Award-Winning German Tutors in Pleasanton, CA

...Berlin. In December 2012, I got my BA in Anthropology/Sociology from Mills College. I have been tutoring and teaching since 2009. From 2009 to 2011 I tutored mostly Math freelance and from 2011 to 2012 I taught French part-time at Bay Languages Academy, an after school program in Alameda. I started working with Varsity Tutors in 2013. I have always loved getting to know all of my students. Every single one has taught me so...

...currently pursuing a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at UCSF. Since I can remember, I have loved working with students to promote education and inspire others to get excited about learning. In high school I tutored classmates in Algebra and AP Spanish. At Stanford, I participated in a variety of community enrichment programs, including a mentoring and tutoring program for middle school students in East Palo Alto, and serving as an interpreter and health educator in...

...a well qualified tutor and have had many years of experience in both paid and unpaid roles from 6th grade to 12 grade to present. I have always excelled in academics, math, writing, and english and have scored well on all standardized tests and state tests. I have scored 800/800 in SAT 1 math, SAT 2 math. I have scored 760/800 in SAT writing. I received scores of 5/5 in AP Calculus AB and BC...

...give yourself or the aspiring scholar in your family a competitive edge in attaining the next level of academic achievement? Someone with recent, first-hand knowledge about how to navigate the increasingly complex process of distinguishing oneself as a candidate for admission to the College or University of one's choice? With 10 years of experience in higher education and an array of flexible pedagogical methodologies to accommodate individual learning styles, I guarantee to meet all of...

...6 years, I can honestly say that I love languages! I learned German fin Germany when I was on the year-long Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange program in high school. I went to Germany knowing only a few words, so I definitely know language learning frustrations first-hand. I kept working at it, studied abroad again at the University of Bonn, and earned my Bachelor's degree in German! I was able to apply these skills as an educator...

...and am committed to providing the best quality of instruction tailored for each student. I have a lifelong passion for learning, with two Bachelors degrees and an addiction to autodidacticism. There is little more useful and more life-changing than knowledge, and I believe that education is the primary vector by which a person can improve themselves, and in so doing, their world. While improving grades and scores is important, I am also a firm believer...

...a foreign correspondent in Berlin, where I lived for three years and reported for the CBS News Radio network. My reports were carried nationwide. During that time I am proud to have been able to teach at the highest levels in the German capital, instructing political and business leaders in their English usage while also teaching at the Berlin College of Economics and Law. Family commitments brought me back to Los Angeles, where I continue...

...rather than applying cookie-cutter solutions. I believe that a teacher's greatest asset is empathy. I strive to guide students to a greater understanding of the subject material while helping them recognize how they learn best. I have taught undergraduate college courses in psychology. I have taught and counseled children with learning disabilities and behavioral challenges. Additionally, I have extensive experience teaching older adults problem-solving and time management skills. I hope you will consider me as...

...County in a very traditional household. My parents emphasized the importance of school and I always worked hard. School was very difficult for me. Because of my parents' strict "no English in the house policy", I did not learn English until I started school. English was my third language and I struggled with it in my younger years. If not for the amazing support I had from my teachers, I would not be here today....

...University of the Pacific, studying BioChemistry. I've been a tutor since my junior year of high school, and have tutored professionally part-time for the past year and a half. I specialize in primarily science courses, to include entry level physics, several engineering courses, high school and AP biology, all levels of chemistry, and all levels of math. At school, my free time is spent working on independent research in the chemistry lab, in addition to...