Award-Winning History Tutors in Hillsboro, OR

...am a rising Junior studying Computer Science at Duke University, but I've had an interesting experience with tutoring in the past and someday I hope to get more involved in the realm of education. When taking standardized tests and studying for classes, I found myself breaking down many problems to their core components, and after finding similar patterns with the types of questions asked, I realized how I could easily excel in standardized tests. After...

...graduated from Williams College with a Bachelor???s Degree in Arabic Studies in June 2017 and will pursue a Master???s of Philosophy in Modern Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford in October. I have seven years of experience teaching and tutoring. In high school, I tutored middle school students after school and over the summer in Math & Reading. More recently, I have taught English classes for non-native speakers in Egypt and during weekly...

...instill in my students a confidence in their own academic abilities and a true love of learning. I like to work with a student's unique skills to help them master new or difficult material. My ultimate goal is to help my students truly comprehend the material, and be able to apply what they have learned when encountering new problems and questions. When I'm not working I spend my time hiking at the Sandy River Delta...

...graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. Since that time, my work and passion have been to focus on mentoring learning, from clarifying and breaking down the steps in algebra problems to revealing and instructing on the fundamentals of grammar. My educational positions include years of teaching international folk dance to middle schoolers, which involves learning geography and social studies, tutoring in middle-school and high-school classrooms, teaching English as a...

Dear prospective students: My name is Gail. I am a tutor specializing in English and Mathematics to improve grades. I am educated in many subjects including biology, science, math, English, and Communication. I look forward to working with you and hope your experience working with me will be a good one! Cheers, Gail

...have taught high school social studies and Spanish language in Los Angeles and Niwot, Colorado, Boulder County. I successfully teamed with an English and art instructor in LA to teach an art centered thematic curriculum that was underwritten by The Getty Center. While teaching I won two National Endowment of the Humanities summer teacher grants to study at Georgetown University and the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain. I began learning Spanish while serving as a...

...practice I focus on treating students as unique individuals, determining what is effective for each student, and getting to know each student's particular academic needs and goals. When it comes to SAT prep, I believe that understanding the material is always more important than simply understanding the test. I teach specific testing strategies and tricks, but I ensure that at the heart of my tutoring is the academic material itself. A student who simply masters...

...have edited all my undergraduate's medical and graduate school essays, and I'm very proud that all of them have been accepted into a program of their choosing. I pride myself on figuring out the unique style of learning that each student has, and then break down the material to enable him/her to enhance academic confidence and success. I encourage communication on both ends and believe that hard work and success on the part of the...

...believe in creativity and fresh perspective. In pursuit of this, I've traveled around the world, visiting places like China and New Zealand. There is so much value in a diversity of experiences through different cultures and beliefs. When I returned to the United States, I decided to earn my degree. In pursuit of communicating well with others, and coupled with a deep love of storytelling, I earned my undergraduate degree in English. I have an...

...am excited to offer my background in a varied educational experience to students! I am barred in three states and a practicing attorney. I have a B.A. in English with Honors from the University of Texas and a J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School. I loved school and continue to broaden my interests through classes and new experiences even with my professional position. I benefited from tutoring in various subjects including test prep, that...