Viewing credentialed tutors from Belmont University

...an elementary school teacher and my first experience tutoring was helping his students study for their state exams. Since then, I have prepared hundreds of students for standardized tests as well as real world reading, writing, and math skills. I believe everyone has an innate yearning to learn. The key is finding a method that...

...English, Literature, and Writing. I have published three books, and I have received scholarship grants, including a Fulbright Scholarship, from multiple countries. I have successfully taught English and Philosophy courses for five years in New York City universities, and my teaching evaluations are among the highest at each university. I love great books, good movies,...

...ever account for the infinite variable of personality and general humanness; hence the importance of one-on-one teaching. I take my position as a tutor seriously for this reason; I approach students with the understanding that they will not all be the same, and that each requires consideration for their respective characters, abilities, and desires. In...

...tutor for the Nashville public school system, working with second and third grade students on reading and writing. Currently I serve as a volunteer at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital in the school program working with children in the inpatient unit. I am passionate about serving my peers and my community. Having fun and finding what motivates...

...involves critical thinking and universal concepts. My teaching philosophy is to target the student's source of frustration, to ensure correct terminology using the student's course materials, to provide strategies for memorizing information, and to focus the bulk of the tutoring session on the student's homework or projects. In addition, I am very understanding, patient, and...

...respectfully. As an educator, I believe it is my purpose to equip students to participate in democracy and see themselves as global citizens with a responsibility to their fellow human beings. In this manner, I base much of my approach to education in the theories of critical and expressive pedagogy, believing in the importance of...

...Northern California, London, and, most recently, New York. Due in part to my background in the performing arts, I am most excited about teaching literature, reading comprehension, and English. I also am passionate about helping students polish essays and language skills in preparation for the SAT and ACT. I am a big believer in the...

...analysis, essay construction, and other writing struggles. Having studied a foreign language for more than ten years, I am very attuned to the English language as well. My teaching style primarily includes a lot of visual presentation, and putting knowledge into practice through questions and activities. I am constantly striving to adapt my teaching methods...

I am a certified teacher who focuses on great strategies and motivating students. I incorporate visual and well as kinesthetic approaches in my teaching methods.... I believe strongly in the Montessori philosophy, where every learner is independent and everyone can be successful with the right tools. My job as a teacher is to present methods to solve each problem until we have found the way that works for each student. The only way to prove mastery is to clearly understand what is expected of each assignment. Gaining new skills is incredibly important, but being able to demonstrate these skills when asked, the way one is asked to, is as necessary as the mastery itself.

...can remember, I have had a passion instilled in me for learning. This passion is something that my teachers helped me foster through all my steps of education, and I would love to give back by helping your children foster their skills. Knowledge is power, and I want your children to head out into the...