Award-Winning SAT Writing and Language Tutors in Louisville, KY

My name is Greg, and I am delighted to be your tutor! I have experience in essay writing and literary analysis, and I am here to help you develop your paper-writing skills! I have experience teaching both grade school and high school students, and have taught college-level seminars. I live in Louisville with my wife and three cats. Besides reading and writing, I enjoy cooking, puppeteering, lifting weights, and gardening.... The most important skill a student can have is critical thinking. I use a back-and-forth approach with individual students to draw out what they already know based on their life experiences, then use that as an entry point to talk about the text.

I am an experienced teacher, coach and tutor with a passion for helping students improve through better understanding the material, reading between the lines of the test questions, and mastering the tactics and strategies particular to each test that will lead to the best possible score. ... I apply the Socratic method to all learning situations. I assess where a student is, and ask the right questions to facilitate the next step.... Assess goals, discuss previous results, dive into self-described trouble spots, and create a plan for success.

...have taught students in various subjects from Kindergarten to the collegiate level. I have been a private tutor for almost 12 years now. I have a BA in English and a JD, both of which have required me to develop my language and particularly writing skills. I have student taught college Chemistry, and I have written Continued Learning materials for a Continuing Legal Education symposium. I worked as a nanny for over 8 years before...

...an educator, the challenge is not simply enlightening and supporting those willing to learn it is engaging and nurturing the academic and artistic abilities of every student. This is a challenge I gladly accept and strive to complete. I am a compassionate educator who promotes respect, tolerance, self-expression and individuality. I wish to instill a sense of belonging and encourage the lifelong pursuit of learning and bettering oneself. I want to produce outstanding citizens who wish...

...enthusiasm for the learning process. It's great to see the light come on and to see their progress. I have an undergraduate degree in Politics from Princeton, a post-baccalaureate certificate in Quantitative Studies for Finance from Columbia, and an MBA from London Business School. I served as an officer in the Marine Corps and have worked in a number of academic and private-sector positions. I founded and am currently running an analytics-focused consulting practice.... I enjoy helping students by explaining concepts in ways that make sense to them, eliciting their feedback, tailoring my approach to their individual needs, and conveying my enthusiasm for the learning process. My ultimate goal is to influence each student to be positively self-motivated to invest in advancing their understanding across the widest range of knowledge.

...have 12 years experience tutoring students for test prep and academic subjects. My number one goal in tutoring is understanding and not correct answers. When students miss questions, I explain step-by-step the concept(s) behind the question before explaining the steps to answering the question itself. Even for questions that my students answered correctly, I ask students to explain to me why their chosen answer choices are correct - and often they are unable to do...

...have over ten years of teaching and tutoring experience, including one year teaching ESL at a Kindergarten in Chiang Mai, Thailand, three years teaching ESL at a cram school for students in elementary, middle, and high school in Taipei, Taiwan, and two years teaching creative writing to undergraduates at the University of Notre Dame. As someone who has studied Mandarin Chinese for three years, I understand the difficulty of acquiring a new language and the...

...LSAT, SAT, or PSAT, or if you just want to improve your English abilities, please look no further. I have extensive experience teaching all of these subjects thanks to several years teaching free classes to underprivileged students in the Bay Area for the People's Test Preparation Service (a student organization at UC Berkeley), over a year working at Sylvan Learning Center, and, of course, plenty of one-on-one tutoring too. Let's beat these tests together!

...am a graduate of Tulane University. I received my Bachelors of Arts in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in Political Science, as well as my Masters of Arts in Literature. My tutoring experience includes being a teaching assistant for a fifth grade class, assisting in an after school enrichment program, preparing high school students for AP exams and more. While I tutor a variety of subjects, my personal studies were...

...The George Washington University. I am studying Political Science. I have been a good student my entire academic career. I have significant tutoring experience. In high school, I used to tutor students on my track and field team who were struggling. I also have helped students the past few years prepare for the SAT and ACT tests. In my spare time, I enjoy listening to music, watching sports, and reading about history.