Award-Winning Languages Tutors in Pleasanton, CA

...us synthesize our thoughts into coherent arguments and can even help us understand things more clearly. Math teaches critical thinking, but also persistence and creativity. What is most important to me, however, is that students feel confident enough to keep trying until they succeed. Teaching 7th grade math opened my eyes to the lack of confidence students often suffer from, and I want all students to feel empowered to learn and succeed rather than just...

...learning to read to Masters' students trying to perfect their theses. I am interested in a broad variety of topics (I completed two majors and two minors in college), and I am great at explaining complicated concepts in ways that are easy to understand. I also know a lot of great test-taking strategies, so I'd be happy to help you work towards increasing your SAT or GRE test score. I greatly look forward to the...

...in Biology and Economics, and am currently applying to medical schools. My teaching experience includes being a teaching assistant for General Chemistry Lab for a year and a half while at Brandeis as well as a SAT Instructor for a major test prep company for two years after graduating. Right now, I work as a Back Office Assistant at an an optometry practice where I am still finding opportunities to teach and train fellow colleagues...

...awesome in the strongest sense of the word)! I am so happy to be able to continue that work with Varsity. In terms of the subjects I am comfortable teaching, of course Math and French are what I have the most experience with. But I would love to be given the chance to tackle new things as well! For instance, I have an enduring love for literature and writing, and I am also completely fluent...

...Cantonese. Besides Chinese languages, I possessed a solid base of math and science knowledge from my four years of undergraduate classes in UCLA engineering school. Therefore, I am confident to tutor math subjects as well. My hobby is making crafts, especially needle felting. Although needle felting requires a lot of patience, I love creating cute miniatures with wool. I am a patient and detail-oriented person and would like to help my students to excel academically.

...I enjoy, nay, LOVE sharing my knowledge with anyone who will listen. My philosophy is that knowledge is power and therefore empowering! By expanding our understanding of our physical world we in turn expand knowledge of ourselves. Whether it's literature, physics, cultural languages or the universal language of mathematics all knowledge opens doors to new opportunities and leads us to progress and positively develop. This is what motivates me to teach. Happy learning!... As a lifetime student and general philomath, I enjoy, nay, LOVE sharing my knowledge with anyone who will listen. My philosophy is that knowledge is power and therefore empowering! By expanding our understanding of our physical world we in turn expand knowledge of ourselves. Whether it's literature, physics, cultural languages or the universal language of mathematics, all knowledge opens doors to new opportunities and leads us to progress and positively develop. This is what motivates me to teach. Happy learning!

...a major in Managerial Economics. I have tutored students ranging from kindergarten to high school and in one-on-one to classroom settings. I specialize in Mandarin and Math. My teaching philosophy is to have fun while learning/teaching because a fun learning experience is also an effective one. I love helping others because seeing them succeed gives me a tremendous amount of joy and satisfaction. My students love me because I am approachable, fun, and friendly! Parents...

...grade, when I went back to live in Mexico for a year. I have traveled extensively around the world and love meeting new people and learning new languages. I currently teach Spanish at a private school part time. I am very passionate about languages. I speak Spanish, French and some Arabic. I like to share my passion for languages through helping others to learn and master a foreign language. On my free time, I enjoy...

...teaching assistant for a Mandarin school. I was excited to go to class each day to see my students and teach them something new. I started tutoring as a junior in high school, and haven't stopped since. I am inspired my my students' motivation to learn, curiosity, and the joy that each of us get when they finally understand a concept. I seek to empower students and give them the tools they need to feel...

...then completed a Psychology and Counseling post-baccalaureate program and earned a certificate in teaching English in the Montessori method because I am passionate about empowering youth through education. As a professional in the e-learning industry, I edited online tools to make language learning more fun, interactive, and suited for today's technological world. I have 12 years of experience tutoring and teaching a wide range of subjects to diverse populations, from pre-schoolers and beginning readers, to...