Award-Winning German Tutors serving Somerville, MA

...about English and Social Studies in my teaching. Did you know Bangladesh has a higher population than Russia? My hobbies include drawing, going to the beach, creative writing, and playing the piano. MY OBJECTIVE To patiently bring my passion for education to my tutoring work, to engage my students in a challenging and respectful learning environment where every student is expected to learn at a high standard to develop as a responsible citizen, and to...

...music, I absolutely love tutoring guitar. I have spent countless hours practicing guitar and have achieved a considerably advanced level at playing. My teaching philosophy is that learning should be fun. With the proper motivation, anything can be fun. I try to take the "real-world" approach to motivating students, assuring them that these skills learned during the tutoring session will be truly fulfilling and add a whole new dynamic to life. My primary motivational tool...

...to continue my studies- for three weeks in high school, and for 6 months in college. I also know German can be very frustrating to learn. I don't think I actually started enjoying my studies until college, when everything just seemed to click. As a tutor, my goal is to help students get to this moment, and beyond. My love for the German language has also fueled my interest in the English language and in...

I am a rising junior studying at Duke University. I am majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry on the Premed track. I am so excited to work with students to help improve their understanding for scientific concepts and grow their love for these subjects! I love tutoring Biology, and I also am fluent in German and French and would love to help with those too!

I've always had a great love for reading and writing and hope to pass that love along, while also ensuring that students have a good grasp on reading comprehension, grammar, and writing mechanics. I use a combination of several different techniques to enable students to improve in their reading and writing skills, and try to use resources that are not only helpful but also relate to the students' interests.

...to a new challenge to be a less obvious outsider. It was hard going no doubt, but I found that confidence with language was not a matter of learning endless tables and words and phrases, but becoming truly familiar with the tools and the gears that make everything work. This independence is a lasting contribution of studying languages, and this is my tutoring focus. I will not have your student recite tables, we will investigate...

...really enjoy teaching. I have degrees in Physics and Linguistics, and am proficient in a variety of subjects including (but not limited to) math, physics, English, and foreign languages. I am fluent in German (both speaking and reading), and I studied Spanish extensively in school. My teaching experience includes tutoring throughout middle and high school, as well as several teaching assistantships at MIT. I am familiar with many different types of learning styles and feel...

...me to connect with other authors and texts, and learning different languages allows me to do the same with different cultures. I have spoken French for 8 years, German for 4, and began to learn Spanish this past year. Tutoring is a very collaborative process for me, as the student cannot learn if they don't feel comfortable engaging with the materialI strive to make sure that sessions feel laidback and easy-to-follow as we work through...

...working with students and helping them achieve their goals. I have experience tutoring students of all ages in a variety of subjects including, History, German, and English. As a History major with Economics and Education minors, I feel prepared to foster an in-depth understanding of diverse subject matter. I am currently completing coursework to receive my Masters of Arts in Teaching and have a lot of experience working with students. I have taught in both...

...student exchange at the Universitt Heidelberg in Germany. After one year there, I continued to live and work in Germany for four years. I taught English as a foreign language and earned a CELTA teaching certificate offered through Cambridge's ESL program. In 2012 I decided to return to the US to pursue a Master of Pubic Health. I received my MPH from the University of South Florida in 2014. My favorite classes in public health...

...the region’s schools. Although I have a wide variety of interests, I perhaps most enjoy tutoring in German, English Literature, and Grammar. Language is a tool for us to use to convey ourselves, and a great creation which we have the opportunity to take hold of to convey ourselves well; language, in any capacity, is necessary for us to live our lives fully. As a tutor, I believe in the student realizing their potential; that...

...to share knowledge. I want to help others understand the value in learning various topics by connecting them to their real world applications. I've tutored math in the past and worked as a teaching assistant for a Calculus class while as an undergrad. I am a computer engineer, who works and is going to school for a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering. My research is focused on helping stroke survivors and arm amputees get better physical...

...similarly to how you build your Facebook profile. Your college application "profile" is your opportunity to show colleges how awesome you are with the aim of compelling them to send you a friend request. It would be my pleasure to work with you on test prep; including SAT, SAT II Latin, SAT II German, AP English, ACT, ISEE, and HSPT. I would also enjoy working with you on persuasive essays and research papers, Latin I-III,...

...this end I spend my energy crafting the way it is presented which takes time but it is well spent. Working the material or lesson to the needs of the student means including how best to get the material across. I seek any way I can to reach a particular student or class. This may consist of finding patterns, relating to the student's life, reaching for tasks that are meaningful and, yes, even fun.

...dental student. Born into a family of physicians, my interest in healthcare came naturally. However, my grandparents' influence had the biggest impact on my passion for learning. As a boy, I spent much of my time with my grandparents. Both compassionate nurturers, they cared for me and taught valuable life lessons. Retired from the U.S. Embassy in Iran, my grandparents had witnessed a swift shift in political climate during the Iranian Revolution and the country's...

I'm a recent PhD graduate in Bioengineering in the Boston area. My thesis involved nanoparticles and bacterial infections, but as a biomedical engineer I've had training in circuits, mechanics, some programming, chemistry and biology. Tutoring for me is a collaborative effort, following a problem-based learning with questions that will lead the student towards the answer they're looking for while providing a well-rounded understanding of why and how that answer works.

...about more than the subject at hand; it's about finding the ways 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...

...their knowledge and assist them to maximize their full learning potential. I teach a lot of subjects but my passion lies in the sciences and statistics, especially in environmental science, biology, chemistry, and biostats. I believe that there are so many ways to achieve an understanding for whats being taught, which is why I value patience and approaching problems from a fun angle that is tailored to best suit a student's needs. So lets get...

...States for college. In school, Cooper particularly enjoys maths and economics. He loves to find fun and exciting ways to explain the material to himself and to his friends so that it is easy to remember and learn. In High School he spent a lot of time interacting with younger students by coaching their sports teams or by explaining homework problems to them after school. He is always full of energy and enthusiasm and is...

I am a dynamic teacher with twelve years of experience fostering a love of Latin in my students and motivating them to maximize their potential as scholars. I believe that students thrive and succeed in an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. This has been my guiding principle as a teacher, tutor and as a department chair. ... My philosophy of teaching is simple. Students thrive in an environment where they feel respected and valued....