Award-Winning Spanish Tutors in San Marcos, TX

I'm an experienced teacher and tutor with a Bachelors in English from the University of Alabama and a Masters in Literature and the Humanities from St. Edward's University, looking to help my students share in my love of learning!... The answer is out there. I really do think that, no matter what the problem is, a solution can be found if we all work hard enough!... Discuss what subjects or concepts the student is struggling with,...

...faced with a challenging subject, its tempting to think its beyond you. But growing up, anytime I had a question about math, I could go to my dad who taught math at a University level and he would make the subject fun and engaging. Because of that, I grew up loving math. No matter how difficult it was to grasp a concept at first, my dad would approach it in different ways until something clicked...

...peers in various subjects since high school, though the bulk of my ability and expertise lies in essay, paper, and speech writing/editing, non-calculus based statistical analysis, basic algebra, and in test prep skills. My ultimate desire is not only to help students understand subjects that they may be struggling with, but to help them cultivate a interest in and passion for the material itself. Understanding and ability in a subject is great, but a true...

...youth ages K-8 and I tutored and taught for Upward Bound during the semester and summer programs. I also taught cognitive skill building lessons to middle and high school aged youth for the YWCA's Restorative Justice program. Grasping the objectivity of math can be difficult and I know how frustrating it can be when it seems like all of your fellow classmates understand something that you don't because I was in the same position for...

...in learning through instruction that uses student's strengths to access new concepts. I am committed to meaningful, experience-based learning that builds conceptual understanding by utilizing student's interests and multiple literacies. I feel students can only learn if they feel comfortable taking risks and learning from their mistakes. I speak, read, and write fluently in both Spanish and English, and I am able to instruct in both languages. I have been teaching bilingual math and science...

...as Europe and Asia. I have taught a variety of grades from 3rd to middle school. I have concentrated my efforts on specializing in the areas of math and science in the upper elementary grades. Having students master math skills during this time in the education sets them up for future success and less frustration at the middle school level. Since science is so closely related to math at the middle school and high school...

...professionally in the technology industry for 5 years, selling cloud software for two high growth start-ups and IT products for an international corporation. Preceding this experience, I attended the University of California Santa Barbara and received a B.A. in Economics. Before college, I was a high school student in Palo Alto, CA where I scored a 2200 on the SAT and excelled in AP coursework (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, U.S. History, Biology, Chemistry, English and Calculus), receiving...

...studies there, I worked part-time as a Business and Spanish tutor, and I also assisted students reviewing essay grammar and style. Tutoring was always the favorite part of my day because my goal each time was for the students to leave feeling more confident in their subject matter and with a smile. As a former student athlete, I am quite too familiar that struggles in the classroom can be due to external events. That is...

...childhood to adults in Spanish. I believe we live in a global world and its so important to learn other languages so we learn about other cultures and traditions. I'm a passionate native Spanish speaker, novice low in French and novice high in Portuguese. I believe its so important to practice speaking a language as much as possible in order to become proficient in it. I have a lot of fun incorporating different cultural topics...

...and English 4. My undergrad degrees are in Communication Studies and Radio-Television-Film from UT Austin, my master's degree is in School Counseling from UT Tyler. I can tutor Academic Coaching, College Application Essays, Elementary Math, Science, Writing, middle school English, Math, Science, Pre-Algebra, Essay Editing,High School English, High School Writing, Public Speaking,STAAR EOC, Spelling Bee, Study Skills, Test Prep, Accuplacer. I began tutoring in the 9th grade when I set up the tutoring program at...