Award-Winning PSAT Tutors in Antioch, CA

...working with my students. It is my priority to meet each student's unique learning needs, and I enjoy making seemingly complex concepts easy to understand. Many of my former students/clients refer friends or ask to work with me when new needs arise. I also love to help students with essays and college/grad school applications.

...to teach. My goal is that my students enjoy learning, build confidence, and learn a lot. Although I believe it is important to learn facts and procedures, it's most important to learn how to learn and develop an understanding of the subject. I look forward to the opportunity to share my love of learning with...

...foundation to the application of mathematics in everyday life. I am a disciplined tutor whose teaching philosophy is to develop the students' interest in math, then provide them with concrete examples and notes, and help students gain a greater understanding by solving practice problems. A strong practice pattern is essential for a student to succeed...

...with my students. I also tutor essay writing and English, Economics, History, and Political Science, all of which I have enjoyed studying at Middlebury. I am also looking forward to working with students to conquer standardized tests. Outside of academics, I'm a rower training to make the US National Team. If you see boats rowing...

...never too late to fall in love with learning any subject (even math!). My approach to tutoring is the same way I approach training for a sport. If you are willing to put in the effort, you will get better (and if you're doing it right you can have some fun along the way).

...understanding of first principles. As such, my teaching philosophy is that it is important to teach the very foundations of a subject so that the student can gain a deeper understanding and be able to, in some sense, derive out whatever he or she needs with minimal memorization. Although this requires a bit more time,...

...with students. I also have years of experience as a private tutor, working with high school students in a variety of subjects. While I tutor many different subjects, my favorite subjects are SAT preparation, English (especially writing and editing skills), Math, and Biology. Effective tutoring is very personal and requires work by both the tutor...

...for the SAT. Tutoring English is my personal favorite, but I greatly enjoy the linear thinking and quantitative clarity that comes with teaching Mathematics as well. For the last few years I have also been tutoring English grammar and pronunciation to adults in Japan via Skype. In tutoring there is always that fine line between...

...student want, planning my lessons accordingly, and modifying the plan or goals if the student needs help with something else because of a looming quiz or grade-bearing assignment. I am a creative teacher, successfully finding ways to best help the student learn, in accordance with their learning style. For example, I encouraged my current student...

...speaking only Spanish and Portuguese. I also have spent the last eight years in a career with a heavy emphasis on persuasive writing in English. I enjoy reading and discussing literature and poetry and helping students deconstruct difficult material. My tutoring focus is on Spanish, English, literature, writing, and public speaking. Outside of tutoring, I...