
Bahaar: Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
...would "hire" me to help their children, and so I started teaching material I had just learned myself. It was so much fun. After I got to college, I started working at the Mathematics Lab on campus where I tutored students in college level math ranging from College Algebra through Differential Equations. This was probably my favorite job ever. I also taught math to a sweet girl in 7th grade who was home-schooled. I helped...
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Brigham Young University-Provo - Bachelor of Science, Civil and Environmental Engineering (Minor in Mathematics)

Charlene: Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
...Continental Mathematics League award and earned a near perfect score on my math SATs. I have instructed students 2nd through 12th grade at a math tutoring center where I acquired a variety of methods for teaching math skills and numerical fluency. My personal strength is in identifying an individual's challenges and figuring out an approach that will work with that person's style of thinking. I excel at making math fun and interesting for students. I...
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Amherst College - Bachelor in Arts, Political Science and Government

Rebekah : Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
...studying literature of all genres, I feel the most impactful literary experience is one that deeply resonates with the reader, and inspires them to write their own stories. This is why I am an advocate for detailed, creative, and personal essay writing. The most powerful essay or piece of academic writing is one which is inspired by the writer's personal instincts and experiences. In my tutoring, I strive to find literature or experiences which ignite...
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University of Washington-Seattle Campus - Bachelor in Arts, English Literature and Language

Tracey: Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
...one-on-one because it gives me an opportunity to customize my teaching methods to the particular student's ways of learning. I have experience teaching thousands of students from diverse backgrounds and with a variety of strengths and weaknesses as learners. In the end, I'm interested not just in helping students complete particular assignments well but in providing them with methods and strategies to learn -- to fill up their "writing and reading bag o' tricks! I...
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Old Dominion University - Bachelors, English
Old Dominion University - Masters, Professional Writing and Literature

Petra: Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
...in Economics. I have tutored high school and middle school students extensively in a variety of subjects, and specialize in test prep including SAT and AP testing, as well as middle school and high school math. My favorite subject to teach is any kind of test prep because its easy to track how quickly a student is learning, and helps me adjust my teaching style to be most effective for each individual student. My teaching...
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Northwestern University - Current Undergrad, Economics

Graham: Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
...and I enjoy tutoring for Social Studies and History. My personal interest in art and philosophy has led me to consider branching out to tutor those subjects as well. I most enjoy tutoring for SAT Verbal, because of the combination of test-taking strategies, practice with challenging vocabulary and grammatical rules, and textual analysis that the subject demands. My tutoring style is rigorous and focused, but I often make use of illustration and contemporary examples to...
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Lake Superior State University - Bachelor in Arts, English Language and Literature

Jack: Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
...in my students, as independence is a crucial step to true understanding of subject material. I also try to teach concepts rather than questions, as being able to answer a question will answer just that-one question. Teaching to the concept will allow you to answer the question and all other questions that employ a similar strategy. I also advocate for showing work and repeating steps to synthesize the learning process after a problem has been...
Education & Certification
University of Washington-Seattle Campus - Bachelors, Mathematics
University of Washington College of Education - Masters, Teaching Secondary Education-Mathematics

Kate: Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
Hello! My name is Kate, and I have 10 years of experience as a tutor and as an informal educator. I love connecting with students and helping them grow.
Education & Certification
Washington University in St Louis - Bachelors, Biomedical Engineering
University of Maryland - PHD, Bioengineering

Karen: Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
...to succeed. I tailor lesson plans to different learning styles and abilities. With the extra attention I give, my students consistently tell me they have learned more than they ever thought possible for themselves. Many of my students once nervous about math or science went on to major in these subjects in college with great success. They just had to get over fears and mental blocks. I have flexible hours and diverse teaching and tutoring...
Education & Certification
University of California-Berkeley - Bachelors, Economics, minor Math and Statistics
University of California-Berkeley - Masters, Masters of Business Administration

O'Connor : Tacoma ASPIRE tutor
Certified ASPIRE Tutor in Tacoma, WA
As an engineering student, I am very familiar with high level math, physics, chemistry, and other STEM courses, as well as English, writing, and public speaking. I can use teaching methods demonstrated by my professors to teach others. In high school, I tutored younger students in Latin, using techniques like flashcards and quizzes.
Education & Certification
Seattle Pacific University - Current Undergrad, Engineering
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