Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Oswego, IL

...reading (Literature) and writing (English), as well as their historical knowledge (History). I also have a good track record helping students dramatically improve their SAT scores and their college application essays. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling, cooking (a new hobby), going to movies, and seeing live music. I love watching the World Cup...

...speaks English natively, fluent Spanish and Italian, a lot of French, a decent amount of German and Portuguese, a little Polish, and a tiny bit of several miscellaneous languages. I also am an ESL tutor/teacher who has worked with several English language learners from all over the world in small and large classroom settings. Helping...

I am a passionate educator who has worked with students for over 10 years. When I am able to work with a student and see growth not only in what they are capable of, but their own confidence as a learner, I feel like the work I have done means something.

...I learned very early on that it wasn't the material that was most essential to learning, but it is the proper learning environment that really pushes students to do their best. That is the goal of my tutoring sessions: to create an environment where it's great to ask questions, and perfectly okay to not quite...

I am a Computer Science student at UIUC who loves to help others. I have experience from being the oldest out of four and often helping my younger siblings with their school work.

I am a student at the University of Chicago, majoring in marketing and minoring in Business Analytics. I love tutoring and helping others. My specialties are in Business, Economics and test prep. I look forward to helping you reach your goals.

Hi! My name is Jayla! My mission is to help students like yourself achieve academic success. I look forward to our session!

...to create a learning environment that is positive and leads to success. In my experience helping struggling students by teaching them study skills and different methods to learn a subject, I am providing a firm foundation for future educational success. In my spare time, I enjoy traveling, reading, baking, and spending time with my family.

I have my Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Hawaii. I teach college classes in photography, digital art, and general art topics. I am a photographer myself with experience in the visual and fine arts for several years.

...arts professional with in-depth knowledge of page layout, illustration, photo-retouching programs, web development and photography and film. Able to direct all aspects of design and production of multiple projects under tight deadlines while keeping a sharp eye on expense controls and profitability. Ability to market, inform and educate end-users the benefits of a project.

...through the scientific method or pythagorean theorem. I reject the idea that some people can only do math and science while others only excel in English or History. I try to help students find strengths in one aspect of their lives to lead them to strengths and confidences in other, more unexpected subjects.... I tell all my students that my goal is to haunt them, but in a good way. Whether studying ancient Roman architecture, the...

...me excellent experience working with students and helping them through challenges. I especially enjoy tutoring students in US History, World History, and Civics/Political Science. As a passionate writer, I also have experience coaching students to improve their writing and editing skils, for college essays or their own coursework. When not teaching, I can be found...

...am particularly passionate and continue to research. When it comes to tutoring, every student is different, especially when it comes to learning, which is why I take a highly adaptable approach to teaching others. As a student, I feel like learning from other students is one of the best ways to fully understand a topic!

...learning. In other words, result-based evaluations and student self-evaluations are all a student needs to be motivated to do better, and obviously not receiving the reward is punishment enough. My biggest tool in the classroom is affirmation I've come to understand confidence is key to success and performance. Unfortunately, many children have not had confidence...

...on the pre-medicine track. I have a passion for service, spending time volunteering for Special Olympics Missouri, L'avenir tutoring, and Kids Vision for Life. I have a lot of fun tutoring and watching students grow and understand the subjects we work on together. I am comfortable tutoring many subjects but most enjoy tutoring economics, biology,...

...also provided literacy themed professional development with teachers with Concordia University. I am currently teaching literacy classes at Depaul University. I believe learning about a child, and their skills, is key to creating targeted, differentiated instruction for him/her. I also believe it is important to help readers find text with which they can connect and...

...in college-level chemistry and math up to and including Calculus 1. My experience in teaching includes being an Honors Mentor for the WVU Honors College, where I teach incoming freshmen about a wide variety of college topics and provide supplementary tutoring upon request. I would describe my tutoring style as demonstrative, as I have found...

...every way possible for my tutees to feel at ease and confident with their material. With previous tutoring experience, I believe I can cater to each individual's needs and learning habits. I have tutored high schoolers in all subjects, and have taken the SAT and ACT many times myself. I believe in learning for more...

...a sophomore in UIC's GPPA Medical Scholars program. I am majoring in math and am dedicated to helping others get the valuable education they deserve. I love meeting new people and am excited to start tutoring some of my favorite subjects through Varsity Tutors and help my students achieve their academic and personal goals.

...Test Prep, as I have come to experience it does not mean the memorizing of 10,000 things. It is understanding that standardized tests are logic games, that they test nothing outside what you have already learned in school. The rub comes from the presentation, that standardized tests are designed as puzzles. There are rules and...