Award-Winning Reading Tutors in Bristol, CT

My inspiration comes from that moment when you look at a students face and know that they have just understood a concept. It is invigorating to know that you have helped empower a student with knowledge that no one can ever take away.

...I've been through the wringer with years of math, science, and art, real learning isn't a system of checkboxes. In my tutoring, I make sure to impart the conceptual understanding of the subject at hand, instead of simply how to solve a textbook problem. I love teaching, and I love learning, and I'd hope to...

Once I began teaching, I knew I had found my real calling. As much as I loved working for public television, WNET/13, in NYC, where I had the opportunity to cover then Pope John Paul, it was when I began teaching that I realized that this is where I belonged.

...firm. Many people in my family attended Yale. I graduated from a small school in New York with a BA in History, then graduated from a Manhattanville College whose initial buildings were a donation from the Reid family who were close personal friends of my great aunt and uncle. I taught English to high school,...

...learn to love it. Additionally, I work hard to make those that find math difficult see the problems in a new way so that they do not feel overwhelmed. I enjoy music, hanging out with family and friends, cooking and being active. I look forward to working together to build a relationship that fosters a...

...My strong performance at Colgate University studying Philosophy, Religion, Theater and Film allows me to bring a broad knowledge base to a diverse array of topics. I believe that each student has a unique combination of interests and strengths that should be honored and channeled for his or her own personal growth.... I believe each student has his or her own strengths and interests that must be acknowledged and channeled into their academic lives. I believe...

I have been tutoring math, science, and English for the past 17 years (+15,000 hours of experience) to elementary, middle school, high school, and college students attending public and private schools. I have also taught students around the world in ESL and standardized exams.

My name is Allison, and I graduated from Yale University. I majored in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and am hoping to attend medical school next fall. I am currently working as a postgraduate researcher at Yale School of Medicine and am looking forward to working with students through Varsity Tutors!

...different learning contexts, and have years of experience helping individuals reach their specific goals. I believe that each mind and way of learning is completely unique, and I am dedicated to providing each person with the tools and techniques that work for them. My tutoring experience includes: college-level - English, essay writing and editing and...

...several times and love to practice my Chinese with others! I love to teach math and science and have served as a math tutor during high school and engineering tutor for two college courses. Some of the most fundamental mathematics to understand are algebra and calculus, so I always seek to tutor these subjects as...

...like Spanish and Latin and STEM fields (chemistry, biology, physics). I can also help with college test prep and essay writing, as well as general college advising. As a Classics major, I'm big into the Socratic method: leading students to the answer of a problem by asking questions at each step. More often than not,...

...history so much that I moved there after college to get my master's degree from the Sorbonne in early modern French history. While I was there, I tutored students of all ages in English and I taught English conversation to French high school students. Then I joined Teach for America and moved back to the...

...instrumental in them passing the class, because I was able to communicate difficult concepts in easy-to-undertand manners. My teaching philosophy is to guide and show, not tell, students how to complete complex problems and assignments. This includes going through multiple examples to make theoretical concepts concrete and asking questions that aid the student in fully...

...student at Yale Divinity School. I did my undergraduate schooling at Brown University where I received a B.A. in Health and Human Biology. I have spent a lot of time tutoring and mentoring students ranging from elementary-age (~9 & 10 years old) to adults in their late 50s. I have been very privileged to attend...

...mentoring undergraduate students while in Princeton. I tutor a variety of subjects, including Math (ranging from Pre-Algebra to AP Calculus BC), Psychology, Neuroscience, R and Python Programming, and test prep, including the SAT, ACT, and GRE. I am the most passionate about tutoring Math subjects as it forms the foundations for understanding the sciences. I...

...St. Petersburg, Russia. I've also studied in Spain, France, Israel, Greece, and the UK over the last five years. I prefer one-on-one tutoring and enjoy working with my students in ways that benefit them most. I customise my lesson plans to each student's individual needs to help them translate what they are learning to real...

...schools, and after school programs. In each of these settings, I made sure to get to know my students really well so that I could find ways to make our sessions fun and engaging. Building that relationships with my students is important because it allows students to feel more comfortable about communicating what they are...

A lover of learning dedicated to helping students believe in their own intelligence and cultivate their curiosity.

...dissertation focused on the history and legacy of Christian monasticism. I taught for four years at Yale Divinity School and currently serve as a high school substitute teacher. My areas of teaching specialty include the humanities, religion, history, English, Latin, and Greek. Right now, I am seeking employment as a history teacher at the secondary...

...society by giving them the educational confidence needed. I started tutoring, mentoring and teaching dance at the age of fourteen. I have worked in corporate America, and the non profit sector but my passion has always remained with children. I have a daughter and I give my students as much as I would give my...