Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors serving St. Charles, MO

...PhD student in English at Saint Louis University. I have a Masters degree in English from the University of Missouri at St. Louis. I have ten years of high school teaching experience and ten years of college level teaching experience in Writing and Literature. I have also worked for two years in the Writing Center at Saint Louis University tutoring students in writing at all levels from Freshmen English essays to graduate school essays and...

...understood, rather than trying to change the student's learning style. _______________________________________________ "THERE ARE FEW THINGS THAT ARE MORE FRUSTRATING THAN TRYING TO FORCE A ROUND PEG THROUGH A SQUARE HOLE." _______________________________________________ By taking the time to get to the the student, we can learn how a student sees their world and how they take in information. Only then, can we, as educators, uncover the most effective way to translate the material to the student, on...

...fluent in Spanish (including reading, writing, and speaking) and enjoy drawing on my experience as a second-language learner to tutor other students in Spanish. I have an academic background in Spanish linguistics, which allows me to explain grammatical concepts in more nuanced terms that help my students understand the cognitive processes that underlie sentence constructions. I believe in a discussion-based tutoring strategy that allows my students to solidify and reflect on what they're learning through...

...University graduate with a degree in Linguistics. While there, I tutored for three years at both high school and college levels in courses including Japanese and Linguistics. I also helped peers with their essays and presentations. Outside of class, I founded and presided over the now-official Linguistics Club. I love tutoring because it not only allows me to work with and help other people but also encourages me to reinforce and improve my own knowledge....

...of tutoring and teaching experience, I am passionate about helping students achieve their best. As a tutor, I consider it my responsibility to act as a facilitator so that my students can become more skilled in their studies and succeed in their goals. I hold a B.A. in Philosophy (with a minor in Classical Studies) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, an M.A. in Philosophy from Saint Louis University, and I am currently...

...student at the Harvard Kennedy School earning a Masters in Public Policy. In 2015, I graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a BA in Government and History. I am available to work with high school and college students, in-person or online, on subjects in the humanities and social sciences, including history, international relations, economics, statistics, English literature, writing, and test prep. I also have experience working with younger students on middle school/early high school math.

I am a recently certified ELA teacher in the state of Missouri. I just started working on my Masters of Arts in Teaching with an emphasis in English. I have been a life long lover of books and would love to share that passion and knowledge with students.

...of all ages, especially in literature, essay-writing, and study skills. I'm a friendly, approachable, and caring person, and I love helping other people learn to do something new. I was an English major in college, and while working on my degree I tutored fellow undergrads as well as adults with special needs from the local community. This year I enjoyed volunteering with Americorps VISTA and teaching art and creative writing classes at Busch Middle School....

...Southern University with a BA in Chemistry and Biology and am a continuing MBA student. My professional career has been primarily the management of healthcare and technology companies (three of which integrated my love of chemistry and business). I currently work with a tech startup developing a global entertainment platform. My teaching experience began with tutoring chemistry during college and continued with adult instruction in medical procedures (EMT-A), equipment use and maintenance (kidney dialysis), and...

...Joseph, and I love science! I have a Bachelor's of Science in Psychological Research. After working at a hospital for children with behavioral health problems, I chose to go into healthcare. I am currently working as a Biochemical Laboratory Technician at my university while taking pre-requisite science courses: with the hope of getting into medical school. I hope to make learning: science, math, psychology, philosophy, reading, and writing fun (even if that might not seem...

My goal is to provide the best possible instruction to students in need of extra assistance through a variety of teaching methods that are appropriate to the student's learning style.... Usually, it is a lot of translating from one language to the other and systematically going through each sentence so that the student understands the relationship between all the words within the sentence. This is usually done with written sentences I come up with using the...

...doesn't hack it. That's why I love helping students better understand concepts in ways that make sense to them. Through non-profit volunteer work I have had the opportunity to teach life sciences to students in the classroom, design fun messy exper tasks, and tutored other veteran college students in writing/history/etc. I've also helped prepare many successful entrance essays for college applicants. Currently senior status: BS Biology, BA Psychology Additional work and studies in intelligence, international...

...me be patient with the process of learning. I realize that learning and education can be challenging, but even more so it can be so rewarding. I want the students I work with to know that I've been there, in situations where learning something new may be challenging, and I am excited to be a part of that learning process with them. Outside of work, you can find me checking out boat loads of new...

..."Circus-Based" curriculum. Now I'm happy to bring my knowledge and insight to Varsity Tutors, where I can hopefully be of use to students looking to conquer the terrifying world of numbers. I have the most experience working with children, but am of course happy to work with adults as well. At this time, I am comfortable teach any math through Calculus 1 (AP Calculus), and any Statistics through AP Statistics. If you have questions about...

I intend to impact students' views on learning by providing experiences that make learning fun and enjoyable.

...and would love the opportunity to spark a similar passion in other students. I don't believe in just teaching individuals the facts, but I enjoy helping them to also develop their innate learning abilities. My approach would center on encouragement and mutual respect above all else. I attended Crossroads College Preparatory School for seventh through twelfth grades. After one year at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, I transferred to Webster University here in Saint Louis....

...am a certified special education teacher and have over 10 years of teaching children and adults. I teach students with a wide range of learning styles as well as I specialize with creating innovative ways to help students overcome various learning disabilities. I have over 15 years of experience with students that struggle with organizational skills, learning disabilities, and attention deficits. In addition to tutoring during the school year; I offer an elementary and math...

...the GRE!) tutoring My years as a classroom teacher for the fourth, fifth and seventh grades and as a tutor for third grade through post-graduate test preparation have provided me with so many strategies to help students of all ages, which is important since every student has different strengths and interests. We will find the strategies that work best for you and then make sure that they are ingrained so that you can use them...

...to recognize multiple approaches to learning and problem-solving and to be able to think critically and form ones own opinions. I tutor Spanish, English as a Second Language, Grammar, Reading, Writing, and Test Prep in the Reading and Writing sections. My personal favorite is writing; as an avid reader and writer, I appreciate the power of words and the beauty of language. Outside of academics, I am a deep lover of music. I also enjoy...

...as a student myself) I think the best outcomes are achieved when students are really engaged with the material at hand and have an investment in understanding it. If a student's having difficulty with a concept I like to draw analogies to other things either I or the student are interested in order to demonstrate other approaches, and to show that the skills they're developing are applicable outside the assignment. In teaching poetry at the...