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Melody
I am an experienced teacher and tutor, with over a decade of varied experience. I have taught elementary through adult learners in subjects ranging from basic math, reading, and writing skills to ACT/SAT prep to higher level mathematics. I have taught in classrooms, in learning centers, and at stude...
University of South Florida-Main Campus
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science

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10+ years
Garrett
I did my undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering at MIT and also completed a Masters in Robotics from CMU. I work as a robotics engineer in Boston and also run an edtech startup on the side. To me, the key to education is inspiration, and so its not just about teaching material but also mentor...
Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Science, Robotics Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science, Aerospace Engineering

Certified Tutor
14+ years
Cydnee
I am a young professional working in the Houston area. I graduated from the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner!) but am a Texas native born and raised. I've worked with students of all ages and backgrounds and really enjoy helping others reach their full potential. While I tutor students in multi...
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Bachelor in Business Administration, International Business/Management

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10+ years
Jerzy
A selfless teacher/tutor/writer who believes that in life we are not promised a life free of hardship, challenges and storms but we are promised peace in the middle of it all. A dedicated and focused teaching professional committed to providing a well balanced and engaging learning environment. Abil...
Montclair State University
Masters, Pedagogy and Teaching
University of Hartford
Bachelors, English

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Alina
Hello ! I am a French native speaker and I would like to help students to get better especially in French. I am very effective in helping students to not just get a better grade, but to really understand the culture behind a language and the reasons why things work the way they do. I do this in a wa...
University
Bachelor's

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Joseph
I am currently a first-year Master's student at the Yale School of Public Health. I received my Bachelor's in biology at UCLA. As a Californian, I enjoy sunny weather and eating avocados.Previously, I have taught math and computer skills to students (grades 3-5) in after-school programs. I also taug...
Yale University
Master in Public Health, Public Health
University of California-Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General

Certified Tutor
9+ years
Sandra
Training and mentoring the next generation of healthcare workers is what I am most passionate about.I have spent the last 10 years directly in the classroom teaching medical assisting, medical terminology, clinical skills, and certification preparation CCMA (NHA) with a 100% pass rate for many of my...
East Los Angeles College
Associate in Nursing, Nursing (RN)

Certified Tutor
4+ years
Jeffrey
Hello,As a retired physician with 18 years of clinical and educational experience, I have always found that teaching, tutoring and/or mentoring students was one of my favorite challenges with the most rewards. Providing patient care was certainly rewarding, but after leaving clinical medicine, I dec...
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Science, Biology, General
Medical College of Wisconsin
Doctor of Medicine, Anatomy

Certified Tutor
10+ years
Alejandra
I love to teach and tutor others to be successful in their educational journey. I like to understand my students' necessities to give more guidance on those areas that they required the most
Instituto Tecnolgico de Ciudad Jurez Mxico
Masters in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management
Instituto Tecnolgico de Ciudad Jurez Mxico
Bachelor in Business Administration, Business Administration and Management

