Award-Winning SAT Writing and Language Tutors serving Palos Heights, IL

...the importance of designing tutoring sessions around each student's unique needs in creating a productive learning atmosphere. Outside of academia, I enjoy reading, spending time with friends, and listening to music. My favorite way to spend an afternoon is walking along the lakefront with my dog, Jude (weather permitting!). I hope to speak with you...

...is that it continues to evolve and I believe the more you understand the way we use language, the more you will continue to evolve as a person. In my free time I enjoy playing music (guitar, piano, singing, air guitar), hiking, travel, and playing soccer with friends. I can also be a huge geek when...

...believe these subjects touch all facets of our daily lives. I believe that a key to a student's success is the belief that they are capable of doing the task set before them. Confidence and self-assuredness are some of the best motivators. Apart from tutoring, I am working to publish both creative and critical work,...

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...emphasis on cognitive modeling as a tool to enable students to learn how to reason through a problem - a vital skill, not only in math and science, but in life in general. I hold a deep love for physics, math, and astronomy, and also enjoy inorganic chemistry. In my spare time I enjoy reading...

...in Florida to English in France. I am most passionate about teaching middle and high school students math, politics, history, and economics but can also teach singing, French, Russian, and literature. I've always had an unquenchable zest for learning, and the best way to learn is to teach! As the teacher guides and directs the...

...I've been in Education for almost 18yrs as both an Academic Interventionist and High School English teacher. I've taught primarily 9th and 12th grade English with several English and humanities electives and AP English Literature. Writing and speaking have always been passions of mine and I hope I can help you to love them too!

...children in my particular areas of expertise (history and writing), I most enjoy working with younger children, middle and elementary school age. I am comfortable with them and they are comfortable with me. I love working with the wonderful children Varsity finds for me, devoting my energy and imagination to making their learning as productive...

...as I can through tutoring/teaching. As an aspiring physicist, mathematician, or maybe both, I wish to make these subjects fun and interesting like how I perceive them to be, instead of a grueling discipline that students have the get through. Outside of academia, I also love listening to music and have been a musician for...

...I love being able to help them succeed by creating a comfortable tutoring environment in which we can best assess their particular needs and use strategies specific to them. My passion for learning drives everything that I do, and tutoring is the platform that I use to try to spread that passion to others. In...

...I have previous experience as a substitute teacher, both per diem and long term. I also taught adults with disabilities for 8 months, specializing as the Health and Wellness Instructor. I spent a year as a one-to-one for a sophomore with special needs, and after that began my pre-practicum and practicum in technical high school....

...way, students can feel comfortable making and consequently recognizing their common mistakes, which we can then work on to eventually fully grasp the material. I recognize that each person is unique and learns differently, and so I always try various learning methods to find the best technique for an individual's specific learning style that allows...

...24 get the certifications they need to get good jobs. My favorite subjects to tutor are reading, SAT Verbal and GMAT Verbal prep as well as writing because I intuitively understand the questions and my middle school teachers gave me a rigorous grounding in grammar. I believe that good tutoring is based on a clear...

...as a peer tutor for our colleges Russian department as well. I also worked with a non-profit called Reader to Reader that paired grade-school students with a college-age reading buddy to read and discuss books. When Im not working, I enjoy doing ballet and training as a circus artist. Ive been training trapeze and aerial...

...as an academic instructor and student advisor for several non-profits dedicated to educational advocacy and academic enrichment. I thus have extensive experience working with middle and high schoolers in a variety of educational environments - including public, charter, and private schools throughout New York City. My individual-driven approach to tutoring has been shaped by working...

...of subject areas. I have worked with students in subjects ranging from History and Government to Reading, Writing, and Grammar. I am passionate about helping others to realize their academic potentials, and I believe that my most important responsibility as a tutor is helping my students to develop the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills...

...my opinion, an ideal tutor needs to have a lot of patience, be able to boost his/her student's confidence and should have the ability to identify the simplest solution of problems. I am a firm believer of education, believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life and a better society. My...

...summer of 2015. My tasks involved those of a teaching assistant: proctoring practice exams, answering individual's questions on problems they missed, and providing one-on-one mentoring for students to analyze the trends in their errors and give suggestions on key words or problem structures that improved their performances in later practice tests. Past students have commended...

I believe in learning as the unlocking of fundamental human potential. I think that knowledge of the world as a whole allows you to be yourself more completely, to express yourself to others, and to make your developing dreams into reality.

...a strong passion for education and helping students to excel in their academic abilities. I have been a teacher for more than 20 years. Using innovative strategies and instruction, I take great pride in helping students build confidence in their current skills, meet or exceed their targets, and develop a love for learning through remote...