Award-Winning History Tutors serving Memphis, TN

Hi! My name is Ray Zhou and I'm a sophomore at Vanderbilt University.

I am a lifelong educator and writer, passionate about creating engaging lessons that are tailored for each of my students. As both a classroom teacher and a tutor, I have gained invaluable experience about how to help students, all the while learning so much about life from my students themselves. Besides tutoring, I make my living writing content professionally for several ed tech companies. Outside of work, I love to hike and play with my...

...been into Politics & Government. My greatest assets are technical and upper level writing, Political Science, Government, English and even some public speaking for any students in Oral Comm classes. My papers in Comparative Politics have been acknowledged for their quality by top professors in their field. My specialization in undergraduate studies was Middle Eastern Political Systems and Democratization. I strive to put my students first and develop them as critical thinkers and life long...

I am an educational consultant. I am a licensed educator with a Masters in Special Education. I teach ESL, ELL, ELA online daily. I also assist student with writing.. Feel free to contact me for your needs!!

...precision, and effort above all else! After leaving the service, I pursued my graduate degree in Diplomacy from Norwich University. Having always been a bit of a foreign policy "nerd," I enjoyed learning about the history of modern diplomacy and the international system, modern methods of conflict management, and theories on the future of international relations. I am a member of Sigma Iota Rho (the honor society for international studies) and graduated with a 4.0....

I am a recent graduate of Tulane University. I received a B.A. in English (with a concentration in creative writing) as well as a B.A. in political science. I have extensive experience working as a tutor for a wide range of ages. I currently tutor international students ages 4-16 in English. For two years, I taught elementary school students who struggled with literacy in developing their reading abilities. I have participated in countless writing workshops...

...and my students. As a longtime editor, I've become adept at identifying recurring issues in someone's writing and learned to be able to talk to someone about how to rewrite or revamp something instead of telling them what to change. When it comes to other subjects that aren't writing, my approach is focused more on getting the student to develop strategies to learn, process, and remember things rather than drill facts in their head. The...

...don't want to show them the right way to do things, but rather the right way for THEM to do things. Our brains work differently, and we find the same right answers in different ways! Like your typical millennial, I enjoy traveling, but I've really made a full time life of it. Since college, I haven't lived in one place longer than 7 months. My seasonal homes have included Tennessee, North Carolina, California, Wyoming, South...

I enjoy working with students of all ages and backgrounds on writing, reading, humanities, and test preparation. I'm a PhD student in Modern European History at Rutgers University, and I recently did an exchange year at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. I have 8 years of experiencing in tutoring and previously worked for the Educational Testing Service in test development for the SAT, PSAT and pre-AP English exams.

...in secondary mathematics. I am currently working on certifying myself in data analysis and Python programming. I have experience not only in a tutoring setting, but also in the classroom, teaching 2nd, 4th and 5th grade science as well as 11th grade Algebra II. I have and can tutor a variety of other subjects such as chemistry (another passion of mine!), trigonometry, ACT/SAT Prep, psychology, Italian language and more! Math and science are particular passions...