Certified Tutor
6+ years
Daniel
I am here to make your education less difficult. I enjolly helping people and showing them some of the neat tricks and knowledge I learned to ace subjects. I will be a sophomore at Texas A&M University in Fall 2020, pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science. I am very passionate about math...
Texas A M University-College Station
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
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Yugesh
Algebra Tutor • +15 Subjects
Hello, I am currently attending University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) pursuing a bachelor's degree in Computer Science. I completed my Associates in Science in 2016.I have worked as a professor assistant for a college math class for a semester. I also tutor my classmate for the different courses. My favorite subject to tutor is math because of its beauty of having a link with every other technical subjects. I like to put myself as a student when I tutor so I can understand the problem a student is having and then from there solving all problem one by one. I believe in the motto "Never a failure, always a lesson." so we should keep learning and expanding our horizon of knowledge regardless of failure we have.
Aarya
Algebra Tutor • +58 Subjects
I am a freshman in college who is eager to help anyone in any of the subjects that I am qualified to tutor in! I took all honors, AP and IB classes throughout my high school career and have received my IB Diploma. Therefore, I would be interested in helping out any student who is struggling or needs further assistance particularly in those types of classes. However, I am willing to work with any motivated student who is willing to learn and I will try my best to do what I can to help you succeed.
Sherry
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As a teacher with 18 years' experience in education, including 4 years as a math instructional specialist, I enjoy working to prepare for tests as well as ongoing remediation. My goal is to increase both confidence and ability in all of my students.
Ezriel
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Do you dream of rocketing into a great law school and receiving an elite JD diploma? I can tutor you to reach the LSAT score you'll need. I received a 173 on my LSAT 99th percentile and I have a background in film, philosophy and politics. My BA is from Yale and I my MFA is from Brooklyn College.Studying for the LSAT means using intense focus to chew through this difficult test. But you need certain tools to even get a purchase. With my powerhouse analytic mind I can teach you them and with my artists sensitivity I can hold space for the stresses of the journey. Your scores in the reading comprehension, logical reasoning and games sections will rise and doors at powerful law schools will open to you.
Shauna
Algebra Tutor • +16 Subjects
Shauna is a math teacher, who has also worked in the writing lab.
Jaleesa
ACCUPLACER Arithmetic Tutor • +55 Subjects
My professional mission as a teacher is to motivate, encourage, inspire, and provide support to students by means of providing a secure safe and loving environment where I can help in educating them emotionally, socially, as well as cognitively. This allows them to continue to establish a foundation that they can use for their life-long learning process.I understand that parents are the primary educators for students, and that is why I believe it is imperative to build a strong parent teacher relationship. I believe that students all have the capability to be self-learners if teachers are able to build relationships with things they familiar with to connect with the concepts they are learning. Although children may have different learning styles, all children have the innate capability to learn, and I believe as an educator, it is my job to facilitate this process.As a teacher, I do feel it is necessary to focus on what's best for the student and their goals. Students will grow and develop in various areas of their education, but the key to retaining information is making the learning process an experience. If students are able to explore these topics they will experience a higher level of learning. I always establish a sense of respect with my students by being genuine, transparent, and receptive to students' ideas and opinions. Once students are able to come to an understanding, the potential for learning and growth becomes unlimited.
Joshua
Conversational Spanish Tutor • +8 Subjects
I lived in Japan for a year learning about both the culture and the language. By the end of my time there, I was credited by my sense I for having enough knowledge to work within a Japanese company, but not quite enough yet to be considered fluent. I then returned to my original, attending school at the University of North Texas. From there, I graduated with a minor in Japanese, and furthermore became the first person to receive a Japanese Certificate from my university, which acknowledges that I am proficient enough in Japanese to successfully operate at the business and professional level. Since then, I have continued my own personal study and development of the language, in hope of one day becoming fully fluent. In the 3 years in which I have been learning Japanese, I have found that one extremely effective way to solidly and maintain my language skills is through actually teaching the language myself. Although I have only done this with the English language, I have tutoring experience with people of all ages. Most of my past tutoring experience have been with students/young adults, but I also have experience tutoring those far older than myself. Having actually been taught Japanese by Japanese people, and having