Award-Winning English Grammar and Syntax Tutors serving Tacoma, WA

...essays, and creative non-fiction. While completing my masters from 2012-2014, I tutored students at my university's writing center. It was there that I discovered another of my passions: helping students who are eager to learn. My profoundly meaningful experience as a tutor led me to join Varsity after graduation. I believe in the importance of writing correctly, expressively, and effectively. Being able to express oneself precisely is vital for students of all disciplines, and indeed...

...my M.F.A in Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and my B.A in English (Writing Emphasis) from Kalamazoo College. I have held two nationally competitive writing and teaching fellowships (at the University of Louisville and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing) where I taught composition, creative writing, and literature, as well as a graduate level course on the pedagogy of writing. I have worked individually and intensively with students on personal essays, research papers,...

...school. The subjects I tutor include test prep, math, and English. As someone who recently went through the US testing system for college admissions, I know how stressful AP tests, SATs, and ACTs can be. As a tutor, I aim to help students feel as prepared as they can for these standardized tests, giving students the confidence to succeed. In my spare time, I enjoy doing pilates and yoga, listening to music, and hiking.

...Dame. Following graduation, I taught high school science and religion courses in Ogden, Utah. During this time I earned my Master of the Arts in Teaching degree from the University of Portland which licensed me to teach at the secondary level. I now study Type I Diabetes in a research laboratory in Seattle, Washington, and I plan to use this experience to pursue a Ph.D. in cognitive neuroscience (the study of how we form and...

...State University. I had the pleasure of attending Barrett, the Honors College while at ASU. I have worked in the field of public policy and data visualization in Washington D.C. and Seattle. While in Seattle, I became a volunteer tutor with the Boys & Girls Club and discovered my love and passion for education. Whether a student is struggling with material or looking for a greater challenge, I see the whole person and foster curiosity...

...minored in Film Studies, which was theoretical writing-based. While in college, I worked for Annie Wright School in Tacoma during summer. I mentored international students of middle school age, mostly assisting them in their English language and American cultural classes. After graduating, I worked in customer service for several years, and I gained interpersonal skills, along with data entry and professional content writing experience. In the past year, I returned to school at Seattle Central...

...User Experience Designer inspired by the intersection between technology and design. I graduated from Inglemoor High School (Kenmore, WA) in 2019 with a full IB Diploma. During this time, I was able to tutor students in subjects where I felt confident while receiving help in subjects I was struggling with. I found how having a tutor not only helped me getter better grades but also learn how to become a better student. I want to...

...on probability and statistics. Since the second grade, I have been enrolled in gifted or accelerated programs, and have always love school and learning. I attended University High School, one of the nations best public high schools, for all four years and was even nominated for valedictorian. UHS taught me about time management, and helped me understand what kind of teaching styles work for me. Additionally, during my Senior year at UHS, I spent at...

...have been taught by wonderful teachers, and terrible teachers, and feel as though, given the chance, I could fit in somewhere in between, closer to the former than the latter. In school I loved and excelled at English and Drama, and since have developed a passion for Film theory. I'd love the chance to aid you in your learning, and can promise I'd give all of my commitment to your progression, whatever form that may...

...from the University of California Berkeley, and a BA in Ethnicity, Race and Migration from Yale University. While in graduate school, I facilitated classroom discussions, which involved lesson planning, writing short response papers, and critiquing my classmates' responses. While working for a Professor at Yale Law School on my honors thesis, I learned key writing and editing strategies, such as reverse outlining. My professors have empowered me to approach writing with intention and clarity, and...

...graduated from the University of Washington with a Masters in Teaching. Before that I graduated from Western Washington University with a Bachelor of Arts in History. After finishing my graduate program I moved to Tokyo Japan and taught ESL, I not only enjoyed teaching English but also seeing and experiencing a different culture. I have experience teaching classrooms, worked as a mentor, and also a one-on-one ESL instructor. I can tutor English, ESL/ELL, Grammar and...

...and applying mathematical methods to the real world, in particular through the study of physics. One of my greatest strengths in this regard is my ability to approach a problem from multiple angles. If the first approach I suggest for a problem isn't clear to a student, I can usually come up with an alternate, sometimes more intuitive way of addressing the same problem. Recreationally, I spend a significant fraction of my time developing my...

I am currently a 6th-grade social studies teacher who is passionate about connecting with students and meeting them where they are. I take pride in my ability to support my students based on their needs.

...Literature and Secondary Education, with a minor in History. During my years of classroom teaching, I led an after-school credit recovery program for Social Studies students working on virtual classes, and in 2013 I worked as a tutor for SAT verbal/ACT English prep at a learning center in Bellevue. I tutor all subjects and test preps relating to English, Language Arts, Reading and Literature, and I enjoy tutoring for Social Studies and History. My personal...

...students become life-long learners and enjoy seeing their academic progress. I first discovered my interest in teaching as a tutor six years ago. I helped a number of students in small group setting with their reading, writing, and math skills. In 2015, I received my Master's of Arts, Teaching from Western Oregon university as well as my Teaching License. I am currently Licensed in the state of Oregon and certified in the state of Texas.

I love working with people and seeing people succeed! I have experience with elementary, middle school, high school and post-secondary level students in the subjects of English/Language Arts, Reading and Writing, ESL, American Sign Language and some additional subjects. ... Communication skills are key! Empowering the student to have confidence in themselves, listening to them to determine where they need additional help, being patient, and not being afraid to use different strategies when certain ones don't...

I am currently a clinical psychology doctoral student at Xavier University with an interest in working with children and adolescents. I have worked with children, adolescents, and college students in educational and therapeutic capacities. I enjoy sharing knowledge and supporting students in their learning journey. I hope to work with you and your child on ways to make the learning process easy and approachable.

...affect our lives and our future has always been a passion that I enjoy sharing. Math is the way we describe what we discover with science. I have been a substitute teacher for all grades and all subjects in a rural district, then later worked in a maximum security Juvenile Rehabilitation facility. There, I worked at aiding teachers and individually tutoring students that had to be temporarily separated from the rest of the population. Throughout,...

...tutor. My favorite subjects are mathematics and computer science, but I'm not into those lame equations you have to memorize. I love the applied stuff, where you get to use the equations you learn in projects you enjoy (the memorization comes naturally that way). That's why I believe programming and mathematics go hand in hand. You learn some math, and then make a program applying the principles, e.g. using partial differential equations to simulate traffic...

My goal is to maximize each student's learning potential by playing to their strengths and challenging their weaknesses. There's a lot of sold science with regards to learning and how to activate the brain, and I intend to use that science to guide my instruction on an individual level.