Award-Winning Tutors in San Rafael, CA

...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 and motivate them. With that experience, I am very comfortable working with middle school or high school students. My style of tutoring mostly reflects on guiding the students towards the correct way of analyzing. Instead of giving away ideas directly, I tend to question the students so they notice...

...was a TV director in Hunan Education Television,China. The program I conducted was a fun TV show which recorded children's life experiences. In 2011, I went to Hungary for an international internship, I served as a Chinese teacher in local primary school. From 2012, I have worked with College students on Chinese in University of San Francisco. I also tutored Math, Science, and Social Studies with elementary age students to high school students in Family...

I am in my second year as an undergraduate at UC Berkeley. I am an intended physics major and pre-medical student, so I plan to go to medical school. I have a strong passion for physics, though I also thoroughly enjoy chemistry and math. I have experience tutoring elementary and high school students, and would be comfortable working with college students in subjects I am qualified to teach.... I believe that the best way to learn is by teaching others: in explaining a difficult concept, one may often discover where one is less comfortable with the material. I hope to use this strategy to ensure that my students have a deep and complete understanding of the material. I am excellent at encouraging and motivating my students. I hope my passion for teaching will translate into enthusiasm in my students.

...as a full-time research specialist in a cancer biology lab at the University of Pennsylvania and part-time as a lifeguard and swim instructor at the UPenn pool. I am starting medical school this fall. Clearly I am passionate about science, and I think a huge part of that comes from a general love of learning about the world. I have always enjoyed teaching others, and helping students find things that they are passionate about. I...

...Arts with honors in both Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies with a concentration in animal ethics. Since graduation, I have been teaching various math classes, General Chemistry, and AP Chemistry at a private boarding school in Connecticut. I was a teaching assistant for many upper level chemistry, molecular biology, and mathematics courses in college and tutored privately the past seven years in a wide range of subjects, including standardized test...

...in Health Sciences with Highest Honors and led study groups to review for anatomy, physiology, microbiology, nutrition and general chemistry. While pursuing admission to a physician assistant graduate program I currently work as a k-5 math and language arts tutor with a brick and mortar company and privately tutor while completing a clinical externship in medical assisting. The student I work with is a visiting teacher from Mexico and former colleague who approached me to...

...Francisco, I have been enjoying helping my students improve their test scores on the SAT. I have a strong connection to all the subjects I tutor. Because I am studying science, I am most passionate about physics and math, but I excel in every subject I teach. Throughout my life, I have had many wonderful opportunities that resulted from my excellent education. It is important to me that my students receive an excellent education to...

...Davis, with a major in Managerial Economics. I have tutored students ranging from kindergarten to high school and in one-on-one to classroom settings. I specialize in Mandarin and Math. My teaching philosophy is to have fun while learning/teaching because a fun learning experience is also an effective one. I love helping others because seeing them succeed gives me a tremendous amount of joy and satisfaction. My students love me because I am approachable, fun, and...

...degree in Biochemistry. In addition, I enjoy teaching both biology and chemistry during my spare time-- this is my passion. I teach these subjects to all ages and strive to improve scientific literacy in my own way, that is, being an effective tutor. Moreover, my method of tutoring is particularly effective, because I get to know what type of learner the student is (e.g. visual learner, hands-on learner, etc.) and present the material in this...

...how to think so that he or she can become a critically thinking, self-sufficient individual in the future. Because students are often being tutored in a subject they find more difficult than others, I have found that positive reinforcement and acknowledging improvement is an extremely effective way to coax continuous effort even when levels of frustration and boredom are at their highest. Seeing a student grow mentally and emotionally and be prideful of their accomplishments...