actually lived and worked part-time while I was there, I do feel that there is a lot more that I can offer (and arguably in much more effective ways) as a tutor than simply just remembering kanji characters.What does a typical tutoring session with me look like? To start off, I typically would like for us to get to know each other a bit better, so that we can figure out what exactly and in what ways you are wanting to progress in Japanese. This also allows me to understand better which types of teaching methods would work best with you. If you are already learning Japanese through your school, then we will mainly work alongside your already assigned topics, or alongside your issued text book, while also incorporating a little bit of information and tips from my own lesson plans. The important thing to note is that I will be very careful not to overloading you with lots of new things to learn from me, while you are also dealing with new lessons from your school's Japanese class. However, if you are not enrolled in your school's class, then typically each meeting will be comprised of us going through a listening, speaking, reading, and writing section, thereby covering a little bit of each part of the language as a whole. Through each section, I will steadily introduce new vocabulary, phrases, grammar points, kanji characters, and even points of interest about the culture. At the end of each lesson, we will briefly review all new material, and I will typically assign homework that requires you to write or talk about something that incorporates some of the new material we just covered. It should be noted that the amount time we spend on one section for each meeting will highly depend on the number of times we meet up each week. With that, it is also important to note that your progress will depend heavily on the amount of time you spend practicing and learning Japanese. Once you have proven to be proficient in basic communication, we will then work towards speaking English only when necessary, and then even further towards only communicating in Japanese. I have personally been taught Japanese by both U.S. and Japanese schools, and I find this method to be undoubtably the most effective way for students to progress in proficiency. We will cover anything and everything from useful kanji, natural expressions, writing and speaking differences, formalities, cultural influxes, and much more. You can be anywhere from beginner to intermediate, so its okay if you only need to strengthen grammar expressions, or or if you are having trouble simply remembering the differences between hiragana and katana. And if you dont know anything, than thats okay too! Because I guarantee, no matter what your level is, you will always leave our lessons having learned and remembered more than one new thing at a time.So, what about my character/personality? I love to learn and meet new people, as well as help out in any way I possibly can. I strive to always progress, and will expect you to at least be open to influencing you to be the same. I am extremely adaptable and understanding, which generally makes it easy for me to recognize where you are and how you feel in any given situation. Im also patient and extremely open-minded, so I will try my absolute best to help you in the most effective ways possible. If for any reason you are just not retaining information, or things are not working out as plan, I will do my best to be as flexible as I can, and figure out new way/methods that are more effective for you! Nothing is more satisfying to me than being able to help someone in a way that makes him/her a better person, and aim honestly believe I will be doing just that by making you more and more proficient in a language other than English. For this reason, I feel I can be a great tutor for essentially anyone and everyone who is willing to come with an open mind, and lots of determination to tackle one of the most difficult languages to learn in the world. If you're still not sold, I strongly encourage you to please message me with any questions or concerns you may have, so that we can work together towards improving your language skills!
Jamie
Academic Coaching Tutor • +31 Subjects
Nothing is more rewarding than helping someone to make a connection; learn something new or difficult; or to see how they apply this new understanding. Some information can be dry, scary, or very difficult to learn, but I think learning should not only be productive, but also fun.
Angelina
AP Chinese Language and Culture Tutor • +7 Subjects
A well-educated, hard-working, and self-driven Chinese tutor with many years of language teaching experience. I grew up in China and came to the USA when I was late 20th. Chinese is my native language. I received my bachelor's degree in China. I also have two master's degrees in the USA: a master of science in law degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Oklahoma. I will create fun language learning experiences for you. You will find you learn how to speak Chinese and write in Chines in no time. In my class, you will practice speaking Chinese with native speakers and get to know Chinese cultures. If you love to cook, I can also share with you some tips on how to cook delicious Chinese food. What are you waiting for? Let me help you learn Chinese in a fun way.
Joshua
Adult ESL/ELL Tutor • +13 Subjects
