Award-Winning SAT Writing and Language Tutors serving Lake in the Hills, IL

...master's in social work part time at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Go Badgers!). In college, I worked as a peer writing tutor for both undergraduate and graduate students, helping them plan and edit papers in every subject. After graduation, I worked as an AmeriCorps service member in an after-school academic and enrichment program for elementary...

...a decade. After graduating from Stanford University, I worked with students ranging in age from Kindergarten to Twelfth Grade, from basic reading to Calculus BC. Irrespective of age, the focus remains the same: to help students enjoy the work so much, the barely know they're working! I love seeing students find excitement and understanding in...

...and with the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, a nonprofit organization that advocates for policies designed to eliminate homelessness in Illinois. I have tutoring experience dating back to high school and am particularly interested in helping students with writing and SAT prep. However, I am comfortable tutoring multiple other subjects, especially economics and certain areas...

Having been a tutor and teacher for almost 20 years, I enjoy working with all age groups and backgrounds. I focus on sciences and arts subjects as well as test prep. I am a medical doctor with MBA and MPH and enjoy tutoring as a second career.

...of learning. All that is really needed is desire and a firm foundation of success to build upon. To reiterate - I teach because I love academics and I care about them! As for me personally, I attended Michigan State University on a National Merit Scholarship, where I studied Astronomy and Geology. After MSU, I...

...and liminal identities. Since graduation, I have worked exclusively in education. I have worked as a freshman English co-teacher in Chicago Public Schools, and I have taught English as a foreign language overseas for several years, as well and am TEFL certified. I taught English in Spain for two years, and, most recently, was an...

a dedicated, distinguished, determined educator who is committed to excel as a caring creator and guider of meaningful learning experiences for students with individualized educational needs.

...I graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Although I eventually plan on obtaining my PhD in Anthropology/Archaeology, I am having a great time tutoring students and helping them reach their full potential in a wide range of subjects! I am also a licensed substitute teacher in the State of Illinois.

...sure the student UNDERSTANDS the topic rather than simply learning to memorize the facts. I find that they are always able to retain the knowledge more that way. I especially focus on teaching students to focus on reaching their long term goals in addition to just learning the material needed at the moment. I graduated from...

...a variety of subjects, I am most passionate about math and chemistry. I tutor because I find seeing people achieve all that they can a rewarding experience, which is also a reason why I am a pre-medical student. In my spare time, I enjoy reading a large spectrum of different materials and running, among other...

...teen children as they pursue their academic ambitions and head off to university. I have a diverse background of expertise in all varieties of history, literature, creative writing, and the English language, as well as a sincere, caring teaching style that encourages students to confidently tackle problematic subjects. I encourage broad scope understanding by breaking...

...my free time, you will find me at the gym, running, playing basketball, and lifting weights. I believe exercise to be a fantastic stress reliever and motivator. I have over 250 hours of tutoring experience and am excited to tutor students with their homework or with test preparation. I recognize education is the gateway to...

...math, and often helped my peers during group assignments. While I specialized in teaching mathematics, I can tutor most high school level subjects, especially those related to the SAT or ACT. My teaching style will be adapted to an individual student's needs. For example, with a kinesthetic learner, I would have have them do practice...

...a hunger for more information, a deeper understanding. That hunger is curiosity. And if you have the hunger, the of achievement -- the organization, the motivation, the discipline -- needs only a small amount of guidance to fall naturally into place. And here's the key: curiosity, unlike intelligence, can be practiced. How to implement this...

...by conquering barriers like testing that stand in their way. I believe that the process of learning precedes the end goals-- that means that I focus on teaching students how to learn and to autonomize problem solving skills and processes they can apply to all problems rather than just helping them get the answer they...