Award-Winning HSPT Tutors serving La Grange, IL

a dedicated, distinguished, determined educator who is committed to excel as a caring creator and guider of meaningful learning experiences for students with individualized educational needs.

...tutored students at a bilingual elementary school in southwest Detroit. I also worked extensively as a tutor among high school age students during my time as an upperclassman. I specialize in literature, language arts, and writing. Currently, I hold a job as a Peer Writing Tutor at DePaul University's Center for Writing-based Learning. I enjoy...

...from previous years that may need some strengthening. For example...simpliyfing fractions will be difficult if you don't know your multiplication/division facts...so I would work on those topics if simplifying is difficult. For the younger kids, playing a game or two to break up the hour is always a great idea. Using visuals is great for...

...bachelors in Cell and Molecular Biology with a minor in Biochemistry. I love to tutor biology, it is so fascinating to learn about. I am constantly learning more and am amazed by the questions students ask me that urge me to keep learning. I also enjoy tutoring en Espanol which I learned from my parents...

...of one-on-one instruction. I also believe that student-driven tutorials are crucial, as they encourage joyful learning and active participation. I look forward to creating warm and comfortable tutorial spaces, that also offer high levels of academic rigor and clear behavioral expectations for both me and my students. Please, if you have any questions, feel free...

...academics, I have logged more than 500 community service hours in various mission trips and local organizations that I have worked with throughout the years. I look forward to working with any and all students that decide to hire me as their tutor, and will make it my personal goal to see them grow into...

...became a university student. I liked to help students have interest in learning, especially science. I like it when my students feel free to ask me any questions in and out of the learning process. Great rapport makes one a good tutor. I have taught general science and biology for middle and high school students...

...I believe that it is wrong to call the disparities in skill an achievement gap; rather, I believe it is an opportunity gap. It isn't that students aren't capable of success, it's that the opportunity for success is not always readily available to them. I am a teacher who strives to change that!

...am currently learning Armenian, my fourth language, and I love tutoring foreign languages because I love helping students discover the ins and outs of a new language and culture. I also have experience tutoring elementary school students in reading, writing, and math through 826CHI's After School Tutoring and Writing Project. I am also a writer...

...isn't. There are different factors -- motivation, organization, empathy, discipline -- which are much more important. And, crucially, these are all qualities that people can change and control. That's where curiosity comes in. Ask yourself this: what do you care the most about? What can't you stop doing, reading about, striving to improve? It could...