Award-Winning Social Studies Tutors serving Surprise, AZ

I taught writing, literature, and women's studies for 13 years for jr. high through college age students. I've worked as an academic coach at a med school, and tutored in writing, test prep, and helped many students write the college essay that got them into their dream school.

...My background lends itself for me to have a varied perspective. Working with children with autism gave me skills to adapt to many different learning methods and challenged me to think of all possible approaches to teach a lesson or skill. As for my spare time, I like to play sports, watch sports, play video...

...also work for a small publishing company and edit a variety of works from autobiographies to creative poetic projects. In my free time I enjoy reading and community service. I also enjoy traveling the world! I have travelled all over the United states and have visited the following countries, Guyana Mexico El Salvador Costa Rica...

...out to Arizona to now attend Grand Canyon University for a degree studying Special and Elementary Education. Teaching is a major passion for me because I love kids and want each student to find how they can be successful in life by finding their own passion. Through middle and high school, I tutored any elementary...

...physics, and math 1992-2020 though I've taught many other subjects. I been only tutoring and short term substitution since public high school retirement in May 2018. I have also taught reading, grammar,history, earth science, life science to 5th-7th grade for 11 years 1985-1996. I most enjoy tutoring and motivating students in special projects. I am...

I have extensive experience in English, Writing, communication, public speaking and classroom teaching. I have been trained and educated in effective public speech, rhetoric, persuasive argument, and humor.

Life is beautiful. Our mind is our only asset. Learning is all there is that is truly valuable (and exciting).

...be described as practicing math over and over until it becomes second nature. I also believe it is important to understand the process in math and not just remembering problems or getting answers. It is important to understand how and why you solve problems a certain way to fully understand mathematics, and that is why...

...the U.S. Navy. I taught basic electricity and electronics and that's where my love of teaching began. I have taught Microsoft and Cisco products, as well. Even though I am a geek, I love music and I was a piano major at the University of Tennessee. I teach music now at a local charter school....

I believe that improving one's self is the highest pursuit in life, and that institutions dedicated to the improvement of one's self are sacred. As such, I have dedicated myself to both improvement of myself and to assisting others in their own self-improvement. I am both a student and a teacher.

...truly inspirational teachers and am well aware of the effect they have had on my life and the choices I have made subsequently. My own passion for working with young children extends from my desire to emulate these role models and perform the same inspirational function in the lives of my students.

...with a years worth of experience working with students from grades K through 12. My expertise is in essay writing and other subjects related to English as well as the field of Psychology. Most of my experience tutoring has been with children who were very unruly so I'm ready to rise to any tutoring challenge...

...of Science Degree in Middle Childhood Education, and a Master's of Arts Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. I taught in the traditional middle school classroom for nine years. During those nine years, I taught reading, language arts, social studies, and math. I believe in a student centered differently. I love helping students learn and achieve...

...1-8, Special Education EC-12, and I have my Principal Certification EC-12. I have been a teacher at all levels for 17 years. Both of my college degrees are heavy in reading and writing. I love tutoring and have a rapport with students of all ages. In 2008, I was "teacher of the year."

...years of increasing engineering and manufacturing management responsibilities with the 3M Company and 15 years of owning and operating a land surveying company in Phoenix. My wife and I sold that business to a long term employee of the company and I retired at the end of 2015. While contemplating my future as a young...

...largely work on the quantitative characterization of volcanic deposits and products in order to understand the dynamics of the eruptive events that produced them. I am currently post-doctoral Associate Research Assistant in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, working in the research group led by Prof. Amanda Clarke. I was...

...then enrolled at the University of Arizona in Tucson. I transferred to Arizona State University in 2006 and I was able to obtain a bachelors degree from this prestigious university in the discipline of English. In 2010, I returned to School at Rio Salado College and received a Post Baccalaureate degree in Special Education. In...

...of existence to achieve whatever dreams and goals she wishes--I am proof of that. My mission in life has been to help others achieve their goals. Anyone can learn if they have the proper help and the perseverance to keep on trying. My own interests have been broad and keep growing, so while I don't...

...one goal has always been to make the content and concept I am teaching fun and understandable to my students. It is very important for our students to feel challenged, but also to experience success in the areas that are challenging for them. I have been a teacher for 18 years. I have taught grades...

...school, where I excelled in all math courses from Algebra to Calculus. When I was a senior, I took a first-year calculus course at a local college (such an advanced-level class was not available in high school at the time) and earned an A. It seemed only logical that I pursue a career in Civil...