Award-Winning Social studies Tutors in San Diego, CA

...experience, the best part about working with students on subjects they have been struggling with is when we finally master the concepts. I believe education is absolutely necessary to improve and enrich one's quality of life In my spare time, so when my student's grasp a better understanding of their schoolwork, it's a success for both of us. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and friends, and watching Premier League...

...a radioactive chemistry lab, working with isotopes in analyzing chemical levels in crop plants as well as research in fire ecology and native bird survivability. Briefly after college I worked for a state crime lab analyzing samples from performance animals, looking for illicit drugs using thin-layer chromatography. I left Florida to start a Masters Degree program at the University of Georgia, working with molecular biology techniques to attempt to identify the gene of interest in...

...Florida, a Life Science Sales Accountant, and a public health researcher of cardiovascular epidemiology. These experiences have enabled me to gain a broad understanding of biology and biology careers. I love learning. While working at the University of California at San Diego, I took 14 classes in literature, poetry, and film. I studied James Joyce novels, Robert Frost poetry, Film Noir, and French novels to name a few. I am fluent in French and am...

...studied the 25 year old program "La Clase Magica", which integrated UCSD students with ethnically diverse, low income communities and youth all over San Diego county through an after school education curriculum. The principles of the program are that children can learn through nontraditional measures such as technology, play, and self-expression. All of the communities involved were bilingual communities such as the Spanish immersion program in South County and the Kumeyaay native people of East...

...to accept admission for this Fall. Until then, I will be working as a tutor in the San Diego area. In high school I was a debate captain for a national-level debate team. My job was to coach the younger members. I would help them prepare for upcoming topics while working with them to develop their speaking, writing and research skills. I'm currently teaching two after-school classes, one in Pre-Calculus and the other in Biology....

I am a first year student at University of California, San Diego. I am working towards a degree in Environmental Policy and Marine Biology, and am attempting to fit a minor in science education in as well. In my free time I volunteer at the local aquarium and enjoy going to the beach and visiting the local tide pools. I am from Chicago, and spend my summers there.

...I also worked for Mad Science for a couple of years, where I taught fun, hands-on science lessons to elementary and middle school students. During my graduate program I worked part-time for UCLA Bruincorps, where I tutored middle school students in math and mentored a team of undergraduate tutors. For the past year I worked in an affordable housing community where I ran an after school program for students of all ages. This often included...

...Math, Science, History, and English. In 2007 I returned to Southern California where I continued working with students. Most of the students I have worked with have needed help in Math and English, including Reading and Writing, but I continued to work with students in subjects such as History and some Science. As a tutor, my main goal is to have the students I am working with enjoy the subjects they are struggling with and...

...different ways to appeal to each person's personal learning style: auditory, visual, kinetic. If one explanation isn't doing it for you, we'll try another. We're going to get it done, step by step. I'm also a proponent of organization. Math is easy when the problems are written neatly, time management is easy when all your tools and resources are tidy and in place, and so on and so forth. Routine and repetition are also a...

...work most summers at adventure camps. I led teenagers through ropes courses and on mountain biking excursions. It thrilled me to help girls overcome obstacles and confront fears. My time as an assistant basketball coach also satisfied my passion for working with adolescents. I coached a very diverse group of girls and took great pride in watching them overcome their differences and truly bond as a team. There is always something new to learn while...