Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Norridge, IL

...desired classes, but I have also directly tutored students to 4s and 5s on Biology AP exams. Much of my style is student oriented and can change due to their strengths. I use approachable metaphors and similes to connect the student to the material especially as I focus on more abstract subjects from our day-to-day...

...I really enjoy helping others develop their skills with the language and gain an appreciation for the culture and history of Rome. In my spare time I love to travel, especially to Italy and Greece, whenever I get the chance. I also enjoy good movies, reading books and playing and watching sports.

...in Rome and was - like in some movie - stunned to physically feel that I was putting MY foot somewhere Julius Caesar had once put HIS foot. It wasn't just possible - it was a fact. I have never recovered! It is this sort of a-ha moment that I hope my students find. I...

...of students, from elementary to college graduates, from students with learning disabilities to those who make straight A's. Having earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (SMU) and a Master's Degree in Biochemistry (CCNY), I specialize in the various math and science subjects. In addition to complete mastery of the respective subject at hand, my...

...work with Varsity, I’ve worked as a preferred tutor at a Cincinnati high school that consistently ranks in U.S. News' and Newsweek's lists of top 100 high schools in the nation. I attended Indiana University, as a member of the prestigious Herman B Wells Scholars Program. I joined the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and I...

...in some high schools. In addition to academic writing, I am also a published fiction writer. My short stories have appeared in various literary journals. I am currently working on a novel. I have thirteen years of experience teaching in independent schools (Sacred Heart-Griffin High School, Elgin Academy, and the Latin School of Chicago). I...

...and presented training on these topics to my own tutors! My approach to tutoring is highly student-centered, and will likely never involve lecturing or the "depositing" of knowledge into students' "brain banks"; I encourage all students to construct their own knowledge where they are able through exploration of their own interests and strengths. I prepare...

...for improving their English language abilities, foreign language, math skills and other challenges. I hope students find me approachable and that I will work hard to help them get through any obstacles in the topic they choose to have me teach or tutor them. I certainly can put myself in the place of others, as...

...value to students doing things themselves as opposed to being talked to all the time. As an English major at Columbia University, I hope to be able to use the critical thinking skills I have acquired along my personal journey to work with students and adapt to any learning environment and situation. I hope that...

I am a senior at the University of Chicago, studying English and Theatre and Performance Studies. I have worked with children of all ages in various capacities, including teaching, and I find that the best way for students to learn is to have fun and engage them. ... Learning is most effective when the student is having fun, and the best way to learn is to teach.