Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors in Chatham, IL

...Vanderbilt University. I enjoy learning about and teaching all subjects, and I have had great success sparking interest with past students in those same subjects. Education is a vital jumping point for students to build careers for themselves; I can't wait to facilitate more growth for students with Varsity Tutors. Outside of tutoring, I am...

...science at Brown University, but I enjoy reading about subjects as diverse as astronomy, sustainability, and literature too. I had some study tactics that worked for me, especially for high school subjects and standardized tests. I can share these with you but also try to help you with tactics that you've already developed.... I love to learn, and I want to cultivate that love of knowledge in students. If you are studying for a particular test,...

...from elementary to high school level. My passions are language, literature, and history, but as a communications graduate I feel extremely confident teaching many subjects in between. If you need help with writing, studying, ACT practice, or college prep, I'd be happy to assist you. Above all, I love working with people and helping them...

...Villanova University (including a two-term stint at Cambridge University). Between Villanova and Northwestern I worked at an academic non-profit organization and evaluated hundreds of fellowship candidates' writing and academic work. I will work with each student to craft a personalized plan of study and improvement based on the student's strengths and challenges.

...organic chemistry and calculus. Similarly, I've worked as a private tutor in SAT prep, AP test prep, and French, as the latter is my native language. For that reason, I like tutoring foreign languages, since a foreign language is a process that doubles one's ability to communicate with others without the need for a translator...

...continued to help many high school seniors with college application essays. While I tutor a variety of subjects, I am very passionate about helping students improve their reading and writing skills, and I really enjoy helping students with Critical Reading and Writing portions of Standardized Tests. I love working with students and helping them realize...

...correct answer themselves. Not only does this empower students, but it also gives them a framework to understand and tackle more complex problems outside of tutoring. Additionally, I see no value in simply telling a student that they are wrong, or that they are incorrect. By working with each student through the thought processes and...

...spirits. A typical SAT tutoring session will consist of three parts, one for each section of the test. The first problems we look at will be more general and designed to see where your strengths and weaknesses are. After that, we'll go over what strategies you can use to best increase your score. For example,...

...stated above I believe that forging a personal connection between the student and the material is the key to education. The teacher's job to identify and facilitate that connection and encourage the student's curiosity. People learn best when they want to learn. Information should be manageable and engaging and assignments should fuel a desire to...

...fun and be grateful every day. I enjoy my day job as an IT Specialist with Peace Corps, a federal agency whose values I share and whose work I love. My goal as a tutor is to help students discover their individual path to learning. Students do this by identifying their motivations, strengths and goals....