Award-Winning Tutors in Alexandria, VA

...students I tutor. My focus is on creating a solid foundation for students to expand their own learning. I strive to make the subject they are dealing with engaging and accessible so that they can increase their performance and become successful, self-reliable students. I am originally from Puerto Rico, I went to college St. Louis, and studied in China for a year. I enjoy water sports, especially scuba diving and paddle boarding, and reading.

Teaching and tutoring are my passion because they give me the opportunity to have a positive impact on my students' learning experiences as I help them reach their full potential. My experiences as a French Teacher's Assistant at Carleton College and a Summer Science Teacher at Breakthrough-Minneapolis have taught me to utilize different tutoring and teaching techniques to accommodate students with different learning styles. I look forward to working with you!

...human rights law. I love using teaching to build relationships and share ideas with his students! Though I teach a wide variety of subjects and enjoy them all for different reasons, I feel most comfortable teaching test prep (SAT, GRE, LSAT) and TOEFL. My teaching approach is a combination of enthusiastic, friendly support and targeted, analytical skill development. I have two dogs: a black lab mix named Hank, and a Norwich terrier named Rufus.... I think that a good teacher should address not just the material being studied, but also the attitude towards studying in general. The way we approach our studies gives us the opportunity to sharpen our work ethic and self-esteem, as well as allowing us to develop a vision for our futures.

...my 49ers during football season and spending time with my family! I have been lucky to teach 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th grade. I have also had the opportunity to teach Physical Education and Technology. Working with a variety of age groups has allowed me to connect different strategies with the individual needs of students. During these experiences, I have become a solid Math and Reading teacher. I have helped kids develop phonic's skills, reading...

...excelled in financial accounting, intermediate accounting, advanced accounting, tax accounting, accounting information systems, auditing, and government and not for profit accounting. In my experience with helping struggling students, I believe that I have succeeded because of my ability to break down advance subjects into layman terms and relate the information in an understandable manner. I am a strong advocate of learning as I relate it to the natural rights of all men; life, liberty, and...

...your goal score and more. To do well, you don't need to become a better reader or writer - you simply need the strategies that will help you be a better test taker. I'm a government affairs professional in D.C., with a passion for government and politics and an academic background in Political Science and American Studies. Whatever your question in political science or government may be, I can assure you that I have the...

...I love to tutor! My tutoring style is VERY student-centered. I like to asses where my students are and set individual goals to guide the work that we do in each session. In my spare time, I enjoy running, playing bocce, visiting museums, learning Italian, and spending time with friends and family. I also think that it is very important to travel and see the world! My next trip will be to Rome and Venice,...

...interning at an International Development Consulting firm, in their education team, in downtown DC. I think education is absolutely essential to shaping a person’s character, opinions, and success in life which is why I enjoy tutoring, and more importantly, mentoring students. I've previously tutored the SAT and really enjoy cracking the Critical Reading and Writing sections of the exam – because I love reading and writing. I tutored Economics in college, both for classes and...

...thinking, and I enjoy showing others that it can be easy to conquer any Math problem. Math makes us smarter every day. Most importantly, tutoring Math is the fastest way to track a students progress, and its pretty obvious if a tutor and a student can work together very effectively. My teaching philosophy is made up of just four simple words: Love, Motivation, Fun, and Strategy. The first step in leading students is to help...

...from the nation's top researchers and professors. Since my major was in Biology, my areas of expertise are biological sciences such as Biology, Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. I am also strong in SAT writing and reading, with special techniques of my own for upping the score for the SAT writing section. I was a chemistry lab teaching assistant for two years for the Chemistry Department at Johns Hopkins University. The selection process for teaching assistants...