Award-Winning HSPT Tutors in Santa Clara, CA

...my California Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential. I have been working in classrooms, providing academic support, since 2004. I have extensive experience working with individuals with special needs, from moderate to severe, and the gifted population. I am highly adept in tailoring education to fit each learner's needs, while maximizing output, motivation, and self-confidence. I sincerely enjoy working with children, listening to their stories, and sharing a laugh as I impart knowledge in a structured but...

...Currently I am working towards a teaching credential and taking the tests necessary to join a program. In the mean time, I have been tutoring extensively. Most of my tutoring experience is with Math and SAT preparation. I particularly enjoy working with students on standardized tests as they provide the most common avenue for me to work on reading and writing with students. Additionally, I tutor Economics when I can. I think my tutoring style...

...I have a wide variety of applicable skills for tutoring! I am available to tutor the general SAT's as well as the SAT US History subject tests. Moreover, these skills carry over to many of the high school placement tests, such as ISEE, HSPT, and SSAT, which I have experience in as well. Furthermore, I have an applicable set of skills for any subjects pertaining to public health, economics or business. In conjunction, I can...

...standardized testing, anything to do with the written word. I scored a perfect score of 12/12 on the essay portion of the SAT in high school, then majored in English Literature at UM and earned a 3.7 major GPA. I am also a state certified teacher in English, grades 6-12. These skills and experiences have since translated into a burgeoning pedagogical career, starting in my undergraduate years at UM. I worked with a number of...

...to my own students. Through my experiences as a tutor, I have developed a guiding style of teaching that allows students to form their own methods of learning. By allowing students to process information in their own way, they are able to absorb information more effectively and enjoyably. In my free time, I enjoy exploring different music, reading, baking, and sewing. As a fairly new resident of San Francisco, I also like to sightsee around...

...I am passionate about math, science, music, and theater. I particularly love learning, studying, and helping others with math - I find it rewarding when I'm able to help either myself or another through a complicated math problem or concept. The most interesting part of my education in engineering has been seeing how well I am able to adapt my engineering education to solve problems in other walks of life. I hope to impart this...

...understanding new concepts to solving problems through applications of familiar ideas. One of my goals as a tutor is sharing the excitement of learning and the ways in which it can open new worlds of inquiry. I aim to provide a framework for success in future academic endeavors by building up a set of skills and strategies for dealing with novel problems. In my free time, I enjoy reading, dancing, spending time with my large...

...Bachelor of Arts in French. After graduation, I moved to Bangalore, India where I worked as a research assistant for a biotechnology company. I am currently doing cancer research at the University of California, San Francisco in a melanoma lab while I apply to medical schools. In high school and college I tutored students in English and Math, two of my favorite subjects to teach. As the daughter of a third grade teacher, I place...

...in math and science, to high school boys in Juvenile Hall in writing and reading, to adult learners in math and science. I can tutor math up to Pre-Calculus, Physics, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biology, Essay Writing, various Humanities courses, and Reading Comprehension. When not working or studying, you will find me outside running, biking, climbing, surfing, or gardening. I'm also passionate about my volunteer job as a lay medic at the Berkeley Free Clinic.

...curriculum developer at an educational startup and taught English to rural students in China. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about math and science. In teaching, my philosophy is based on the belief that learning should be student-centered. I want students to actively participate and interact, not passively learn. In my spare time, I enjoy classical Chinese dancing, browsing for new music to add to my playlists, and doing...