Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Ypsilanti charter Township, MI

...Language Therapist. While at GVSU, I worked as a peer writing consultant for 2 years at the Writing Center on-campus and virtually. I also have experience in elementary classrooms working as a substitute teacher and volunteering with the GVSU club Chemocare. As the club president I educated students about what cancer is then worked on a project to be donated to children's hospitals with the students. Additionally, this summer I am working as a behavior...

...I am most passionate about instilling the love of Math in my students. One way this love of Math has been displayed is when I provided the 1st District-Wide Math Bee template to the former Math Director. My Math Bee template set the stage for our District's annual Math Bees(over 8 years ago.) I believe every student can excel in Math, regardless of their learning style and their zip code. I have had remarkable success...

Hello, I'm a 25-year educator and I'm excited to join Varsity Tutors! I have been a second grade teacher, fourth grade teacher and middle school counselor. I have a Bilingual-Bicultural endorsement and I love working with English Language Learners. I can truly say that I don't have a favorite grade level; every student is unique and fun in their own way. Please let me know if I can support you in your academic goals!

...current junior at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), where I study economics and political science. I graduated from Livonia Stevenson High School in 2016 and from Schoolcraft College in 2018, where I earned a Liberal Arts Associate's Degree. I have a passion for academics, coming from a family where my mother teaches high school mathematics and my brother teaches high school mathematics. I can't wait to work with you! As your tutor we are...

...a Bachelors of Arts with a specialty in Graphic Design. I have extensive experience working with children as a teacher's assistance, substitute teacher, and as a teacher. Prior to joining this platform, I worked with children in an after school program and also an art camp, likewise helping any inquiring mind that I can to better understand graphic design. While I will occasionally utilize books to reference information and explain the history, I am an...

My name is Holly Sirka and I am an English and theatre teacher to middle school and high school students. I love reading, writing, hanging with my husband, playing with my puppy Pippa, shopping with my sister, going to museums, seeing plays through local theaters, and trying new restaurants.... My teaching philosophy is that learning requires 200% effort; 100% effort from the teacher, 100% effort from the student. Everyone can learn- we just have to understand...

...care about any of this, well heres the thing Im not going to lie to you, students currently arent ready for college, I wasnt ready for it either. College hit me like a truck when I wasnt looking, not cool. I want to make sure your son/daughter is ready for college and not just with the academics portion of it and yes that is important, although I want to help them become mentally ready for...

...SQL, Maria, Perl, C++, PHP, CSS, Github and JavaScript). In addition to being a cancer survivor, I am a Gulf War era veteran who served as an officer in the Air Force, from 1982-1991 (leaving military service to attend medical school). For me, few things are more fulfilling than having an enduring positive effect on someone's life. My tutoring style is relaxed yet thoroughly in-depth. As a result of military and medical training, I am...

...my peers outside of the classroom in pursuit of such cooperative experiences. I also have volunteered as a camp counselor in the past and appreciate helping out younger people. While I am comfortable tutoring most subjects I find the tangibility and sense of accomplishment provided through grasping topics in computer science most rewarding. Moreover, given the prevalence of information technologies, discovering how they work goes a long way in demystifying our world today. My teaching...

...always come naturally to me, as I even enjoyed helping others learn while getting a higher education myself. Earning my Bachelor's degree has really motivated me to help others achieve their educational and academic goals. I have over 5 years of teaching and tutoring experience, and have loved every moment of it. Teaching gives me the ability to give back to my community in a way that impacts society on a larger scale. The most...

I am hardworking and patient. I graduated valedictorian.

...by saying I was never academically inclined. I had a really hard time in a high-pressure traditional school environment. That is why I decided to pursue a career in teaching. I am attending DePaul university and hope to work for CPS in the future. I had a hard time in high school and I want to help other kids with what I picked up over the past many years. I tutor English and History. I...

...a literary journal editor for twenty years and then went back to school to get a Masters in Library and Information Science. I love being a librarian, doing research, helping people of all ages find the answers to whatever questions they have. My favorite subjects are history and biography, but I'm pretty interested in everything, including politics and current affairs. My undergraduate degree was in education and I've been teaching in one form or another...

...a recent graduate of the University of Michigan with degrees in History and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and a minor in Native American Studies. I am excited to be back in southeast Michigan this year for work in research and community organizing. I am grateful that I also have this opportunity to work with students and continue developing my skills as an educator. I have been tutoring informally for several years but it was not until...

...tutoring is a two way street, with the student learning about the material, but the teacher learning about how the student interacts with the material. Due to this, I am a very hands-on tutor who is always available for a text/call outside of class. Outside of academia, I am a singer and have been for 13 years now - a choir singer for 7 years and now in a premier acapella group at the University...

I have just finished my first year at the University of Michigan Honors College. I have a deep love for the academic work I do and tutor with enthusiasm and passion. My style of tutoring is as diverse as the students we tutor here at Varsity Tutors, for every student learns differently. Finally, I personally understand the struggles of difficult school work, and simply want to help those who need it.

I am a rising senior at the University of Michigan studying Economics and Mathematics. I've been tutoring part-time on and off for years- and I've worked with students of all ages on a large range of different subject material. Each student learns differently, but I'm very comfortable trying out different teaching strategies. Whether I'm working with a 10 year old on Algebra or a 24 year old on Differential Equations, I always make it work.

...the most passionate about Math and Business classes. I also love tutoring for Standardized Tests! I spent most of the summer helping prepare my younger brother for his upcoming ACT, and we saw nearly four full points of improvement or more for each section. In my opinion, the most important part of education is confidence. My tutoring philosophy revolves around taking a step by step approach to help instill as much self-confidence in the student...

Current Senior at the University of Michigan, with hundreds of hours tutoring college and high school level Economics and Statistics

Hello, I'm hoping to be your next tutor! I've worked with kids of all ages and know that every one has a unique learning style and requires patience and attention. I look forward to working with you or your child to meet their goals