Award-Winning Reading Tutors in San Jose, CA

...a wide range of subjects including Physics, Math, Biology, English Reading and Writing, and more. While I have a background in many subjects, my favorite subjects to tutor are Biology and English. I enjoy teaching Biology not only because it is a subject which I am passionate about and have the strongest background in, but also because I love translating the biological world into terms more relevant to my students by using analogies and illustrations....

...student is able to overcome the obstacle through tailored but flexible learning techniques. I refuse to believe that students struggling in school should be refined to the model of thinking in which they are unable to grasp a certain concept. Each mind has its own frame of reference, and I believe that I have gained the experience necessary to transform the base of the curriculum so that it may be understood in its most fundamental...

...should be given the opportunity to fail. I believe in reaching the student at their starting point, having high expectations, and giving them every tool they need to achieve their personal best. I enjoy teaching all ages and have taught K-12 and beyond. The subject levels change, but the basic principles remain. Treat all students with respect and value their input and skills. When I am not teaching or tutoring, I am learning something new...

...company. Indeed, I have a special place in my heart for the LSAT, and I think it's a test that becomes much more manageable with a lot of practice and a solid understanding of its mechanics. I just moved to the Bay Area from Alaska, where I clerked for a judge in Dillingham, a remote town accessible only by plane. Needless to say, I love the outdoors, and when I'm not working, I like to...

I find tutoring to be very rewarding and beneficial to both my students and myself. It makes me feel wonderful to know I am doing something important to help others be more successful. I truly enjoy helping people. By helping them understand the information, they begin to enjoy the subject matter much more. Overall, my experience as a tutor has been inspiring, motivating and uplifting. I love tutoring and give it my all!

...reading and writing with students. Additionally, I tutor Economics when I can. I think my tutoring style can best be described as Socratic; my main mission when I work with students is to help them develop a long term methodology for problem solving and self motivation. When I am not tutoring I love to go hiking, backpacking, and skiing when the weather allows. I am also a huge board game geek; Economics and strategy games...

...languages has encouraged me to open my mind to different ways of looking at things, and it is this that I most love sharing with my students. My first tutoring work was teaching math, and I enjoy breaking down seemingly difficult math problems into solvable pieces 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...

...best quality of instruction tailored for each student. I have a lifelong passion for learning, with two Bachelors degrees and an addiction to autodidacticism. There is little more useful and more life-changing than knowledge, and I believe that education is the primary vector by which a person can improve themselves, and in so doing, their world. While improving grades and scores is important, I am also a firm believer in the necessity of true learning...

...learn and incorporate it into the lesson. In my spare time, I am a voracious reader and I enjoy board games, video games, and crafts such as crochet. I also enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including sky diving, scuba diving, camping, horseback riding, and water skiing. I love tutoring because it affords me the opportunity to pass on my love of Math and Science to future generations as well as to stay current on...

...postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania, where I taught English, Critical Writing, and Comparative Literature. Now a proud resident of California, in my free time, I immerse myself in the Bay Area's lively arts scene, going to plays, concerts, and art shows. I also like to travel to Los Angeles to visit my daughter, who's a student at the University of Southern California. What do I like best about tutoring? The one-on-one interaction. Meaningful...