Sarah: DeSoto tutor

Certified Tutor

I am someone who has a strong desire to help. For many years, I didn't know what field I wanted to go in, the only thing I knew I wanted to do was work in a job where I could help others. I worked for the same Spanish Professor for 2 years at Valdosta State University, as well as took a few of his classes. He was and still is one of my biggest inspirations. As I saw him teach and worked under him as a Supplemental Instructor and then a Personal Tutor for his students taking Spanish 2001 and 2002, I learned how to implement my heart's desire to help others. I watched and learn from a man with a skill, almost an art, of teaching students in a way where they could take what they learned beyond the classroom. I am now able to provide practical practices to students that allow them to retain the Spanish that they are learning in their classes. I have learned that this takes great discipline but also great patience and compassion. I also think building a personal yet professional relationship is vital to learning. This encourages and motivates students to discipline themselves to learn the material if they have respect for those who are teaching them. I hope for these things as I am given the potential opportunity to be a Spanish Tutor with Varsity Tutors. I earned a BA degree at Valdosta State Univerity in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Spanish and Sociology. I love traveling and learning about new cultures and lived in Bogota, Colombia this past year working with college students at the National University. I am out outgoing and energetic and love spending time with my friends and laughing.