Award-Winning Tutors serving Buckman, OR

...can arrive at an answer themselves; I've found that this method allows for a greater degree of retention opposed to simply demonstrating the problem and hoping they will remember the steps. I know that anyone can learn any subject with enough dedication, no matter how difficult, and I am excited to help inspire this motivation!

...favorite subject to tutor is Calculus 1, because it can be so intuitive when explained well. When tutoring, I find it most effective to have the student work on the problems and help them through roadblocks rather than lecture at them. In my free time, I play the piano/keyboard in a few local bands, and...

...After teaching math full time for a few years, I will be working on going back to school to pursue a career in applied mathematics. That means I will have homework too! Outside of work, I spend most of my time rock climbing, training for marathons, and practicing aerial silk and trapeze.... Mistakes help us learn any topic. In teaching math, I like to help students understand what mistake they made in their process and why...

...you prepare for standardized tests, including the GED, SAT, and GRE. When I'm not involved in academic work, I enjoy being active: running, biking, hiking, and spending time outside. I like to garden, and eat healthy food I grew myself. I have young kids who keep me on the go, always challenging me to learn...

Have a love of learning and enjoy teaching others

...Gabriel and I currently live in Portland, Oregon. I am a graduate of UC Berkeley (BA in History) and Stanford University (MA in Japanese). My fields of specialization are Japanese language, literature, culture, and linguistics; comparative literature; American and East Asian history; and more generalized subjects such as literary analysis and social science study methods.

...switch majors. The rest is history. In my experience, math is one of those subjects that people seem the most fearful of learning; sometimes believing they are predisposed to not being able to learn it. I think that while it might be harder for some people, a lot depends on how it is taught, so...

...comes from the Greek and means "to midwife, or aid in giving birth," in this sense, to an idea. I prefer to ask the student lots of guiding questions, instead of didactically infusing them with answers. This method results in what I like to call "intellectual exhilaration," in other words, the student is excited because...

...ended, my goal is to make the student comfortable and empower them giving them the confidence in their own abilities to achieve. I am a firm proponent of education believing it to be absolutely necessary for an improved quality of life, and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my students. In my...

...at Pacific University in Oregon, where I am focusing on Fiction. While I love writing, my true passion is helping children with disabilities. I found my love of reading through many hours of feeling alone and isolated as a hard of hearing child; I am so excited to tutor kids like myself who have to...

...is not just passing the knowledge but inspiring students to learn and to be a problem solver. I also taught my three sons in their Math courses from middle school to high school. Michael graduated from Oxford University in UK, Fred and Felix are college students in Williams College and Brown University, respectively. Let me...

...in Mandarin at my school for 2 years. I enjoy working with students with pronunciation, reading, writing and speaking conversations. I grew up in Hong Kong. I learned to speak three languages fluently since I was in kindergarten. I am confident in helping with your Mandarin skills. I believe everyone could succeed in excelling in...

...The University of Texas at Dallas. I have tutored students K-10 in various grade level mathematics subjects at the Mathnasium Learning Center and have experience teaching small groups and one-on-one students. I have also worked as an assistant for SAT prep classes, particularly the English/Reading sections. In all my tutoring, I like to utilize the...

...University in Lakewood, Colorado. I am working towards a B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Music, and hope to eventually open up my own clinical counseling private practice. During high school, I discovered a love for knowledge, both in class and out. I enjoy reading books, listening to podcasts, and sharing the knowledge I...

...is to show them that math is not some magical unknown subject, but has very specific rules that tell you how to get the problem done. It can be very satisfying and even beautiful when something clicks in your brain. I intend to share that with students, so they can become more skilled at problem...

...experience teaching these concepts and of course teaching the program itself and can help make it a lot of fun and can teach you skills that will take students beyond the program itself! I had the pleasure of traveling with my professors during my studies to Italy where I continued my education for a semester....

...of Oregon, currently in the education program majoring in Elementary School teaching and minoring in Special Education. I have recently extended my studies into a classroom setting, and enjoy working with 4th and 5th graders at Edison Elementary School improving upon their math skills. These students are diverse, varying in understanding, ability, and background, providing...

...Reed College in Portland, OR. I work as a researcher in a cognitive neuroscience lab studying human perception, and I am interested in pursuing a graduate degree in neuroscience. I have always been drawn to tutoring and mentorship roles, beginning when I joined my high school's Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program as a peer...

...varying proficiency levels are mixed within every class, requiring a multi-faceted and flexible approach so as to integrate all students and prepare them to achieve learning objectives. In addition to being cognizant of proficiency variation among students and adjusting lessons to suit individual needs, I have been strongly motivated to teach in post-conflict societies, such as...

...National Merit Scholar and graduate of Pomona College, one of the elite liberal arts colleges in the United States. I am excited to help students through all sorts of academic challenges. I bring patience, integrity and a positive attitude. I am a writer, so for reading and writing help especially -- come my way!