Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Philadelphia, PA

...works well for them. For a bit of background, I graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Architecture & Environmental Studies. After college, I received a Fulbright Scholarship to study architecture at Cambridge University, where I got my Master's degree in Architecture. Due to some personal exposure I had to family illness, I decided to switch paths and pursue a career in medicine, and I'll be applying to medical school next year. I've been...

...firm, a NJ appeals judge, an internal auditing firm and a real estate attorney's office. I have developed my leadership and organization skills while working in fast-paced and more relaxed employers. My tutoring experience includes tutoring undergraduate accounting students, other undergraduates while I was completing my law degree, and teaching the SAT for a national test prep company. In my free time, I like to explore Philadelphia's restaurants. I am a huge foodie and enjoy...

...Counselor working with students from grades 6-12. In my two years of experience, I have had the opportunity to network with college admissions counselors across the country, and I gladly connect my students to any college admissions departments I am familiar with. Although my tutoring specialty is test prep -- SAT, ACT, PSAT, SHSAT, and GRE -- I particularly love tutoring writing, and creative writing is a hobby of mine. My philosophy is that even...

...struggling, eager middle school students. I have taught students of varying ages, education levels, and socioeconomic backgrounds over the years, which I believe has helped me grow as an tutor. Given that this is a service industry, my number one goal is to see my students improve. Tutoring is a give-and-take process, and as such I encourage my students to give me feedback regarding my methods, pace, or level of difficulty. I look to challenge...

...needs of each student. I believe that all students are unique, and thus have their own personal styles of interpreting and retaining information. By teaching students through lessons created in harmony with an individuals learning style, students are able to understand information at a whole new level. I believe that all students are capable of achieving academic success, they just need information to be communicated in a way that their unique minds can process. During...

...Bachelor of Arts in English. As for pertinent work experience prior to Varsity Tutoring, I have tutored middle school aged children in English for a year as a part of the PAIR program and helped graduate students from foreign countries practice their conversational English. Please feel invited to contact me and/or ask me your questions. I am able to travel to most of Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs, and my schedule is flexible. I look...

As a college student studying to be an elementary school teacher, I have learned how to engage students in their learning by making them active participants. I believe that students learn by doing and a teacher is there to encourage and guide the students through each step of the way!... I believe that learning can be a complex process, and students need to be an active participant. The role of a teacher is to encourage and...

...High School. Over the past 10 years I have taught numerous courses, including European History, US History, World History, and Political Science. I have taught all levels of those courses. In that time I have also taken a strong passion for the writing process and mentor a lot of students outside of my class with their writing and analytic skills. Since teaching at Wissahickon, I have obtained two Master's degrees. One in Instructional and Developmental...

I enjoy helping someone to get where he/she wants to or needs to go. I believe everyone is unique; therefore there isn't just one method in dong anything. Everyone is motivated by something. It is just a matter of finding what that motivation is. ... Find out the root of the problem and work to eradicate that. Not everyone has the same problem; therefore, one cannot use the same method to teach or to learn.... Discover...

I believe that learning is a truly individual experience, and that tutoring gives students the opportunity to learn and incorporate information in fresh, personal ways. I have considerable experience working with students of all ages, from K-12 to second-careers. I bring a broad humanities education, having done a liberal-arts Bachelors at the prestigious College of William & Mary, "the alma mater of the nation," and recently graduated with my Masters from Princeton Theological Seminary.

...common thread that strings all of these jobs together is a sense of curiosity and a desire to learn about the world around me. I would love to instill that same type of enthusiasm in my students. My photography classes introduce the possibilities of the art by providing examples, asking questions, and allowing students to fill in the blanks. My hope for all of my learners is to help them communicate their own unique perspectives...

...style that will ensure continuing success and development in and out of the classroom. I'm completely invested in seeing each student I tutor grow and become successful students and will not settle for any less. I have also been a choreographer for 5 years and a swim teacher for 1 year, both jobs of which I work with children in 3rd-12th grade. In other words, I believe I truly understand the vast majority of learning...

...have found that many smart, motivated students lack the skills they need to maintain a strong GPA in college. To address this problem, I began to focus my high school tutoring on writing and critical analysis skills, and I worked one-on-one with some of my college students. I developed a system that focuses on developing reading comprehension, organized writing, and analytical thinking. These skills enable you to succeed on standardized tests like the SAT, but...

...truly believe that if you cannot explain something simply, then you do not understand it properly. That is why I endeavor to give the most straightforward explanation possible. I am a firm believer in contextualization - most especially in history - as it offers a broader and deeper understanding of concepts, which allows students better recall ability. I am quite easy-going, but highly effective. Apart from my foci in higher education, I specialize in persuasive...

...history of ideas. I have ten years of experience teaching at the college level, and have taught at a wide variety of institutions, from research universities to liberal arts colleges and fine-art schools. I focus much of my efforts on discovering how to meet the specific needs of diverse groups, and I emphasize an approach to teaching that meets students where they are and cultivates growth. I often try to weave together the strongest resources...

...graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and I currently work as an assistant teacher in a Head Start classroom. I've worked with many different age ranges from as young as my preschoolers to peers my own age. I love to incorporate relevant elements of pop culture to the material we are working with and making my students laugh because, if we're having a good time while we work then the material won't seem so intimidating.

...Relations with a minor in Law and Society. Before deciding to be a full-time tutor ahead of starting law school in the fall, I was a management consultant helping Fortune 500 companies find solutions to their toughest problems. My tutoring style emphasizes the fact that each student learns differently, so I tailor a custom curriculum according to each student's specific needs. Following that custom curriculum, we work together until each student achieves their goals!

...high school teacher with over 11 years of teaching experience. I believe that all students can learn. Having experience teaching at-risk students in juvenile detention, rural students, and suburban students, I believe that everyone has the capability to learn, they just need to be willing to learn. I always say if it's good for kids, then do it. I pride myself in my abilities to engage and build a strong rapport with all of my...

...Education Curriculum and Instruction. My focus remained on teaching Deaf and hard-of-hearing students and becoming an American Sign Language teacher. I have experience in helping struggling students to prepare for their first American Sign Language tests, and we always have the most fun with the signspelling of the number and alphabetic letters and course with any topics of descriptions. I am currently learning how to work with the ASL portions of the practices and exams....

...BA in History, a teaching credential for Social Science, and a MA in Education with a focus on curriculum and instruction; my thesis focused on the impact of humor on learning and the learning environment. Over the last decade I have taught within the humanities(grades 6-12). I have a passion for cultivating important skills like, writing, presentation, debate, organization, time management, and study skills. Additionally, I have taught international, ESL, and students with various learning...