Award-Winning HSPT Tutors in Torrance, CA

...what engages and helps you learn the most, and I will adjust my instruction to fit your learning needs, whether its through a Socratic dialectic method or through vocabulary games. For example, this past year I linked students' knowledge of the Hunger Games to rigorous dystopian texts by Ray Bradbury. The students learned to analyze...

...backgrounds. I feel rewarded when I see students succeed and achieve their academic goals in life. I have worked as a tutor in the past with elementary and high school students as well as being a substitute teacher at a number of private schools. In addition, I have enjoyed working as an instructional assistant for...

...a student studying sign language last semester, and was struggling quite a bit. That student passed the class with an A after we met twice a week during that semester. I also had a student taking a college algebra course, and told me that math "just wasn't their thing." I hear that a lot, and...

...when an underclassman's parents asked me to help their son review the material for his algebra class. In college and graduate school, my friends would ask me to proofread their papers or clarify some of the topics from our classes. After my studies, I returned to my old high school as a substitute teacher where...

...and I take that mentality in with me while tutoring in order to promote a safe, healthy, and productive working environment. A stressed student is a student who will be unable to work at full capacity, and that is something I take very seriously. Outside of school, I love to play football and basketball, and...

...that History was also a favorite of mine. I love learning the stories of different cultures. I have experience teaching ninth and tenth grade English, test preparation, writing, grammar, study skills, math, and dance. I think reading is the most important tool anyone can have and it breaks my heart when I hear students and...

...had access to resources. I have learned to be adaptable through these positions. The Caltech honor code has also been a positive influence in my everyday life, and I hope to emphasize to students the satisfaction and drive that one can obtain by working hard to master difficult material. I take joy in learning about...

...tutoring style, I consider myself a personable tutor, as I take an interest into the lives of my students and try to really understand their thought processes when approaching various problems. Often I let my students teach me what they have learned to gage their understanding, but if they don't understand a particular topic or...

...school application processes, I know what skills, tips, and tricks it takes to succeed academically and professionally. You can expect me to be reliable, accommodating, and challenging in our tutoring sessions. I make it my personal mission to customize each lesson to my students' interests and areas of focus. I enjoy helping my students improve...

...to attack problems. Basically I like to make learning fun! When I was studying for the LSAT, I made games out of taking practice tests so I ended up feeling like I was just figuring out puzzles, not studying. I hope to impart my love of learning to my students so we can both have...