Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors in Plano, TX

I'm a computer and social scientist. I hold graduate degrees from Columbia University and the University of Chicago and earned my bachalor's at the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to teaching at the undergraduate level, I research ways the natural sciences can be used to advance the study of anthropology and history. I start my PhD in the fall.

...younger peers. Although I tutor a broad range of subjects, I have seen most advancement in my students in the subjects of English/Language Arts and Math. Whether it is SAT Test Prep for Critical Reading and Math or it is AP English or AP Calc homework from school. My personal hobbies include reading, writing and slam poetry. I am currently working on a novella, which I hope to publish soon. I am also a member...

...with new questions, new ideas, cupped and shielded in our hands like captured fireflies. When she left us, we were sad; but the light did not go out. She had written her indelible signature on our minds. I have had lots of teachers who taught me soon forgotten things; but only a few who created in me a new energy, a new direction. I suppose I am the unwritten manuscript of such a person. What...

I have a B.S. in Education and Animal Science/Biotechnology with a Master of Education. I have been working with children since I was a downhill ski instructor in Minnesota during high school. I believe in multiple teaching styles because each student learns differently and requires various tools to be successful in the classroom. All students have the potential to be great, and its my job to help them to reach their goals!

...have a lot of strategies that help both student with and without learning disabilities remember information and understand it. Outside of education and work, I enjoy sailing, which I have both participated in and coached most of my life. I walked on to the Harvard varsity team my freshmen year and ended up racing at nationals a couple years later. Athletics were a huge part of my college experience so I know how hard but...

...Psychology with a Special Education minor as well as a Master of Arts in Counseling and an MBA. I have over 20 professional years advocating and giving a voice to the issues plaguing communities, 10 years in the classroom as a Substitute Teacher and countless years as a tutor. I have extensive experience with learners who have other contributing factors which hinder them academically. It is my belief all students are able to achieve academic...

Hard work and dedication is the key to your success.... Build that relationship. Get to know my scholar first, to understand how they grow.... By teaching good study habits, organizational skills, and self advocacy.... By instilling self-esteem and determination. Also, by making learning fun and meaningful.... Continuous practice is what is needed. The more you practice a skill, the better you become at that skill.... All scholars can achieve success.... Start working with scholars on their...

...attended law school at the University of North Carolina School of Law where I received my Juris Doctor degree. My greatest instructional strengths include test prep (ACT/SAT), critical reading, writing, biology, and Algebra I. I am quite comfortable in a myriad of other subjects as well. My teaching style is best characterized as 'hands-on'. My goal is to enable the student to become confident with the material through practice and self-reinforcement. I serve to assist...

...of historical figures and discuss the decisions they made and the events they influenced. In the state of Texas, I am certified to teach History, Geography, Government and Economics and feel confident that I can help your student succeed in these subjects. I also have an extensive background in writing, and can help your student improve their writing skills, especially for the writing portions of AP tests. I graduated from the University of Texas with...

...school and into college, I have tutored students of all ages; anywhere from my employment at a mathematics tutoring center to private lessons for students my age. Other parts of my life include playing sports (tennis, soccer, ping pong, basketball), jamming on the piano, and doing extracurriculars at school. I believe the most effective teachers are not those who know the most, but those who motivate their students to want to know it all. I...