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As a supplemental instructor you have to be innovative in you methods. You have to captivate large groups while still providing the essential material and answering questions. As an individual tutor addressing the needs of a single student is sometimes challenging because you need to develop a rapport and quickly to make sure they are getting the questions they have answered. Though these tasks were difficult I was able to achieve these flawlessly in my sessions. In terms of reliability I was the Student Body President of Ventura College, while carrying a 21 unit load each semester and I never missed a single tutoring session that I accepted.

I know that I would be a great tutor for Grade Potential. I love teaching students and I find that I am always the "study group leader" for my classes in college. I am very patient with students and I pride myself on making sure that they understand the material. I believe that it is more important for my students to understand the concepts of the course than to just complete their homework.My youngest brother Nick is mentally handicapped, so I have experience dealing with special needs students also. I feel that this has turned me into an extremely patient and caring person. This experience has also taught me the importance of responsibility. From a young age I was expected to be responsible for my brother's care. I pride myself on being a responsible tutor and a role model for my students who one day hope to pursue a college degree.

I pride myself on my ability to connect with my students. I am a firm believer in using the Socratic method of teaching to both encourage the student's curiosity as well as to refrain from simply giving the student an answer. As shown from my previous experience, I am able to consistently attend my appointments. Not only this, but my 3.91 GPA shows that I am able to balance work and school, and I can help students form better study habits and time management skills. Most importantly, I love what I do. There is honestly nothing more inspiring than seeing a student succeed in a subject. The pride and self-confidence that a student can gain from academic success is a positive attribute that will carry into so many other parts of his/her life. If there is any way I can inspire some confidence in a student, I consider my job well done. For me, tutoring is not purely having the student learn the subject; it is inspiring interest and confidence that continue even after our sessions.

First and foremost, the ability to build a relationship that is more than student to tutor is something I'm extremely good at. I'm personable and know how to make friends with pretty much anyone. Beyond just being able to regurgitate facts, being able to effectively communicate with the student is almost more important and is something i've enjoyed doing this past semester with the kids that i've worked with. I've built a rapport with the kids that allow them to talk to me about anything and also provides them with a level of comfort where they don't need to be scared or embarrassed with a subject they don't understand

I am on the path in becoming a credentialed K-6th grade teacher, so I am very determined in assiting students achieve their educational goals. I am a very passionate and loving person, and I will be sure my students are receiving the help they deserve. I will go out of my way, always, to make sure they understand what I am trying to teach them. I am also a very dependable and reliable person. I will make this job a committment; moreover, my students and parents will build a good sense of trust with me.

I know I would be a great tutor because I love kids. I believe that helping a child understand something and watching them build self confidence is one of the most rewarding experiences. As I mentioned above, I had a tutor as a child in elementary school. I struggled in Math and English, but because my tutor was able to explain things in a different manner (a more visual manner), I was really able to shine and believe in myself. I believe that my experience would allow me to help a child the same way my tutor helped me. I'm a very organized person and a planner and would review and plan in advance how I was going to help teach each student depending on their needs. My schedule is flexible as I recently moved to Thousand Oaks and am looking for a position that enriches my life and allows me to make a positive difference.

Passing on knowledge to the younger generation is my absolute passion, which is why my ultimate goal is to become a university professor. I seek to master my field and pass on my gained knowledge to those who need it. In my path to a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, I gained a broad background in Mathematics and Science, as well as practical experience in chemical research with three different professors. I feel completely comfortable delving into these high school subjects and breaking them down so that students can understand them. A professor in college had a quality that I admired in his teaching: When I needed help from him, he made sure I understood concepts, and their applications to chemistry as a whole, rather than just that single problem. In helping students, I have found myself employing that strategy. I can effectively come up with methods for making learning easier, and quickly pick up on what a student needs in order to understand the concept. I know I would be a reliable contribution to Grade Potential because when it comes to helping youth, it is just a thrill to me, and hardly feels like a job. When I was a teacher's assistant in a chemistry classroom, I did not have my own transportation, but ensured that I found a way to get to every appointment I made with my cooperating teacher despite the difficulty of just getting there, just because I looked forward to working with the students.

Throughout my studies at UCSB, have gained proficiency in many areas of science as I have taken one year of biology, one year of physics and two years of chemistry, both general and organic. I have earned A's and B's in all of these courses, and I would feel extremely confident in tutoring students in biology, physics and chemistry at the more basic high school level. I have also taken a year of math at UCSB, which included both calculus and statistics. I also excelled in mathematics in high school, and I believe that I could effectively tutor math at a high school level. During my high school education and in various social science and English courses at UCSB, I have perfected my writing skills and have acquired a great deal of knowledge in many areas of social science, such as world history, US history and government and sociology. In addition to the knowledge that I have gained throughout my educational career, I have also developed many study skills that have allowed me to succeed. I believe that my subject knowledge and techniques to learn material and study for exams could be of great use to other students.I believe that I would be able to effectively teach students because I am an excellent communicator and am able to effectively explain my ideas in a manner that is easy to understand.In addition to my subject knowledge and effective communication skills, I believe that I would make a wonderful tutor because I am an extremely reliable and responsible person. In my daily life, I must balance many responsibilities that include school, work, volunteering and others as well. I never let one of my responsibilities go unattended to and I always ensure that everything I do gets accomplished in a correct and timely manner.