Award-Winning Japanese Tutors serving San Mateo, CA

...Korean, English, Math and Japanese tutor from Ohio! I started my teaching career online over seven years ago, and I have taught students of all ages and skill levels from around the world many different subjects. I have vast experience with students who speak English as a second language. I have two young children that I homeschool, and who take Varsity Tutors courses themselves! I believe that students learn best in a fun, encouraging environment,...

Teaching is my passion, love of my life. I love teaching children and adults . I am a Lead Family Services Specialist (Employment Services) with Chesterfield-Colonial Heights Social Services since 2006, and also a 5th grade teacher at Richmond Japanese weekend school since 2009. I also have experiences in tutoring...

...been my calling. In my high school and college years, I would often struggle understanding concepts because I had this attitude that things were "hard"; that that was just the way it was. As I learned to teach myself and my peers when we would study, I realized that these barriers many of us have are artificial and that understanding and applying difficult concepts, from reactions in organic chemistry to pragmatic analysis, is achievable. It's...

...with a focus on cultural studies. After undergrad, I lived in Japan teaching English to elementary through high school students. After staying in Japan for a few years, I went to graduate school at Florida State University, receiving my Master's degree in East Asian Languages & Cultures, and taught Japanese at the college level. I enjoy teaching and finding common ground on which I can connect with students and have fun learning a new language...

...I really learned to enjoy and appreciate the small class sizes our school offered (from 1 to 6 students). I think one-on-one lessons are very beneficial for students, and I would love to continue teaching here. Before leaving for Japan, I enjoyed working as a susbitute for Katy ISD. I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in history, and I also feel very comfortable teaching grammar, reading, writing, editing, and...

...I have lived and worked in South Korea for three years, tutoring business English, conversational English, Reading and Writing for young children, and elementary and middle school math. I've also worked with elementary and middle school children in Atlanta, specializing in English, Social Studies and Math. My teaching style uses what the students are interested in and goes from there. I try to think of problems and examples that students can relate to and that...

...as my full time profession. During my time in college, I used to tutor Oregon Ducks student athletes; especially from the football team and the acrobatics/tumbling team. The subjects I tutored were writing composition, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), music classes and Japanese. My top subject however is Japanese, especially as half I'm Japanese and my family moved from Japan to the US when I was 7. I communicate in Japanese at home,...

...of TV/video works in Japan as a director/producer and visited about 15 countries throughout my career. It was interesting to meet different cultures in those places. I moved to the U.S.A. 8 years ago (I lived in Illinois first and moved to NYC 6 years ago.) and while working as a TV/video director, I started teaching Japanese, mainly conversation. I taught some learners by one-to-one in-person in Illinois and have taught in classes both in-person...

...Hampton! You can call me either Ariel or Ms. Hampton. I have a BA in Japanese and Asian Studies. While in college, I was selected to be a Japanese Tutor and it was a great experience for me and those I tutored. I am here to be a resource to help you study Japanese! Japanese can be difficult to learn, but it will become a great asset to you and for your current/future career!

...my own and eventually studied business at the graduate level at UCF. Informally I study history and culture and love to read. I taught English, Reading and Writing in the Japanese public school system for nearly 5 years from 2001-2006 and know well the satisfaction that comes from seeing a student succeed. I have an unquenchable thirst for knowledge and at this moment am taking an online digital marketing course through the University of Illinois....