Award-Winning Tutors in Midtown, TN

...that be visually, through examples, etc. This allows me to provide an individualized tutoring session to each person I tutor. I believe no two students should be tutored the same was; every student has different learning methods and I view it as my responsibility to modify my tutoring style to fit each individual student.

...try to break down the ideas behind problems for students however it most makes sense to them so that they understand what they are working on and how best to approach it. Outside of schoolwork I love cooking, volleyball and watching a Royals game. I am very passionate about social justice issues and I hope...

...The school where I teach is small enough that I teach almost every math class, and I have designed my own curriculum. This gives me a lot of opportunities to try out new and exciting ways to present information. Many of my students are non-traditional learners, whether they have learning differences, anxiety, ADHD, and/or are...

...mentoring in college through a program called Reading Friends. After graduating college, I joined Teach for America and began teaching at a middle school in Nashville. Last year I taught Social Studies, and this year I moved into teaching literacy. I will continue in this position next year as well. Not only do I have...

...experience tutoring elementary subjects such as algebra and geometry, and I feel I can be very useful for standardized testing as well. My strengths lie mostly in STEM areas, but I learned a few strategies that helped me greatly for reading portions of standardized tests as well. Regarding standardized tests in particular, I believe learning...

...always been passionate about learning math and science. I have also particularly excelled in these fields, perhaps due to my passion, and I managed to score a 790 on the math SAT and SAT II. I also took 5 AP Exams as a high school student, receiving 5s in Calculus BS, statistics, computer science, biology,...

...playing music with friends when I can get some free time. I have been tutoring my fellow students throughout my entire academic career, and I would best describe my tutoring style as one that adapts to each students' needs. For example, I have always tried to frame questions in a different way so that the...

...Bachelor of Arts in English from Lipscomb, and a Masters of Arts in Library Media from UWA. I taught several middle school and secondary school English in the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools for twenty-five years before becoming a Library Media Specialist. I worked for five years in the Library Media Center for a local middle...

I am driven by the philosophy to "seek not to become a person of success, but a person of value"(Albert Einstein) by helping others.... Knowledge is power, but the application of knowledge is more powerful.... Ask questions about his / her view on learning.... Teach him / her effectively.... Be accessible, engaged, continuously ask questions, and be knowledgeable about the appointed subject.

...a career in journalism and media. During my time at Vanderbilt, I worked with the The After School Program (TAP), which gave me the opportunity to work with middle school students on their reading skills. I have also had significant experience editing and developing high school level writing. In addition to reading and writing I...