Award-Winning History Tutors serving Atlanta, GA

...editing and reading exams, as well as computerized exams, such as ACT, SAT, and ACCUPLACER. I am equally prepared to tutor GED students. My philosophy about education is that all students can learn with the right amount of quality instruction and two-hundred percent effort. Additionally, a quality education is a necessity for a quality life. During my leisure time, I enjoy research and writing, listening to relaxing music, and watching football and basketball.

As a university instructor with over a decade of tutoring experience, I strive to communicate the most complex subject matter into digestable pieces of knowledge for my students. My expertise ranges from high school mathematics and SAT/ACT test preparation to social science and essay composition.

...in Math, English, Science, Social Studies, History, French, German, Study Skills and Organization, and Exam Prep (SAT, ACT, SSAT, PSAT, GED, and GMAT), as well as undergrads in communications, algebra, geometry, history, and GRE prep. Further, I have taught professionally for a total of 6 years in Communications, Theatre, and Gender Studies. I have two terminal degrees and have taken and passed the English and Writing content assessments for GACE-certification (Georgia). I have passed exams...

As a dedicated life long learner, I enjoy sharing all that I have obtained. I meet every student at their level and challenge them to increase their knowledge base. ... I believe in instilling a passion for lifetime learning into my students. One way I instill this passion is by being a model lifetime learner for my students.... The initial session would be used to find out from the parent and the student collectively and independently...

I've been an educator for nearly 25 years. I love the process of learning and helping others find their best learning style. My goal is to equip all learners with the tools they need to be successful. The hope is those students find a bit of themselves that brings them joy and provides them opportunities to share their learning experience with others.

...academic roadblocks and developed unique study strategies that I hope to impart on other students. I sincerely believe that academic expertise is best attained when students prioritize understanding over memorization. I am a nationally ranked policy debater, and I intend to continue this activity on Dartmouth's nationally competitive debate team! As a varsity tri-athelete and college research assistant, I stay busy all the time exploring interests within and outside of academics. I am a huge...

...differences and keeping the student in mind is part of my personal focus when interacting with them. I have also demonstrated my ability to perform well in many subjects allowing me to become a global educator. I am passionate about challenges and that is why I have so many years teaching exceptional students from all different spectrums. Those challenges and experiences allowed me to greater understanding of educational theory and how to adapt to each...

...the most current and effective instructional strategies. I am also an excellent multi-tasker. I feel that this quality is more inherent than developed, and it is crucial to the successful management of larger groups of learners who may require different methods of instruction. My weaknesses can best be summarized in one word: empathy. I have a tendency to gravitate towards students who are clearly struggling with the material more so than others. However, I realize...

As a history teacher, I want my students to make connections. I want them to develop and articulate a clear and coherent historical narrative: to make connections between events and people and institutions, to understand the forces of cause-and-effect and change-over- time.

I have a Bachelors Degree from Cal State- LA in Physics and am pursuing on a Masters Degree in Engineering. I was a member of the Speech and Debate Team as an undergraduate student. I relate well to children and young adults, and they respond positively. I taught physics labs at Cal State LA for several years, and have also worked as a private tutor in subjects such as math, science, and French. I love...

...memorize my school work while using unique techniques, and I want that to be shown to other students as well. My teaching philosophy is to create an environment that encourages student learning and allows students to approach me for further understanding. I acknowledge and understand that every student's learning style is different. Rather than look down on a student's failure, I encourage a reflection on their failure in order to develop their skills and understanding....

...classes for over twenty years. My passion is for making learning a procedural effort that is both engaging and effective for cultivating critical thinking and problem-solving skills. More importantly, I try to make it fun, even really dense subjects like Cicero's criticisms of Julius Caesar and Latin satire. My passion for teaching extends into my personal life as well, as I teach people with learning disabilities and cognitive disorders, and also work as a boxing...

I believe all students have the ability to learn. I believe providing an exciting learning environment helps students grasp subject concepts.

Passionate social justice advocate eager to serve as a mentor to the youth. Sociologist at heart. I am the rose that grew from the concrete.

...person and want the person I am tutoring to like me, which I feel facilitates learning. Outside of the academic world I enjoy reading, playing video games, listening and playing music watching and playing sports, hanging out with friends, doing things outdoors, traveling, and movies/tv. I have a wide range of interests and can find common ground with almost anyone. I hope to not only help and inspire students to succeed but to be someone...

...public education sectors in both general and special education) and moving to Georgia teaching high and middle school math and social studies, and preparing for administrative roles and responsibilities has made me more equipped to serve students for success. My teaching methods are geared towards twenty-first century learning methods (webquests, on-line/virtual learning, blogging, podcasts, etc) and learning strategies (reading and vocabulary). I connect to the student and build positive relationships. I relate the material to daily...

...on my ACT. In the past, I was a teacher's assistant at a home and school for severely autistic children ages 9-14, and worked on overcoming communicative barriers to foster interpersonal connections. I have also tutored multiple children with learning disabilities. In my experience, getting students engaged is just about finding the strategy that works best for them. That may mean we have to try multiple approaches, or approaches that I don't prefer, but I...

Even when I was a student, I knew I wanted to help others learn. I love to see students understand a new concept and to grasp new skills. I teach with compassion and patience, and with the belief every student is capable of improvement.

...acquired a skill that will serve you well in almost any kind of college class and career. It's a concrete craft as much as it is a way of thinking, and a true hallmark of an intelligent mind. I take pieces of fiction and nonfiction, reportage and feature stories, classroom submissions and personal statements, and help students' instill in them the universal principles of good writing. I love my job; my enthusiasm for it is...

...of Georgia, majoring in Civil Engineering. After graduation, my plans are to pursue the field and eventually start my own Engineering/consulting firm in the future. As for tutoring, I have been helping students since my freshman year of high school, tutoring peers in multiple Math classes. Tutoring has played a huge role in the past few years, including in my college career. My favorite subjects to tutor are Algebra, Geometry, Economics, and SAT Math! I...