Award-Winning Literature Tutors in Burnsville, MN

...away from truancy. I also worked as a tutor for a number of students who were at the head of their class, studying concepts that students three years their senior were struggling with. I have worked with students at both ends of the academic spectrum in not only classroom settings but also in a 'future...

...small stipend. I lived in Jersey for a year and a half and then moved to Brooklyn, NY. I lived there for another year and a half. I missed MN and decided to move back in 2005. I have taught students from 12 to 60 years of age, different cultures, skills and backgrounds; in all...

...schoolers at the MN Internship Center and worked with students of all ages from elementary schoolers to adults at the non-profit program Safe Place: Homework Help. A particular highlight of mine is the summer I spent teaching English to adults as a certified ESL assistant at the International Education Center in downtown Minneapolis. All these...

...conjugations or understand the difference between pretrito indefinido and prterito imperfecto. But my favorite Spanish teachers taught me to love the language by exposing us to Spanish-language books, movies and songs. In 2013 I studied in San Isidro, Costa Rica, where I took courses taught in Spanish and lived with a host family. At the...

...other classes. I believe that every learner has the ability to grow if a good teacher or tutor pushes him or her along the way. I try to do that through first getting to know the student and then empowering him or her through modeling and questioning to get to core understanding. I like to...

...philosophy is that you're never too old or too young to learn. Therefore I like to better my tutoring by focusing on the best way to relate to students of different ages and levels because we don't all learn the same. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy sports. I am an avid fan of college and...

...and teaching is that it affords me the privilege of getting to know the unique personalities and needs of the students with whom I work. My favorite thing about any kind of teaching, however, is that it allows me to witness a transformation, whether subtle or monumental, within each student. Tutoring makes it possible for...

...subjects from the role of free speech in society to the history of suburban development. I enjoy tutoring because of the opportunity it provides to encourage students' intellectual curiosity. Seeing the joy of learning when a concept "clicks" for someone is one of the perks of the job. I also appreciate the mental stimulation tutoring...

...I continued my human rights advocacy work, studied at the San Francisco Academy of Ballet and worked as both a research assistant to numerous professors and as a teaching assistant in many classes. I also tutored students in PSAT, SAT Verbal, ACT, AP History, English and Literature preparation through "Ivy West" while I was living...

...gained a wide variety of experiences as a language tutor in a variety of different settings and with a variety of different learning styles. I am equipped to work with any level or age learner on any language based need in both German and English. Personally, I find the structures and histories of languages fascinating...