Award-Winning History Tutors in Bellingham, WA

...say a subject I'm not very familiar with - it's an excuse to learn something new! I prefer tutoring to teaching primarily because I can tailor the lessons to the individual student. One-on-one settings mean I don't have to divide my attention between students, which I love because every student deserves undivided attention. When I'm...

...gotten from learning Chinese is a sense of humility and forgiveness. Learning can be hard—and every teacher will tell you it should be challenging. It’s important to give ourselves opportunities to make mistakes, to ask real questions, and to appreciate the advances we make, no matter how small. I look forward to helping more students...

...as volunteering with Valpo Surf Project, a non-profit that teaches English to underprivileged youth in Valparaiso, Chile. My time spent in South America has given me competence in Spanish as well, something that I'm excited to share as a Spanish tutor. Other than TESOL and Spanish, I'm passionate about subjects such as Geography, History, and...

...seems like a hopeless place. As an educator, mentor, and life coach, it is my goal and life’s passion to give young people the tools to make positive change in society by investigating the world more deeply, questioning and evaluating everything they think they know, and eloquently expressing their completely vetted knowledge so that people...

I am a recent University of Washington graduate in Spanish Language and Comparative Religion studies. I love playing the flute, reading, and tutoring students at my local high school and here.

...schools. Tutoring for me is a transfer of knowledge that the typical classroom of one teacher to twenty or so students doesn't allow--it's more personal. By use of whiteboards, practice problems, constant repetition, and positive encouragement, students start to understand the problems themselves and are more likely to be able to solve similar problems by...

...supports students need to be successful. I strongly believe in helping students develop a growth mindset, which they can take into any educational experience. I have been teaching in the DC area for 3 years, and understand the demands of the Common Core Standards, PARCC, SAT and other exams. I am familiar with ELA and...

...of a fire." I empower my students to seek answers on their own and develop their critical thinking skills. As a tutor, I structure my teaching around the student's individual interests and needs. For example, one 6th grade student loved to perform onstage, so we wrote a play to explore theme, plot, and dialogue. My...

...to a better understanding of themselves and how they learn. That knowledge will help them again and again. I hope that by working with me, students can not only excel in school, but come to appreciate the benefits that will come from hard work. In my free time, I love to get outdoors, cook and...

...which require lots of higher order reading, writing, and thinking skills. However, when they are approached question by question and broken down into series of basic tasks, they become much more manageable. In my spare time I enjoy reading, particularly nonfiction books on the areas I tutor in such as history and politics.