Award-Winning Tutors in Palo Alto, CA

...San Francisco for the summer. I attended Lowell High School and discovered my love for Math and Physics as a student there. I am a very curious person, always trying to learn something new. This is probably why I was so drawn to Physics in the first place. As a current Physics Major at NYU, I have gained a very strong understanding of all Math and Physics. In high school, I tutored students in Spanish...

...the social sciences and humanities – including History, English, and Psychology, to name a few. My experience includes years of working with children and young adults on reading, comprehension and phonics, writing and essay preparation from research papers to college admission essays. I also spent many years supporting students in the improvement of study skills, organization and time management. Since I am fluent in two languages and studied a variety of different languages in the...

...Spanish Tutor I am a highly educated native Spanish speaker from Mexico City. I earned my degree in Economics and Social Sciences at La Universidad Nacional Autonoma De Mexico, the biggest university in Latin America and the same university where both of my parents were distinguished academic figures. My strong command of the Spanish language and formal education allows me to be an effective Spanish teacher and provide expert instruction to my students.

...living in Spanish speaking countries, including a semester studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina and a year of teaching in Sevilla, Spain. I am a teacher of many skills- I have spent years coaching youth lacrosse, leading groups of kids on backpacking trips in Wyoming, and introducing ceramics to college students- but I am most passionate about sharing the magic of language and the places it can take you. While teaching English in Spain, I was...

...quantitative background and fluency in Chinese. Math has always been my favorite subject because it is a universal language. It is a powerful tool that allows people around the world to communicate. Upon arriving in the United States, my leadership and background reflected on the role of being a Co-President of SHINES, a tutoring club, in High School. During the period of presidency, I had tutored my fellow classmates in Math and Science to inspire...

...in Japan and 19 years in Great Britain, and I have traveled in more than a dozen other countries, including Russia, China, Korea, Scandinavia, and other countries in western Europe. All of that experience has given me a perspective on US, European and World History and Government that is different from most history teachers in the United States, and I believe this makes me a better teacher. Teaching and tutoring are very personal activities and...

...was a trainer in the gym. This experience not only made me a better tutor, but improved my grasp of the subjects as well. In fact, it increased my learning in every subject area, as I often spent time thinking about how I would teach the subjects I was learning to others. I am passionate about helping others improve, and I view learning as the highest pursuit. I am especially patient and logical in my...

...to attend law school where I hope to study Environmental Law, but I am also very passionate about teaching and tutoring. I have a broad range of tutoring experiences: from teaching math and statistics to high school students in Tanzania, tutoring international students in English at UC Davis, working at a preschool and kindergarten, and, of course, privately tutoring students (of all ages) in many different subjects. I have a passion for learning languages- I...

I am currently a senior at Santa Clara University, double majoring in Computer Science and Math, with a Spanish minor. I love math and CS, whether it be problem-solving, programming, algorithms, you name it, and I love teaching, so I look forward to helping you out!... Some students need to be retaught for certain material if they did not understand it in class. I will gladly reteach any unclear concepts, but to ensure that a student has reached an understanding, I ask that the student explain a concept to me if they claim to understand. Another method I like to use is examples; I find that giving the student an additional similar example to do and asking them to work out the answer on their own sufficiently proves that he or she understands the material.

...and websites for two years, I attended Stanford University where I received a Masters in Education. For six years, I taught Mathematics from Basic Math through Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus at a public high school in San Francisco unified working with both English language learners and mainstream students. My ability to speak Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese) as well as some Spanish came in handy working with recent immigrants. I also worked with a countless number...