Award-Winning STAAR Tutors serving Houston, TX

...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 methods. Understanding how quickly students learn, their weaknesses/strengths, in addition to their motivations for receiving tutoring is key to ensuring the student's success.

...there! My name is Amina and I am a 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...

...school teaching career, I have been passionately committed to inspiring students' interest in learning, maximizing individual student performance and growth, and empowering students' self-confidence and worth. My passion for teaching has taught me the value of patience, understanding, and flexibility. The students with whom I have worked have shown me that these qualities are necessary for having a healthy and successful relationship with them. I work very closely with each student. I consciously provide individualized...

...Texas all my life. I’ve moved from Houston to Austin and back again. I attended the University of Texas at Austin where I pursued a degree in sound engineering and recording technology with an emphasis in Pre-Med and Pre-Law. I plan on attending an institution where I can achieve a medical doctorate simultaneously with a degree in jurisdictional prudence. Five years at the UT has taught me how to take in complicated information, process it...

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...Sciences at Texas A&M University and have a minor in English. I plan on attending medical school and becoming a clinical psychiatrist. I have tutored for 4 years now, starting with age groups 4-10 and later on began to teach high school and middle school students, helping them prepare for AP subjects and SAT/ACT testing. My strong suit is in English ( Literature, Grammar, Writing, and especially SAT/ACT English and Grammar sections, and SSAT middle...

...am a recent college graduate with an undergrad degree 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...

...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 problem down into smaller steps which helps my students understand the material better. On my free time I like to go to the...

...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 and personal essay editing. My extracurricular experience includes coaching the chess club at two schools, directing the Model United Nations team, and teaching...

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.

...on approach such as practice problems. I love helping students understand a concept that they previously struggled with. It gives you a good feeling to know that you have helped and could possibly have an impact on this child's or teenager's education experience. I absolutely love animals. I read in my spare time. I enjoy spending time with friends and family. If you feel that I'm the right tutor for your child, I'd be delighted...

...tutoring for elementary school students where I helped them solve word problems and fractions effectively! My tutoring expertise does not stop there. I am currently volunteering at a school for students who have autism where I not only assess their behavior, but also their writing and mathematical skills! As I mentioned earlier, I am a firm believer in education and I will do my very best to help the student not only know the course...

...have worked with students in grades K-12 on writing, reading, and occasionally math instruction. Far more often than not, the outcome has been successful. It has been successful because I worked to create an atmosphere of complete transparency, and I learned to pay careful attention to each of my students. Therefore, I could identify academic challenges or misunderstanding that in some cases they were not aware of themselves. Creating an open space that leads to...

...is adapting those methods and approaches to each individual. This cannot always be done in a classroom setting, and that is why we have tutors. I may not be the right tutor for everyone, but I'll do my best with everyone and hopefully change a few lives. In the end, this is not just about teaching them a specific subject, it's helping them evolve how they think in order to allow them to attack any...

...honors classes of 8th grade Science. Currently I am a School Counselor at an elementary school and I work with students grades pk - 6. My passion for learning is infectious and I strive to make connections between the subject matter and the real world. It is important for students to have a connection to the subject they are studying. My experience as a School Counselor makes me an expert tutor because I understand the...

...on the students individual sections within the SAT to efficiently improve their scores. For spanish courses, I've taken over 6 years of Spanish classes from junior high all the way up through university courses. I've also had experience in Study Abroad in Costa Rica in which I learned the Spanish language for two months. I've had past experience tutoring students to help repair them for their upcoming high school Spanish career, and understand what high...

...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 them. This then allows me to tailor my teaching to their learning style, making it easier for them to grasp difficult concepts. Outside of...

...one on one environment far surpasses a classroom setting because of the mentor relationship that forms between a tutor and his student. In high school, I was in the position of a student that needed academic help but could not find it in the classroom. It was after a family friend that was also a tutor devoted their time and energy to helping me succeed that I was able to truly learn. He is still...

...working at my local Mathnasium, I discovered my love 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...

...is very important to me. I do well under pressure and I know that I can work well in the teaching field very well, as I am gaining experience already. Problem solving is one of my strong suits and I know that my organizational skills will work well for me especially when having to work towards a Master's degree. Many times people may say that their parents are their motivation to getting through life and...