Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Durham County, NC

...improve their grades and test scores. Seeing the students I have worked with succeed provides me with tremendous satisfaction and drives me to continue tutoring. I specialize in tutoring for standardized tests, including the MCAT, GRE, SAT, and ACT, and have scored in the 99th percentile on the MCAT, SAT, and ACT. I also tutor...

...to help students know where and how to find them. I believe that tutoring is most effective when a student comes to acknowledge and utilize the strategies that are best suited for their learning style, which they can then take with them into other subjects and in their future academic endeavors. Outside of the academic...

...linguistics are fascinating to me and I don't get to speak mine enough, so please speak them with me! My physics background, as well as my years of teaching, means I know a disturbing amount of math (through advanced calculus). Yet, I've also been reading since I was old enough to hold a flashlight (my...

I am a writer and reader, and love helping others also discover the joy in writing and the world it can open up for them. ... Anybody can learn something if they put their mind to it, and have somebody else helping them learn how to put their mind to it.... Get to know them, make sure they are comfortable with me and will ask me questions, and then see what their main concerns are.

...where I had a 3 year National Science Fellowship and was awarded the Outstanding Graduate Student award twice. I then taught for over a decade at Montana State University in the Native American Studies Department. I have since tutored high school and college level students in the social sciences and English for over 7 years.I...

...to be involved in academic administration. Along with a strong economics background, I am also well-versed in mathematics (up to multi-variable calculus), geography, writing, literature, reading, and history. I enjoy reading, writing and performing music, and sports during my free time. It is my passion to help others succeed and to recognize their maximum level...

...tutoring since 2002, concentrating on math, the SAT, and writing. I believe each student is capable of wonderful things, both academically and otherwise, and that education is much broader than simply attending school. Some of the qualities I aim for as a tutor are patience, encouragement, and helping students examine difficulties with respect for their...

...than as a means to an end (career and income), but as an end in itself. Education is its own reward! I educated students, age 5 to 17, for a total of about a year with AtoZ Tutoring. I worked for AtoZ on and off for about a year and a half. The students I...

...am on a pre-medicine track. At Elon, I am very involved in the College Fellows (Research) Program and I volunteer through the Kiwanis Family. I love working with kids and I love science, so being a tutor is a perfect fit! I have been tutoring since the beginning of high school and I have worked...

I have always enjoyed helping others with their studies, beginning with my six children and their experiences from Kindergarten through College. I patiently listen to students so I can assist them by learning in ways that they can understand.

I received my B.A. in English and taught ELA for five years in upper elementary grades. I am very passionate about reading and writing and love seeing people fall in love with the written word as well as how to write polished papers.

...in Special Education from East Carolina University. This is my 7th year as an educator and I have taught grades ranging from Kindergarten to 3rd. In college, I worked as a Resident Advisor and volunteered with many organizations including HYPE which focused on providing after school tutoring to young students :). I can tutor any...

...My personal favorite has to be government and politics! I have taught AP and Honors Government and Politics (12th grade) and World History (6th grade). I have a ton of passion for the subject I teach and I aim to make that apparent to my students. I truly believe that students should enjoy the content...

I love helping 6th and 7th grade students in Math. I believe that children are capable of becoming all that they are destined to become by having a village of caring individuals who provide support, love, structure and leadership in order to bring out their best qualities.

...learning, and a love for sharing what I've learned with others. I fundamentally believe that anyone can come to understand any topic or idea so long as it is explained in a way that makes sense to them and is accessible for them. This perspective on learning is what guides me as a tutor.

...for lifelong learning, and an understanding of how to access and evaluate information in an increasingly complex digital landscape. By providing them with the necessary tools, resources, and guidance, I aspire to empower my students to become self-directed learners who can navigate the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. In conclusion, my teaching philosophy...

...at a charter school and at the Boys and Girls Club. I have also tutored for different companies and have even held my own thematic art camps. In my spare time, I enjoy painting, photography, traveling, hiking in the mountains, playing bongo drums and attending church events. I enjoy inspiring young people to use their...

...minor in Visual Arts. I loved working with the Hickory Museum of Art in their education department. The experiences I had at the Hickory Museum of Art are what encouraged me to become a teacher of the arts. I believe that those who facilitate learning can encourage others to be lifelong learners. I love helping...

Academic instruction is authentic, discussion-oriented, and interdisciplinary in order to create a holistic understanding, critical questioning, and evaluation for a person to grow cognitively and spiritually, promoting the betterment of a multicultural, ever-changing world.

...and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida. I also have a doctorate in law from Florida International University and I studied at Tsinghua University in Beijing as an exchange student. I have been teaching for 12 years. I have a 4 year old cat. I like to spend time with my...