at high levels.
Education & Certification
Bachelors, English
Masters, Master of Arts in Teaching

Kimberly: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...struggling. This allows me to adjust my teaching and ask different questions to gauge their understanding. I am also a huge advocate for active learning. Just reading or looking at the information is not enough to gain a grasp on the information. Through the use of recall, active work, and student-given explanations, I help the...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Biology, General
Masters, Physiology

Patrick: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...I've developed techniques to make the material understandable. I've led test prep courses for Kaplan for the GMAT, SAT, ACT, and GRE and was also a Kaplan teacher-trainer, so I was entrusted to teach other test prep professionals best practices. My personal goal is to help each of my students perform at their very best,...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Mathematics
Masters, MBA

Alan: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
...in learning and behavior disorders. Once certified, I embarked on a career teaching. I have worked at three different high schools, teaching regular and resource classes, as well as coaching soccer. At the moment, I work as a special education teacher inside Our Lady of Peace hospital. There, I work daily to meet the educational...
Education & Certification
Bachelors, History
Masters, Special Education

Ben: Sherwood tutor
Certified Tutor
I like mathematics and I think that learning mathematics is important regardless of your intended career path.
Education & Certification
Bachelors, Mathematics and Political Science
Masters, Education
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