My name is Joshua, a Summa Cum Laude graduate of both West Chester University's Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Composition and Spalding University's Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. I am a published poet, short story writer, and novelist presently working as a passage/question writer for a standardized testing company. Additionally, I work as a linguist for a translation company.I have been a professional tutor for nearly 10 years, during which time I have tutored a wide range of subjects, including English Literature and Composition, Creative Writing, ESL, and the SAT/ACT (99th percentile-scorer). Moreover, I am fluent in German and therefore provide tutoring services to students who need help with their German class or would like to pass the German AP exam.My tutoring approach is relaxed and humorous, yet organized and results-driven, and I look forward to utilizing this approach to help you achieve your learning goals.
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English Honors students typically struggle with thesis development and argumentation—crafting claims that go beyond surface-level observations and supporting them with textual evidence. Many also find it difficult to balance analytical rigor with their own voice, especially when writing about complex texts. Time management during essay writing and organizing multiple ideas into coherent arguments are common pain points, as is moving beyond plot summary to deeper literary analysis. A tutor can help identify where your writing breaks down and provide targeted strategies for each challenge.
A tutor works with you to map out your argument before drafting, helping you identify your thesis and organize supporting points in a logical sequence. During revision, they provide detailed feedback on paragraph transitions, topic sentences, and whether your evidence actually supports your claims—not just whether it's present. They'll also help you recognize when ideas are buried or when you're repeating yourself, and guide you through reorganizing sections for maximum impact. This personalized approach is far more effective than generic rubrics because it addresses your specific organizational patterns.
Plot summary describes what happens; literary analysis explains why it matters and how the author creates meaning through technique. Honors students often struggle to move past "the character did X" to "the author uses X to develop theme Y." A tutor teaches you to examine specific literary devices—symbolism, imagery, tone, narrative perspective—and connect them to your argument about the text. They'll show you how to use evidence strategically (a single powerful quote analyzed deeply beats multiple quotes strung together) and help you develop the analytical vocabulary to articulate what you notice in literature.
A strong thesis makes a specific claim about how or why something matters in a text, not just what it is. Many Honors students start with obvious observations ("Macbeth is ambitious") rather than arguable interpretations ("Shakespeare uses Macbeth's ambition to explore how unchecked desire corrupts moral judgment"). A tutor helps you ask better questions about texts, pushes back on vague claims, and teaches you to test your thesis by asking "So what?" and "Can someone reasonably disagree?" They'll also help you refine your thesis as you write, since strong arguments often evolve as you gather evidence.
Writer's block often stems from trying to write a perfect first draft or from unclear thinking about your argument. Effective strategies include freewriting about the text without worrying about structure, creating a detailed outline before drafting, or starting with the body paragraphs rather than the introduction. A tutor can teach you pre-writing techniques tailored to how you think—some students benefit from mapping arguments visually, others from talking through ideas aloud. They'll also help you recognize when you're stuck because your thesis needs clarification versus when you just need permission to write messily and revise later.
MLA and APA formatting have specific rules for in-text citations, works cited pages, and manuscript formatting that differ from casual writing. Beyond the mechanics, Honors work requires strategic citation—you need to integrate quotes smoothly into your sentences and explain their significance rather than dropping them in. A tutor can teach you the citation format your class uses, show you how to avoid over-quoting (a common Honors pitfall), and help you understand why proper attribution matters academically. They'll also catch citation errors in revision and explain the reasoning behind formatting rules so you remember them.
Academic writing doesn't mean sounding robotic or using unnecessarily complex vocabulary. Strong Honors writing balances formality with clarity and personality—your unique perspective on a text is actually valuable. The challenge is knowing when to be conversational (engaging the reader) versus when to be formal (maintaining credibility in analysis). A tutor helps you recognize your natural writing patterns, shows you where you're overcomplicating sentences, and teaches you to revise for both precision and readability. They'll help you understand that "voice" in academic writing means clarity, confidence, and authenticity—not trying to sound like someone else.
Close reading—carefully examining word choice, structure, and technique—is foundational to Honors literary analysis but doesn't come naturally to all readers. A tutor teaches you active reading strategies like annotating for patterns, tracking how characters or themes evolve, and noticing what an author emphasizes through repetition or placement. They help you move beyond first impressions to deeper interpretations and teach you how to support your reading with specific textual evidence. For challenging texts, a tutor can help you untangle difficult passages, provide historical or cultural context that clarifies meaning, and build confidence that you can understand complex literature.
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