Award-Winning Tutors in Webster Groves, MO

...spent five years as the Educational Therapist for a non-profit Autism Center before starting a new path with Special School District in the Applied Behavior Analysis department. I am currently a teacher for a self contained high school in an Autism classroom. Besides Autism I have great experience with a variety of learning differences. I have been tutoring for the last 11 years, whether privately or through Varsity Tutors. I have worked with children in...

...medical school. This has given me a wide range of subjects that I am familiar with and comfortable tutoring, especially in biological fields such as Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics. I am originally from Omaha, Nebraska, but over the past 5 years, I have gotten to know and love the Saint Louis area. I am a patient, kind individual that will work to meet the needs of any student that I have the privilege of tutoring.

...the information provided with which to answer said questions. I think the pure logic and reasoning behind all of the sections is immensely mentally stimulating. With effective notations and understanding how to best manage one's time, the LSATs become far less daunting and any individual looking to take the LSATs can take the test while maintaining a very calm and collected mindset. For US history, I think context in history is what makes history such...

...an internship program at an international boarding high school called Brockwood Park School located in Hampshire, UK. I spent the 2013-2014 school year living in England teaching a textiles course and exploring philosophy with my peers. The infamously gray English weather brought me back to my home state of California in September. My experience working at an English language school with international students inspired me to volunteer as an ESL tutor at the Pleasanton Library....

...company called Sigma-Aldrich. While at school, I worked as a TA for both general and Organic Chemistry and I have taken courses in a vast majority of chemical fields including Organic, Inorganic, Analytical, Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry and even Nanochemistry. I also took four years of high school German and four years of college German courses, and I enjoy finding new opportunities to practice my language skills. In addition to academics, I was a Division III...

...well as tutor students in an undergraduate neuroscience course. After graduation, I worked full-time in medical research and part-time in bioinformatics education where I developed educational materials for college bioinformatics courses throughout the US in addition to helping teach bioinformatics methodology to visiting faculty at Wash U. During my graduate program I served as a teaching assistant for a course in Epidemiology. The aspect of teaching that I most enjoy is the challenge of putting...

...student at the University of Pennsylvania. Because I see myself primarily as a philologist, I am studying in order to enter a Ph.D program. I believe that language is one of the primary factors in shaping how we, as individuals, think and present our ideas to the world. I am also a proponent of teaching Classical languages such as Latin and Ancient Greek to students in high school because these languages require the development of...

...which help students who did not grasp the topic in class. Even for those who dislike math, we will keep working until we find a way so you feel comfortable. I also tutor ACT. As a high school student, my score increased by 6 points, so I am eager to help others do the same. I see the test as a game, and you just need to learn the rules, making it possible for everyone...

...about education and learning, I find it very rewarding to work with students and help them achieve their academic goals. I have five years of experience teaching high school math and I have confidence in my abilities to help identify areas where a student is struggling and work with them to understand the material. I’m a very patient instructor who easily adapts to meet the learn style of the student I’m working with.... I believe that everyone is capable of learning, and that it is my role as instructor to encourage a student’s desire to learn. As a teacher or tutor, it is my responsibility to create an environment best suited to learning, to help students effectively master new concepts and skills, to accommodate different learning styles, to bridge the gaps in understanding when a student is struggling, and to encourage a student’s successes. I am an instructor because I personally enjoy guiding students through their learning process and helping them reach their academic goals. I believe that this genuine enthusiasm for learning is important to encourage and motivate students and is the most effective way to inspire their best effort. One of the most important concepts I hope to impart to students is that learning is a process that never ends. For me, the learning process includes improving myself both personally and professionally.

...because I believe that knowing a foreign language is important for living in such a diverse world. Knowing multiple languages promotes tolerance for other cultures and is beneficial to almost any field. I am very passionate about school however, I understand that learning a language can be very difficult for some. As a tutor, I try my best to accommodate each student's learning style and abilities. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, exercising, playing...