Award-Winning Tutors serving Santaluz, CA

...methods and can apply them to novel situations rather than depending on rote memorization. Outside of academia, I enjoy playing music (guitar and drums), and although I listen to all kinds of music, I primarily enjoy playing blues, jazz, and rock. I also like to read (I was definitely a bookworm as a child) both...

...for the student and relieve the frustration that often accompanies these subjects. I can tutor in the following areas: Math: Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Trigonometry, PreCalculus, Calculus Chemistry: General and Organic Biology: General, Molecular, Metabolic, Structural, Evolution, Genetics, Micro and many more.... Physics: Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics & Light wave phenomena. I currently have a Bachelor's of...

...counselor. I have a younger sister in the 7th grade and can understand the demands of today's youth in academics. In my free time, I love going to coffee shops to read and people watch and keeping active in a non-conventional way. I live near Mission Bay and love going to the park to ride...

...broad range of subjects, my concentration lies in test prep and math, physics, and chemistry. The area I have the most experience with is test-prep tutoring. Let me be completely frank: reading and math are fun; standardized tests in reading and math are not. My philosophy is to make the process as easy and painless...

I've been teaching in elementary school for four years. I've taught second and third grade. I love teaching students and seeing how much they can grow academically. I love teaching students math and reading. I like to use a lot of manipulatives while teaching math so that the students can see the "why" in math...

...in a subject or to question that subject at will. Not only do I enjoy conveying mathematics to students, but I am also interested in how mathematics is interpreted. Since tutoring frees students from concerns about how they are perceived by their peers, it can provide a clearer understanding of how they interpret the mathematics...

...to join the aviation industry in order to design airplane components. I have the most experience with tutoring high school students, but I always enjoy helping younger students as well. I have experience in tutoring Physics, Math, and Science. My favorite subject is definitely Physics, because Physics examines how things in the real world like...

A passionate college student who majors in Statistics and minors in Computer Science Engineering.

...helping people understand finance and math in ways they can apply to their every day lives. I am a Chartered Financial Analyst and have found that my reading/writing and analytical skills have helped me tremendously in my career. People feel feel comfortable turing to me for help on analytical and mathematical concepts and I am...

...how I would describe my tutoring style. I start out showing students the path in order to get to the solutions, and then I challenge the student to find the solution on their own. That way the student will be able to perform on tests and quizzes without someone helping them along. Outside of school...

Recent Grad with a Master's in Structural Engineering, Based in San Diego CA

...guiding, supporting, and helping to move people forward toward their goals; this type of work is infinitely rewarding. In addition to reading! and yoga! I also enjoy cooking (and eating!), spending time outdoors, traveling, and simply relaxing with family and friends. I look forward to helping you reach your goals in writing, reading, literature, school,...

...I tutor, I like to draw on the methods I have learned from studying philosophy of clarifying and communicating ideas in an understandable way by showing how each concept follows from a previous concept, because it is much easier to learn something new when the explanation is rooted in something on which we already have...

...in his or her own learning process. Students are our nation’s greatest assets, this I will never forget. Students in my classes receive direct instruction and learn from wide-ranging instructional techniques that enhance the classroom environment. My enthusiasm is contagious. Students feed from my enthusiasm, making learning fun and exciting. In my daily reflection, I...

...with the right tools and strategies to help them succeed. Because your child was not made from a mold, I understand that each student I teach has unique qualities and needs, and it is my job to understand that. I believe in building on my students successes, to help them build new successes. I enjoy...

...am most passionate about teaching English and the Arts because I can have so much fun with it! I am a firm believer in making education accessible to all learners, so I plan and prepare my lessons to be dynamic and engaging. During my free time, I enjoy practicing yoga, hiking in Mission Trails, playing...

...immigrant and refugee students. In that time I learned a great deal about the craft of teaching. My biggest take away is that every student learns differently and it's imperative to create ways for students to see incremental success so that their confidence grows along with their mastery of the content. Although I am excited...

...dynamic teaching and tutoring style that keeps students engaged and understanding the material. I understand that for most students, school is sometimes boring; luckily, I've been trained in how to keep them interested through both connecting to my students and involving them in their learning process. I do this by structuring my lessons around discussions...

...make it easier to understand, then it will be easier to memorize and apply to different questions. Also, I can manipulate the tutoring style with the need of the students. For example, I can provide diagrams and figures to explain a subject if the student will learn more visually. At the same time, I like...

...learning should be fun for every student-- and if it isn't, you're not doing it right! It's my ambition to help a student become excited about what's in front of them (yes! Of Mice and Men IS exciting and so is literary theory, too!) and really begin to understand the broader implications of the text,...