Award-Winning German Tutors serving Norfolk, VA

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.

...Spanish, have a year of Chinese under my belt, and have introductory familiarity with Turkish, Korean, French, Italian, and Japanese. If you ever need a conversation practice partner for German/Spanish, let me know! Talking again about math, I have the most experience teaching Pre-Algebra through Algebra II, but I'm more than comfortable working with students in all levels through college Calculus II/high school BC Calculus. I'd love to work with you! Feel free to reach...

...know the importance of understanding the fundamentals of a subject before trying to focus on specifics, especially in math and science. I try to have a very flexible teaching style, as I know not everybody learns in the same way, and I will always come prepared to teach a subject in multiple ways depending on the student's way of learning. I am outgoing, encouraging and patient, and I will always push my students to achieve...

...in which you learn best and allowing yourself to have what you need, even if it isn't seen as average. Too often, our schools value data over students and forget that education is about discovery and personal growth. As a teacher and tutor, I strive to understand my students individually as whole, complex people. In doing so, I am able to better reach the person in front of me, utilizing their unique interests and talents...

...goals together with me. My approach to tutoring really depends on the student and his or her needs. However, as a general rule of thumb I try to stick to the doctrine of "learning by doing" as much as possible as I believe that it is the best way for any student to learn a foreign language. Outside of work and tutoring, I really enjoy running, playing golf, skiing and watching professional and college sports....

...provides each student with shades of meaning, a working knowledge of synonyms/antonyms and the ability to produce spontaneous speech, rather than a focus on one-to-one translations that don't always make sense. I help my students learn to understand, speak and produce texts in context, while using hands-on activities with music, literature and film to explore grammatical concepts and get a strong understanding of German culture. During our lessons, the focus lies not only on those...

...of the subject and the ability to explain complex ideas in clear and intuitive ways. However, as I have learned during my years of tutoring experience, a good educator also needs to have the ability to engage pupils and to give them the tools that they need to succeed on their own. This means not only teaching students the material, but also familiarizing them with effective learning strategies and helping them develop strong study skills--all...

...when I figured out how their words worked I fell in love with the language! Now, I know that you are looking for the right person to teach you the German language... I have a ton of background in languages. I have taken Spanish, French, Russian, Swedish, Old English and Middle English before, along with German. I try to speak each of them or read some sort of material within them every month. However, I...

...beginning college students are my specialty, but I can tutor students of any age. I can customize lessons to your needs and interests, and I can help you more easily understand some of the elements of German that may seem a little intimidating or complex at first. Aside from tutoring and using German, I am an international relations professional and an avid tennis player, bicyclist, ice hockey player, and youth ice hockey coach.

...experience at two top-tier universities (Brigham Young and Arizona State) and a continued interest in teaching, tutoring and promoting education in everything I do. I'm a published author, a proud father of 3 kids, and a lifelong learner. I have a BA degree in economics and business, an MPA degree in public administration, and I'm happy to help with business, political science, math, English, economics, German, statistics, Microsoft Office or whatever else ails you.... My tutoring...