Award-Winning Summer Tutors serving Costa Mesa, CA

...you have learned in class but also to make sure you can apply this material in different ways relating to your course. By first targeting weaknesses, you'll be able to come out of sessions feeling like a pro, and ready to ace your exams! I use various teaching methods, all of which can be adjusted...

...to success on their standardized tests. I believe that an education is one of the most influential things a person can possess, and am passionate about helping students succeed academically and helping them overcome frustration they may feel to begin to enjoy their education, too. Beyond academics, I passionately love to read, cook, and do...

...sing English songs, learn phonics, or practice new scripts and role-plays. It was also a joy to see how excited and competitive my elementary and middle school students were on Special Activity days or when it was time to take Speaking & Listening tests, or even to practice building sentences. Over the past year, I...

...effect ways to memorize a textbook. In this way, I agree with William B. Yeats in that "education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." I empower my students to seek answers on their own and develop their critical thinking skills. As a tutor, I structure my teaching around...

...in, and I shape my lesson plans around their interests. I communicate with my students to make sure they are understanding and they feel like we are moving toward their goals. All people are smart and able, so even when students seem disinterested, I hold them to a high expectation. I care about my students...

...pop culture articles on the side, and aspire to be a college professor of literature; consequently, I most enjoy teaching English and composition, and pride myself on being able to break down essay-writing to its most fundamental, obvious-as-peanuts basics. When I am not saving children from the abyss of school-related anxiety, I indulge in film...

...over 10 years experience teaching in higher education (and have loved every minute of it). I am an artist, having received my Master of Fine Arts degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I also taught Sculpture. I've taught a broad range of topics, from Art History to to Web Design....

...As an English teacher, I love tutoring writing skills, literature, and vocabulary development, but I also really enjoy tutoring Algebra and SAT math. My well-rounded background gives me an advantage in SAT preparation, and my easy-going personality makes tests less stressful. When I am not working, I am usually swing dancing! I also spend my...

...classroom teaching students from a variety of backgrounds and found that what was most important was finding ways to reach my students so they could learn. High achievement scores on tests were great, and my students had those, but being able to work with them, one-on-one, to see the light bulbs turn on was always...

...for the last four or five years. I love helping students to understand their full potential in school. I am patient and understanding, and I am happy to explain a concept as many times and in as many different ways as necessary for a student's understanding. I believe that all students have different learning styles,...

...I have been a graduate student in Geophysics at the University of California, Riverside, where I am also employed as a teaching assistant for various courses in the Earth Sciences department, including Natural Disasters, Global Climate Change, and Introductory Geology. I was awarded an Outstanding Teaching Assistant award for the 2014-2015 school year.