Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving McHenry, IL

...and nuances of my native tongue with others. Outside of languages, I enjoy traveling, reading, swimming, dancing and attending plays or concerts. I believe that the key driver of academic success is genuine interest in the subject. As a tutor, my foremost aim is to find new and creative ways to provoke curiosity and excitement...

...and Masters degree in Voice and Opera Performance. I tutor test prep for the SATs and ACTs, as well as math for all ages. I excel particularly in writing and editing and love tutoring in the humanities. My teaching philosophy is one of guidance rather than direct instruction, helping students to discover answers on their...

I am a recent graduate from Purdue University. I have a Bachelor's of Science in Accountancy and a minor in Economics. I can provide tutoring services in accounting courses. I am a patient tutor who strives to make complex information easily understood.

...creatively to make individual learning plans. At the center of my work is empowerment and confidence boosting, helping all students realize that they are bright in their own ways. I received my B.A. from Skidmore College, with a double major in Political Science and Spanish, and a double minor in Intergroup Relations and Honors Forum. I...

...students for the PSAT, SAT and ACT and my students have shown tremendous growth in test scores. I have taught language, literature and history professionally for 19 years. My strengths as an educator include creating hands-on interactive activities to help students understand the material, and working with low-level readers to build confidence and ability.

...in South Korea, I am fluent in both Korean and English. While attending the IB international School (TCIS), I was also able to take three years of IB Spanish! I am a very bubbly person who is also down to help a friend out wherever and whenever. I believe that two brains put together are...

...responsibility and choice. I wouldn't say I have a firmer grasp of those concepts today than I did when I was fifteen. But my understanding has become infinitely more nuanced, more variegated, and more rich. Why am I telling this story? Is it to demonstrate that young minds can in fact be cured of their...

...In my free time, I like to bake, read, watch Netflix, and go hiking (especially with my dog). My specific teaching approach depends on the subject, but I like to really engage my students in that subject. When it comes to languages, that could mean watching or listening to media in that language or finding...

...not to mention every profession. This is one motivation for learning those skills, but I always try to help students find their own personal motivation. I meet students where they are in their learning process so we can build from there, together. I know the study skills that tend to work best, but I always...

...specific needs. I graduated from UC Berkeley, where I studied Sociology and Spanish and spent a majority of my time outside of the classroom working with middle school students. After graduating I ran an after school program that provided career mentorship opportunities for 7th graders. There, I tutored my students in Common Core subjects. I...

...with a minor in Business Administration. As a tutor and teacher, I have really enjoyed working with primary and secondary school level students. I am currently working on my second Graduate level degree in Accounting and Taxation. I love learning and helping student reach their academic and life goals. My coursework in the field of...

...on the logic portion of the LSAT. I traveled in my youth and spent significant time in Mexico, Spain, Japan and Argentina. I like meeting new people and have great respect for people from all backgrounds. Learning is one of the best things in life. Even when it is challenging, we all feel joy and...

...thinking abilities and to encourage them to utilize these abilities in interpreting and interacting with the world around them. I believe that liberal education is one of the great pillars of democracy and civil society. If I can help young people understand and assess academic material, achieve their academic goals, and appropriate what they learn...

...hard to keep experimental theatre alive and well in the city of Chicago. While at Columbia, I worked as a tutor of fiction writing; this is where I get my passion for tutoring. I have always loved school and, more especially, the act of learning itself. I am a kind, gentle soul who will gladly...

...students during that time in such areas as Composition, College Essay prep, Grammar, Spelling and Literature. I also have a degree in French with a minor in Translation, and I have taught creative writing in both fiction and poetry. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, science fiction in literature and in movies, video games,...

...online education development initiative. I enjoy tutoring across the spectrum of subjects, though I get most excited about Literature, Writing, and developing an individual's capacity to learn. I seek to personalize each student's educational experience, as I believe that learning happens best when a student is engaged and takes ownership of her/his learning. My hobbies...

...across the world do not have. Thus, my hopes to combat education inequities, utilize my experiences with multicultural/special education contexts, and be continually inspired by students in addition to offering them the personalized support they deserve is what drives me to work with students. I've guided students with special needs aged 3-14 through summer program...

...planning on taking classes on the pre-med pathway and hope to get into medical school so I can be a physician in Emergency medicine. In high school, I worked at Kumon, tutoring Calculus 1 and 2. I also helped students with English and Reading comprehension. In addition, I created my own personal tutoring business for...

...emphasis on English and American authors. Shakespeare, Shaw, Moliere, Oscar Wilde, Sheridan, Woodhouse, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Poe, Salinger, Eugene O'Neil, Tennessee Williams, Capote, Twain - the list goes on forever. As a student, interpreter, and performer of great dramatic works, I've appeared in classical theatre across the United States as well as Canada and the...

...Theory, Criticism. While my studies centered on film, history, race, and gender, I am a firm believer in and an advocate for the humanities as a whole. I have two years of experience teaching undergraduate students writing, art history, world history, and design. I am also teaching several undergraduate writing classes in the fall and...