Award-Winning Tutors serving Pike-Market, WA

...American studies. In the fall I will be starting a program in Speech and Hearing Sciences, and plan to follow up with a masters in Speech Language Pathology. During my undergraduate career, I was enthralled with the life sciences, and am passionate about passing that excitement on. The subjects that I love teaching most are...

...I enjoy tutoring because it gives me a chance to develop a relationship with a student where we can work together to accomplish his/her/their goals. I love getting to know new people and try my best to tailor sessions to my students, so please feel free to reach out to me with any questions!... I believe that every student is an individual learner; what may work for one may not work for another. Communication will always...

...show. I majored in Neuroscience and Behavior in college, so I learned a lot about Biology and Psychology, and I plan on getting a Master's in Bioengineering. I spent two years serving with the Peace Corps in Peru, where I learned to speak Spanish, build stoves out of adobe, and a lot about life in...

...Since my graduation I have traveled extensively, spending a year teaching ESL in Huelva, Spain and another year teaching ESL outside of Seoul in South Korea. Both were remarkable experiences and have significantly shaped my teaching style while simultaneously, through the stories of my students, demonstrating to me the paramount importance of education in today's...

...my life like a bowl of perfect hand-made noodles. Like 90% of people in the world, music is also big in my life. I love attending music concerts, which my slightly compromised hearing can attest to. Also, not to brag but I'm aslo pretty ace at air-guitar. I love hiking because I like to scream...

...I have a near-native accent and a nuanced understanding of grammatical structure from years of studying and teaching higher level French. I would love to work with all levels of French learners from those looking to brush up their French for their next journey abroad to students from preschool to high school! As an English...

...levels. I really enjoy being able to help students succeed. I was a French Studies major at Fordham University, with a pre-medical concentration. As a result, I am passionate about a wide range of subject matter from the sciences to the humanities and want to share my passion with students at any level. Currently, I...

...in Chemical Engineering and an M. Div from a theological seminary, so I'm comfortable with a wide range of academic topics. I love working one-on-one with students because it allows me to find creative ways to help them master new concepts. My teaching style is all about helping students problem solve so that the end...

...and I believe understanding a student’s learning style is paramount to effective teaching: I will get to know my students so that I can help them succeed. I have tutored English as a second language and writing before, and I love to teach Chinese and biology too. In my free time I enjoy reading, writing,...

...assistant, where I kept office hours for all accounting courses. During my last job I taught the new associates various software and tax topics. While learning business concepts I believe it is very important to see the big picture. It can be very easy to get lost in the details of calculations, but its important...

...subject, and that's why I like it. Though this may seem hard to believe, I have found that writing too can really be mastered by following some pretty straight forward guidelines. From writing dense, scientific-literature heavy lab reports to history papers and even creative essays, I've applied these rules and have found with a little...

...we work together. Reading for fun is one of my hobbies, but I know how to inspire struggling readers and teach them techniques for making sense of what they're reading. I would describe my tutoring style as rigorous, positive and focused on each individual student and what they need and want to learn to be...

...was an AP Scholar with distinction, a title earned for scoring above average on 7 AP tests. As a Senior in High School while taking AP Calculus AB, I was a peer tutor in my school's Pre-Calculus course. Other tutoring experience comes from volunteering to help my peers in their math and Computer Science classes....

...teach and mentor the critical writing process to undergraduate and master's degree students at Goddard College, including Spanish-speaking ESL students. This past year, I developed and taught an original curriculum intertwining creative writing, creative movement and theater for a month-long workshop series at Velocity Dance Center, and for the Seattle Festival of Dance Improvisation. I...

...learned about the interaction between government and nonprofit sectors in community building. While in Coro, she worked on projects impacting different communities in the Pittsburgh area, including developing a comprehensive curriculum to bring the Dignity & Respect Sportsmanship program to local schools with Best of the Batch. Ruth lives with her husband, Howard, in Pittsburgh,...

...for a year as a Marine Reservist. When I returned, I taught high school math classes for three years. Budget cuts sent me to a middle school where I taught the high school credit classes there as well as coached the math team. I have a lot of teaching experience and have learned tricks and...

...two years tutoring math subjects ranging from Algebra to Calculus. I added two more years in college tutoring the same subjects, along with Physics and Statistics. At both locations I worked in a tutoring center, so I have experience working with many different students with many different learning styles. As a tutor at Western, I...

...ensure my students understand each component of the language fully until moving onto the next. Language learning builds on itself, and if one gets caught up and confused within the first weeks, there is no doubt trouble will arise down the road. I like to ensure my students feel confident each step of the way...

...adult learners. The best part of tutoring for me is when a student truly begins to enjoy a subject that they initially found difficult. I love when students recognize their own progress and begin to feel very comfortable with things that were once very intimidating. I tutor many subjects from Reading and Math to Spanish...

...their bare elements and working from there helps prevent students from shutting down because they have no idea what to do when they see a new problem. While I am here to help students do better in their classes I am also here as a mentor for schooling in general. I am always willing to...