Award-Winning History Tutors in Thousand Oaks, CA

...recent Yale graduate with a B.S in chemical engineering. I have over 5 years of experience tutoring a wide range of subjects, and I am very passionate about math and science. My favorite part of tutoring is instilling confidence into students and making them feel that they can understand and enjoy a subject.... Everyone learns differently, but everyone can learn anything.

...of subjects, I am most passionate about English, History, Math, and the SAT. I am fascinated by the SAT. I love teaching struggling test takers how to view the SAT as an approachable, accessible set of riddles and games instead of as an intellectual brick wall. I firmly believe that the majority of people can...

...Since graduation, I scored within the top 2% on the LSAT, spent a few years working at leading investment bank, and I am currently building a technology startup. I have significant tutoring experience in a wide range of subjects from math, biology, test prep (SAT / LSAT), finance, and economics. In my spare time, I...

...have loved every minute of it). I am an artist, having received my Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I also taught Sculpture. I've taught a broad range of topics, from Art History to to Web Design. In addition to Art, I love History, Philosophy, and...

...among law schools at the time). As a tutor, I have worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters in Charlotte, NC; the Lexington City Schools Reading Program in Lexington, VA; and Let's Read in Los Angeles. Outside of work, I read biographies about modern comedians and politicians. I also count down the days until football season,...

...to under-resourced schools in the greater Somerville area, through which I taught French and poetry. Following graduation, I spent the school-year working as an English language teaching assistant at a high school in Bordeaux, France where I created lessons focusing on grammar, vocabulary, idiomatic speech, and culture. This past year, I received my master's in...

I struggled with education in my early years. After learning different methods, approaches, and understandings, I excelled in the classroom. My theory is that everyone can understand the "problem"; it's just a matter of visualizing the solution. I enjoy working with learning disorders and challenges. I look forward to meeting you and your student.

...Development at Columbia University. I have experience tutoring most subjects, but my strengths are test prep, studying and time management skills, and reading, writing, and critical thinking skills at any level. I love helping students find the way that works best for them to approach problem solving and learning. I am very interested in education...

...when the student is happy and engaged. My approach to tutoring is to listen carefully to each student so I can get a sense of what it is about the particular subject that they find challenging. I enjoy teaching, and I have tutored Spanish to native English speakers as well as taught English as a...

...for tutoring is in helping students gather a "learning kitbag of tools." I like to help set in place a way of approaching work that students feel confident with and can implement without supervision. My personal literary interests are in Shakespearian text, modern fiction, and history- particularly British and Roman. Outside of that, I am...