Award-Winning STAAR Tutors serving Houston, TX

...to meet you! I am a recent graduate of UH, and teaching has always been a passion of mine. I enjoy the genuine process of developing a relationship with someone and cultivating that relationship, whether it be academic, personal, or professional. My passion for teaching is driven by working with others towards a common goal and helping all parties be mutually successful. I believe that it is essential to assess each student's needs and learning...

...rising junior at Yale University pursuing a dual degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science. I am passionate about helping students achieve their full potential and would love to play a role in helping you achieve yours. I specialize in standardized testing preparation, writing tutoring, and college admissions consulting. I hope to leverage my knowledge and experience in these areas to help you boost your scores, improve your writing, and convey your greatness...

...student. I believe it is important to welcome assistance from families to encourage the success of each student, both inside and outside of the classroom. My philosophy begins with recognizing each child as an individual with special abilities and talents. It is my responsibility as an educator to create and adapt lessons and an environment that draw out and develop the student's abilities. I believe we are all lifelong learners and it is my desire...

...elementary level to a collegiate level. Regardless of what subject I am working with someone on, I will strive to make sure the student understands. Personally, I have an easily approachable personality. I’m friendly and easy for students and parents to get to know and trust. It’s difficult to teach someone unless there is a foundation of trust between the two parties and my disposition makes it easy to achieve that relationship. I have many...

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...really allows young people to expand their thinking in ways they aren't challenged to in everyday situations. I work with every student and find ways to expand on their skill-sets, specializing in my teaching style for each individual. I am also a pre-med student so I have ample experience in sciences and social sciences such as Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology. Teaching any age group is a rewarding experience in itself, giving students confidence and allowing...

...in History and a minor in African-American Studies. As a historian, I see the challenge in getting young people interested in History; not because the History is boring, but more so because each student digests the information differently. I feel that History can be and fun and engaging topic if the right teaching/tutoring method is employed and tailored for the student struggling. I am passionate about learning from the past as the past can ultimately...

...in Biomedical Engineering. My experience with tutoring comes from helping my younger cousins (ranging from elementary to high school) in their school work. My favorite subjects, and the subjects that I tutor, are math and the sciences because I enjoy working with numbers. My teaching philosophy is help students understand the theory/concept rather than rote memorizationalthough there are times when being able to memorize details are important. When I tutor I like to break the...

...international education. I attended Georgetown University and the University of Chicago and have a genuine passion for helping students achieve academic success. I have taught a variety of subjects from 8th-12th grade, including AP US Government and Economics, IB Economics, IB World History, and IB Theory of Knowledge. In addition, I have 5 years experience as Senior Advisor to 12th grade students, both in public and private schools, which involved substantial assistance with college applications...

I am currently a junior at the University of Houston as a Psychology Pre-med student and would like to reach out and help kids with subjects that they may be struggling in to really help them boost their grades and get closer to achieving their set career goals. My main subjects include a variety of Math (Elementary-Algebra 2), English, writing, and reading comprehension.

...As an undergraduate, I was a teaching assistant responsible for teaching chemistry and microbiology labs. I believe each student is an individual and I adjust my tutoring style based on what works best for each individual. For example one child may benefit from visual learning while another student may learn best from a more hands on approach such as practice problems. I love helping students understand a concept that they previously struggled with. It gives...

...majoring in psychology with a minor in business administration. As a strong believer in education, I feel that tutors are essential for a student's success whether they are struggling with a particular subject or not. With that being said, I feel that tutors help expand the minds of the future, helping the child understand that they can solve any problem with practice and confidence! During my high school years, I tutored middle and high schoolers...

...preparing for the ACT and SAT respectively. I had a tutor - but I never felt comfortable asking questions or informing him that I did not understand. My mission since becoming an educator has always been to provide students with a safe space to express their challenges and academic shortcomings with the assurance that they would not be judged. Furthermore, I wanted them to know that we would work to find a viable solution to...

...learns in the same fashion or at the same rate. This does not mean a student is more or less intelligent than the next or the teacher is always right. There are fundamental methods and approaches that a student must learn when obtaining an education. The difference between a good teacher and a great one is adapting those methods and approaches to each individual. This cannot always be done in a classroom setting, and that...

...Certification from The University of Texas at Austin. I am certified to teach Composite Science for grades 6 - 12 in Texas. I also have a Master of Education in School Counseling and have passed the National Counselor Examination. I have 21 years of experience in Education. For 14 years I taught both level and honors classes of 8th grade Science. Currently I am a School Counselor at an elementary school and I work with...

...for private clients and can adapt teaching methods to accommodate to your students learning skills. Concerning SAT/ACT prep, I've had three years of experience helping students prepare for each exam, and I have developed several strategies and my own 6-12 week curriculum to help your student improve their scores! During our one-on-ones, we can focus on the students individual sections within the SAT to efficiently improve their scores. For spanish courses, I've taken over 6...

...English, Phonics, STAAR Grades 3-8, Elementary School Reading, Elementary School Writing, Middle School Reading, Middle School Writing and Middle School Reading Comprehension. My favorite subjects to tutor are phonics and phonemic awareness because they are the building blocks of literacy, but I also love to tutor anything related to reading and writing! When I tutor a student I really aim to gain an understanding of the student’s learning style during my first 1-2 sessions with...

...at College Station with a degree in biomedical science. My plans are to go to medical school and eventually become a doctor. I believe there is an interpersonal relationship that develops between a tutor and his student that is much harder to achieve in a school setting. I believe the potential for learning in a one on one environment far surpasses a classroom setting because of the mentor relationship that forms between a tutor and...

...for math went beyond learning it- I enjoy teaching it too! In addition to math, I enjoy tutoring English. As a tutor, it is my goal to help all clients reach their goals and master the subjects they are struggling in. I am a student myself, studying both speech pathology and creative writing at the University of Houston. In my free time, I enjoy going to concerts, writing poetry, and binge-watching sitcoms on Netflix like...

...and observing in Elementary schools and I remember just thinking to myself that although I am not these children's teacher I am making a difference, so why wouldn't I strive for success? I used to long to go to such great schools but I was told that I would never make it, but that ends now. As an uprising teacher I know that I can make an impact in children's lives everyday and for me...