Award-Winning Philosophy Tutors serving Barrington, IL

...that underlie all higher level abilities and allow for success in mastering difficult areas of intellectual pursuit. I am very sensitive to the variety of learning needs due to individual differences in temperament, thought processes and preferences; as such, I attempt to find ways to explain and describe ideas and skills that will be most...

...country to experience the east coast at college. I am a graduate of Rutgers University--New Brunswick, with a double major in Comparative Literature and Women's & Gender Studies. My career goals are to get a PhD and a law degree in order to be a professor and a lawyer. I am passionate about education and...

...teach students more about them, I do not tell students exactly what to think. Because of this, my teaching style is less like a lecture, and more like an open discourse. I teach general philosophy, the philosophy of religion, ethical philosophy and sociology. I currently hold a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with a Psychology...

...degree in Neuroscience. I have five years of experience teaching math, biology, english and other subjects to K-12 and college students. I have learned that students understand the material easily when explained using pictures, flow charts and videos. I try to inculcate small activities to keep my students actively engaged during sessions. I personally create...

...Scholarship and taught lab and office Q&A sessions for Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, and Dairy Science. I cherished the experience of teaching and mentoring college students and was honored to receive the Wiegand Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award for two consecutive years. Although my career ultimately led me to a senior technical executive role in the...

...positions in education, including tutoring, small-group leadership, classroom teacher, and trainer/supervisor. Most of my work has focused on middle school English, Social Studies, and literacy, but I have tutored in all subjects and all grade levels. The philosopher Plato once said that the purpose of education is to 'turn the soul' of the learner towards...

...seeking help when needed is so important! My favorite subject to both learn about and tutor is English, especially writing and AP English Language and Composition. I'm a sophomore at Loyola University Chicago with a double major in English and History, and I have previous writing experience with three newspapers including the AJC and NPR....

...also hold a Master of Science in Biomedical Science and am working towards my Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree for 2024. Someday, I hope to practice a field of medicine that allows me to help individuals with disabilities, such as neurology. Along with my practice, I hope to teach medical students, passing down important values...

...interest in educating students struggling with some of the academic areas I struggled with in their place not long ago. By doing so, I have been open to the beautiful opportunities of connecting with others positively to help them in their education. I have been an online tutor for over three years, teaching subjects ranging...

...Bachelors of Science in Psychology with a minor in English as well as a Masters of Education in Special Education. I also completed endorsements in Educational Leadership at National Louis University and Director of Special Education at the University of St. Francis. I am an experienced Special Educator and Educational Coordinator with thirty-one years of...

...graduate learners. I currently have about 15 Doctoral/Research students for whom I serve both as Mentor and Dissertation Chairperson. I enjoy the opportunity to be a mentor. In fact, I relish the experience and have realized that I learn as much from my students as they do from me. I am currently on a sabbatical...

It's my mission to meet students where they're at and help them improve in practical, meaningful steps that they can go on to implement themselves in order to achieve success.

...learning style, often employing a mix of direct communication and experimental methods to foster understanding. I am particularly motivated by the opportunity to help students enhance their writing skills, as evidenced by my experience in SAT prep and college application essays. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy exploring literature and music, which enriches my teaching approach...

...with a packed schedule to learning how to organize an essay with color-coded note-cards for an extremely visual learner. Finally, I love the collaborative, communal nature of successful private tutoring, as parents, tutors, regular teachers, and other members of a student's support system come together to ensure the student's academic and personal needs are met....

I am determined to teaching everyone in the way they learn best, not just one way.

...of both the thousands of hours I have spent in the classroom, both teaching and as a student, and the world that I have observed. I believe I can teach almost anything because teaching is an intensely personal endeavor. It is my job to motivate you to want to learn whatever it is you trying...

...since I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, my writing has only improved. My teaching philosophy is straightforward: all students are capable of excellent writing. My role is simply to help students organize their thinking so that their good ideas are reflected accurately and coherently in their essays and...

...a lot of French, a decent amount of German and Portuguese, a little Polish, and a tiny bit of several miscellaneous languages. I also am an ESL tutor/teacher who has worked with several English language learners from all over the world in small and large classroom settings. Helping students learn and study languages is one...

...and Honors Forum. I have been teaching for over 8 years, and love helping students see themselves as bright, creative, and intelligent individuals that deserve specialized attention. In my free time I love riding horses, playing with my dog, dancing, and traveling. I love to experience different cultures and meet people from all different backgrounds.

...logic (S5, quantifier logic, etc), history of philosophy (ancient, medieval, enlightenment, modern), political philosophy (your Locke, Hobbes and Rawls, etc), philosophy of science (Bayesianism, positivism, etc). I can also tutor undergrad courses on Chinese philosophy (Ruism, Buddhism, Daoism)! I'm confident tutoring K-12 math and physics. I'm also a native Mandarin speaker; I can help you...