Award-Winning Summer Tutors in Harrisonburg, VA

...hard work and dedication. Too often in school it is easy for us become frustrated. The obstacles we face can seem insurmountable and the progress we are making nonexistent. However, if we apply ourselves with vigor we are always learning more than we know and making better progress than we suspect. Each student has it...

...help with undergraduate and law school admission prep and application review. In high school I was accepted to several top schools including Harvard, and have received acceptance letters from several law schools ranked as top ten in the nation. I would be more than happy to help you by answering any questions about the admissions...

...Through this experience, I discovered that learning through teaching is the best way to solidify a concept and to make sure you really understand it, so I like to check on students understanding by asking them to explain back to me using different words. As a veterinary student, my primary interests are in math and...

...I particularly love tutoring students and building that one-on-one relationship with them. I have high expectations for myself as a teacher as well as for my students because I believe each and every one of them has the potential to learn. It is my responsibility to give the students those opportunities as well as meet...

...the We Read To Succeed program of BBBS which targets to improve students' reading proficiency by the end of third grade, informing them the effectiveness of their program and future directions of the program. As a graduate assistant at the political science department of JMU, I assist faculty members in proctoring exams and give peer...

...with staff at UVA to turn the program into a class for the college students, to help hold them accountable and to integrate tutoring and mentoring skills into a syllabus. Last summer, I taught English and Math to children in India, and learned how hard but rewarding it is to teach the very basics of...

...the University of Georgia with a B.A. in Classical Culture and B.A. in Classical Languages (Latin) and minors in French and Dance. I have been a teacher for over six years, and I always strive to connect with my students to help them build confidence and learn the material and skills that they need to...

...a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and am currently pursuing my PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder. My research involvement has given me direct experience with many chemical concepts taught in class settings and has given me a deep appreciation of and excitement for the sciences. Through tutoring, I hope to share these insights...

...of my academic training. As a Tutor, I can do more than simply help students with homework. My approach to aiding them is three-fold. I will work to: 1. Review and reteach material from her school that has proven difficult. 2. Diagnostically assess for instructional gaps and then fill in gaps to bolster a strong...

...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 the student's individual interests and needs. For example, one 6th grade student loved to...