Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Tucson, AZ

...it; my job is to guide and advise. My passion is in literary analysis, and along the way, I have found that I enjoy helping students with writing. I teach a very practicable approach to grammar and focus on fluidity and organization. I want my students to write so that a teacher focuses on what is being said, not how it is being said. My motto: practice makes permanent, perfect practice makes perfect.... If I were...

...believe that history should be taught as a narrative with a plot and characters rather than as a collection of names and dates to memorize. The main thing that sets me apart from other tutors is that I constantly use examples from contemporary popular culture and the media to explain academic concepts. When helping students study for history exams or projects, I find the best results come from using visual sources, videos, and digital collections....

...because I am a good communicator. I sincerely believe that a student can learn to do anything as long as he understands what his teacher is explaining (and that is where I come in!) On top of that, I am an upbeat and positive person, and I honestly enjoy what I do. Your kids will always receive 100% of my focus and will always know that I genuinely want to help them.... When a student struggles...

...you the support you need to get there on your own. I meet every student with patience and compassion, always with the idea that we are on the same team working toward the same goal. Outside of academics, I am a bookworm and an avid consumer of movies and TV. I also love to read comic books and write my own stories. I am an artist, and I mainly like to paint and draw. Finally,...

...of my extended family. In addition to English writing and Spanish, I also teach Economics, Geography, and History. I believe in tailoring classes to students’ individual learning styles and interests and maximizing participation. I understand how important practice and other mental tricks are to overcoming obstacles like test anxiety, and I value positive reinforcement. I love helping students learn and feel truly rewarded when a student succeeds. When not tutoring, I enjoy hiking, biking, and...

...seven doctorates and fluent in many languages. He was the very embodiment of Goethe, who believe knowledge is a life long endeavor, which I strongly believe in. I want to impart into my students the same philosophy. Law, Literature, Management, Marketing, English, Social Studies, Spanish, Spanish 2, Spanish 3, Spanish 4, US Constitutional History and World Civilization. My favorite subject to tutor is definitely Political Science which includes all the areas in Social Studies. Even when...

...the History and Spanish & Portuguese Departments at the University of Arizona, and as a freelance English teacher in Germany, I have taught students of all ages, backgrounds, and interests for over a decade. In the history classes I teach, I ask students to think about how global developments in politics, economics, and science have shaped the lives of individuals and societies throughout time. In Spanish, German, and English language courses, I strive to build...

I am passionate about teaching and learning new things as well. I believe education is a continuous journey where we need to keep traveling daily. I look forward to be a mentor to others, helping them do their best and be the best.

...actually learns, and have used this knowledge to better my own personal knowledge and skills. My belief is that an interaction with the student provides the best avenue of learning for the student. Mistakes and errors on the part of the student are great learning tools, and provide a basis to start a discussion that leads to learning. Whenever possible, I attempt to motivate the student towards learning the subject at hand by explaining how...

Hello, I graduated from Columbia University in New York City with a degree in Physics this past May. While currently residing in my hometown of Tucson, AZ, I hope to tutor younger students in any subject they wish to improve. If a student could take only one thing away from our session, I would want it to be self-confidence.

...experiences in the scientific field, I have come to appreciate that learning is lifelong endeavor. My prior teaching experience includes tutoring math, english, reading, and science to elementary and middle school students during my undergraduate career at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as being a Teaching Assistant for a graduate-level science course at the University of Arizona. I look forward to the potential opportunity of bringing my enthusiasm for sparking curiosity and...

...have called Arizona home for the last 12 years. I absolutely love teaching and believe that all students have the ability to learn and grow in knowledge. Patience and the ability to adjust to meet the needs of the student makes for an excellent tutor. I am able to manipulate lessons so that they are learner centered. I am proficient in all Core Curriculum subjects, but I truly enjoy Reading and Science. My favorite past...

Teaching kids is my passion. I am an elementary school teacher in the Mesa area. I have experience working with kids in many different settings. I love working with them, and helping them reach their full potential, is my ultimate goal. Being in the classroom with my students is my all time happy place! Happy learning!

...in Science (Molecular Medicine) from Tulane University. In the fall of 2021, I will begin medical school at Tulane SOM. I first started tutoring by teaching English to adult refugees and teaching Japanese to elementary school children. During my undergraduate career, I was a preceptor for introductory biology. Most recently I was a STEM educator for young children! I most enjoyed creating fun lesson plans to teach difficult biology topics! As a native Japanese speaker,...

...if the teacher cannot impart that knowledge on the student. I do this using my sense of humor, mnemonic devices, and being relatable which makes learning interesting and relevant. Students have told me I am kind, approachable, and encourage a sense of openness in the classroom. I have seen firsthand, over and over, how beneficial one-on-one tutoring is to a student, and am excited to share that experience with you. In my free time, you...

...were spent teaching English to K-8 students in Japan. For the remainder, I taught broad-based humanities courses at three major research universities (Toronto, Brandeis, and Arizona). I am a former Fulbright scholar, and have travelled extensively throughout Asia, especially India and Japan. My tutoring specialties include Reading, Writing,Test Prep (SAT/ACT, PSAT, GRE, GED), World History, Study Skills, and English as a Second Language. I am also qualified to tutor K-12 math. As an educator, I...

Hello, my name is Michael. I'm here to help.

...bachelor of science degree in biology with honors. I wrote my senior thesis on the DNA damage response in normal prostate endothelial cells versus prostate carcinoma. As an undergraduate, I was a Teaching Assistant (we call them preceptors) for Introduction to Biostatistics. As a preceptor I held office hours, taught class lessons as needed and held test review sessions for students. After I preceptored, I continued to private tutor students in statistics.

...and raised in Viet Nam, a beautiful country in Southeast Asia, where I lived for 18 years. And I used to teach English over there for one year. I moved to the USA four years ago, right before the pandemic. And I'm taking 120 credit hours class to get a Tesol degree. You don't have to be talented or smart to start learning a new language. And I will try my best to create a...

...English, so I have an extensive Humanities background. When I am not working for Varsity Tutors you can find me working as a Digital Marketing Strategist in Downtown Tucson, hiking the trails around Tucson (and beyond), sticking my nose in a fresh book or talking to anyone that will listen about the finer points of baseball (Go Diamondbacks!). I am eager to give my clients an enjoyable, fun learning environment where they can meet their...