Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Bellevue, WA

I am an engineer who loves teaching and tutoring. I tutored math as an undergraduate student and taught labs as a grad student. After working years as an engineer, I went to Southeast Asia to teach because it is the job that I love the most. I look forward to working with students and enriching their minds.

...you should come out of a lesson saying, "Wow, that was fun! I learned so much, and I can use and/or transfer that knowledge in my school, job or life." You shouldn't think, "Oh my gosh! That was so boring. I seriously wasted my time and money. The teacher had no idea what I really needed or how I learn. I could have learned that myself online or in a textbook." No student is the...

...11-month-old daughter. Being gone for the past 10 months on nights and weekends has been very difficult on my family and I am incredibly grateful to have a platform such as Varsity Tutors to do meaningful work that also meets my familys needs. An educational goal I have for the future is to work towards a Masters in Mental Health to work with youth and adults with a specialization in addiction counseling. I typically enjoy...

...AP Gov and AP African American Studiesmost of my students earn full marks on the exam! I'm also a field anthropologist, and my research on living cultures has taken me to over 90 countries and counting. I'm excited to share my passion for history, geography, and global cultures with you all! NOTE : - I can communicate in English, Italian or Spanish, and some Japanese. - I excel in teaching History & Geography to young...

...form words and sentences, bounce between conversations and cooking dinner, and constantly process a massive amount of information coming in from the environment. It performs incredibly complex calculus and physics just to keep someone standing. Yet, for all its complexity and power, we still struggle to find the right wording for an essay. Math problems can seem too big to tackle, and new concepts and material can be difficult to grasp. That's where I come...

I am retired from the Issaquah School Distict, and my degree is in Early Childhood Ed. I have been tutoring for 8 yrs.I treat each child as an individual, and adjust my teaching to their learning needs. I have worked with many Special Ed children also.

...where I received my B.A. in English Literature. I plan on continuing to my Masters in Teaching through WGU this fall, primarily focusing on secondary education. I have studied an array of literature, writing forms, grammar, and linguistics. Growing up I also went to and received tutoring for my school work until my SAT/ACT Prep, which really helped shape and motivate my educational career. I am so excited to work with students, and show them...

...in Biochemistry and Biology. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about the sciences, specifically biology and chemistry. The sciences are my favorite to teach because even after learning some of the most basic information, some of the most exciting current events in science can be understood as well. I believe that if a subject is relevant and interesting to a student, they will be more eager and excited to...

...I'm a full-time student at Cornell University majoring in Industrial and Labor Relations, with a double minor in Finance and Computer Science. I graduated with the IB Diploma and wrote my EE on World Studies: Psychology and World History! In high school, I was heavily involved in DECA ( as a national titleholder), FCCLA (regional board), and now serve as secondary chair of Delta Sigma Pi (professional business fraternity) and Kappa Kappa Gamma. I'm excited...

...I served as a traditional secondary classroom language arts teacher. I have taught a fully array of classes from 6th grade to 12th, from remedial level reading to AP level language and composition, plus electives such as journalism and creative writing in between. Public education has evolved in a way that makes me feel I'm no longer comfortable trying to evolve with it, so I've given up teaching and have begun working as a real...

Regardless of gender, race or history, I believe, that with the right mindset, anyone has the ability to learn anything they want and accomplish their goals; I was born in a small town in Mexico called Irapuato. 23 years later I graduated college with a mechanical engineering degree from one of the most notorious programs in the nation. Whatever your goals, I'd like to help achieve them.

...factor that affects student learning, according to me and my experience, is the mindset that they have about education, and school. If students have a growth mindset they embrace education wholeheartedly and enthusiastically, taking bad days as an opportunity to learn from their mistakes and grow stronger. If they have the misconception that they are not innately smart they will be intimidated of and discouraged from education.This is where a good teacher comes in. The...

...humanities. I have five years of experience as a public school teacher in Seattle at the middle and high school levels, teaching classes in Reading, Writing, History/Social Studies, and Literature. My interest and expertise in these subjects, as well as my ability to work effectively with students of all different backgrounds and ability levels, will be easily observable in any tutoring session that we organize. So whether you are looking for essay-writing support, an improvement...

...worked in many aspects of education, around the US and around the world, for over 20 years now and have served as a teacher, trainer, adviser, counselor, and mentor to a wide range of students, from middle school to college-age, and non-traditional students. I have bilingual fluency in English and Spanish, and can provide tutoring in both languages, as well as tutoring for Spanish language learners. My tutoring expertise covers several subject areas, including English...

...as they gain knowledge, skills and above all, confidence. I am particularly strong in foreign languages - I have taught all levels of French (including AP), I am also fluent in Italian, and I am fairly adept at German. I also have strengths in English lit and writing, as I majored in literature and journalism, and worked as a reporter, writer, copy editor and freelance journalist for many years. I am very positive and warm,...

...I graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, a major that requires a great deal of critical reading, writing, and most of all, thinking. I use what I learned from my study of philosophy to tailor my tutoring strategies to the individual student, making sure they have a clear understanding of why I'm structuring their lessons in a particular way, rather than having them just blindly running through practice exercises....

Hello there! I offer a no-stress, judgment-free environment, and I want to work with you in the ways that fit you best. When it comes to explaining the fundamentals, I'll support you in math and psychology; when it comes to biology, I'll help you conquer the nitty-gritty; and when it comes to reading analysis and writing skills, I'll help you shine. I'd...

Hi! My name is SriLasya, and I am very excited to be a Varsity Tutor. I graduated high school with an IB Diploma and I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. At the moment, I am a Sociology and Integrated Health Sciences Double Major, with a pre-Medical focus. I am a very patient and positive person, and I incorporate that into my teaching method. ... My teaching philosophy is to...

...high school I joined the Marine Corps and then earned a Bachelors of Arts in Urban Studies and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Once i finished with my first masters i started working as a social worker for the state of Washington. I worked for the state for 4 years and then started a second masters in Social Work at the University of Southern California. I have had tutoring experience with adults and...

Hello tutees! My name is Madison Barrett and I grew up on Bainbridge Island, WA. I am currently attending Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business as an Accounting and Operations major. I enjoy watching and playing all sports as well as musical theater. I hope I get a chance to meet you all soon!