Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Pasadena, CA

...Since then, my love for helping others achieve their academic goals has grown. I think it is one of the greatest privileges to accompany someone on a journey, even for a short time, and assist them in reaching their dreams in the process. Thus, having the opportunity to continue tutoring while I am in college is such a great honor and joy that it hardly seems like a job. Outside of tutoring and the classroom...

...disciplinary occurrences, I developed and facilitated 10 bi-weekly socio-emotional behavior management workshops that featured a lieu of motivational speakers and therapeutic practices that were followed by a 15% decrease in referrals for a span of two months. As a Team Leader with City Year San Antonio, I led a team of 8 first-year corps members through their service at a k-8 academy and serve as a liaison between school administration and community partners. I maintained...

...so, have developed strategies and solutions for overcoming the obstacles students face. I have a great deal of experience in biology, chemistry, and physics. I consider myself a solutions finder for difficult problems. In tutoring, I am patient and offer my students an open environment where they can reveal the areas they're struggling in and discuss any misunderstandings of the textbook material. I hope to provide an understanding into the often hard to grasp natural...

...guide a class through core level biology. The second was a hands-on affair, in which I led students through the preparation of animal specimens for preservation in a museum. Through my experiences, I have discovered that the best way to learn and teach a subject is to tackle it with a variety of approaches. For example, students intimidated by the technical jargon of math often find problems easier to understand when symbols are replaced with...

...and exciting, so let's make it feel fun and exciting! I am an undergraduate student at the University of Southern California pursuing a B.A. in history and computer programming. My history degree focuses on American history, particularly with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. I have worked with students -- high school, university, and adult -- to improve skills in reading, writing, and analyzing. Additionally, I have developed a curriculum for the GRE,...

...from Euclid's Elements to Pascal's Penses, I developed close reading skills and a love for all things literary. I then passed on those skills and that passion when I began teaching at Landmark School in Massachusetts. At Landmark, a school for students with language-based learning differences, I especially sought to strengthen students' reading and writing skills. Since coming to California to pursue my master's and doctorate degrees, I have continued to develop students' reading and...

While still in high school, I tutored fellow students to help them achieve their academic goals. After four years of undergrad, my experiences and abilities as a tutor have grown in breadth and depth but my passion has not changed. Even now, I enjoy helping people understand and even come to like challenging subjects, like math and the sciences.

...English and Environmental Studies, with a focus on creative writing. For my senior thesis, I wrote a 50-page epic poem that intertwined the geobiological evolution of the earth with my family history. I've been tutoring intermittently since my freshman year of high school--from one-on-one, subject-specific tutoring to coaching my high school speech team to teaching saxophone lessons at an arts center to leading writing workshops for disenfranchised boys at the Juvenile Detention Center near my...

...classrooms, including special education. Then for two years I taught English as a Second Language in Seoul, South Korea, to ages from preschool to grade 8, and science for bilingual high school students. After that, I spent six years as an Arizona State-certified high school teacher for Biology, AP Biology, Earth Science, and Forensic Science. I have sponsored an after-school outdoor ecology club, organized class and club outings, and taken private tutor assignments. I love...

I combine my academic and professional experience, as a creative writer and freelancer, to offer students advice, and help them develop the skills that will aid them in any academic/professional situation.

My mission as a tutor is to help students grow using methods based on their needs and their style of learning. Every student is different, and as such, they should receive attention based on those differences. My job is to help them fully discover their style of learning and use it to their advantage.... I believe that each student has a different way of learning and retaining information, and that part of a teacher's job is...

I have always loved school and it is my passion to inspire others to love learning as well. I will work hard to lead you to success.

I strive to make the material applicable and relevant for all my students. I employ various techniques and learning styles to help the students best learn the material. No matter how hard the material is there is a way to help every student understand it.

...importance of education. As a tutor, I work to create a fun and productive learning environment for students. As a past staff member of the Office of Student Accessibility at Pepperdine University, I gained experience working with students with varying degrees of disabilities. Because of this, I and confindant in my ability to work with students with varying needs for accessibility. I look forward to working alongside your student to help them achieve their greatest...

...day. In order to do so, my session involve working closely with you to understand how you best learn, what concepts you need to focus on, and putting everything together to achieve success. I have over four years of experience as a tutor at UCLA and with Kaplan. I have worked with over 200 students who have achieved classroom and academic success. I enjoy investing my own time to make yourself successful. I can provide...

...pursuing my teaching credential. Additionally, I have taken, and passed, all of my Single Subject English CSET tests. Being a student and substitute teacher does not pay all the bills and I would love the opportunity to work in the afternoons/evenings/weekends doing something so interesting, challenging, and enjoyable. Tutoring and working with students one on one would be a dream come true and add to my educational experience. I would love to educate young minds...

As an education enthusiast, I am dedicated to the process of learning through interactive efforts. I believe in a holistic approach that incorporates the various learning styles of auditory, visual, kinesthetic and those (like myself) that must physically feel the pen hit the paper. I am fun, friendly, and passionate about helping students succeed and gain confidence in subjects they may have felt uneasy about previously.

...am a passionate and creative individual who loves to face challenges head on. I am a published author and award-winning playwright. I graduated UCLA with an MFA in playwriting. Composition and literature are two things that make me incredibly happy. I love the art of education as being something that can not only be a creative endeavor, but I also feel that my passion for education is contagious, and it will be as much fun...

...For the last two years I have been working for a non-profit organization that specializes in the holistic mentorship of college students, and I am excited to see how the skills I gained there will transfer to my role as a Tutor. I possess a passion for knowledge and a gift for teaching that I can't wait to utilize to help you thrive in academia and reach your full potential as a student! This past...

...Statistics and minoring in Psychology. I have taught several students in ACT as well as other high school subjects including Pre-Calculus and Geometry. I am very confident in my interpersonal skills and will ensure that all students be met with a teaching style that is catered to their learning styles. I believe that is important to not only ensure understanding of a subject, but also to teach students how to approach subjects that they may...