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My previous tutoring experiences combined with my educational background will contribute to my success as a tutor with Grade Potential. I am committed to helping students achieve their full academic potential and truly believe that all students are capable of learning. All students learn differently and it is important to work with students to determine what methods or strategies will result in the most effective use of our time together. I understand the level of professionalism that is required and will be able to fulfill the expectations of the job. My management experience is evidence of my ability to follow through with my responsibilities and perform all of my job responsibilities.

I think I would be a great candidate for this job because I know first hand how valueable tutoring can be to someone. When I was young, I struggled with reading. Once I got a tutor, in a few months, I was reading at a grade level far beyond my own. I believe I'd be good for this position because I love helping people, am looking for a job that is rewarding in a field that I know will benefit the world. Though I have no formal experience, when I have helped friends on their homework before, I have heard nothing but positive feedback about my ability to convey useful and helpful information in a way that empowered the person I was helping. Ask any of my siblings- I am a great tutor! To be honest, I am reliable because of the sheer fact that my mother is not. I grew up in a household where appointments weren't kept and dates were often forgotten by my mother (my sisters and I had to be her secretaries). Because of that fact, I am hyper-conscious of appointments made, dates set aside, and commitments set in stone. I honestly get pleasure out of being on time and even early to appointments I make.

Tutoring fellow students while in university provided me the opportunity to not only test my own knowledge of subjects but also my ability to explain it to others. I embraced the challenge I faced attempting to explain concepts and ideas as it required me to not only know the subject matter myself but to understand it comprehensively enough to explain it to someone else. I earned good grades in school myself and often found that by explaining concepts to classmates I could gain an even greater understanding of the material.I make a point of keeping commitments that I have made as they form the bond of trust and reliance between my employers and myself. In my experience, the only way to first earn and then maintain this trust is by proving myself a reliable worker who consistently meets deadlines on or ahead of schedule while still meeting performance expectations.

I would be a great tutor for Grade Potential because I have the motivation, enthusiasm, and will to work with students to watch them achieve their potential. I want to help them succeed. I've tutored in the past and can be a source of information that is reliable for appointments and meetings, not only by showing up on time but by being prepared.

I think I would be a good tutor because I am very reliable, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic. I work hard and have experience explaining difficult subjects to my peers. I have patience and a knowledge of struggling with difficult subjects and how to work with people to get the message across. I am also very understanding and good at reading when people truly understand something. I have experience tutoring and often help my friends out in classes. I currently hold a high GPA and participate in many outside activities. I have used tutors myself and know what seems to work and what doesn't work. I participate in undergraduate research and work closely with professors who can vouch that I don't miss meetings. I budget my time very well and can be counted on to fulfill my duties. I also believe that I am fun and can bring a fun energy to subjects that people often dread.

I have passed both the CBEST and Multiple Subject CSET. I am currently finishing the ACT program at CSUN. In this accelorated program, I was able to get hands-on experience teaching 2nd and a 5th grade students. I am devoted to both the social and academic growth and development of every student. I have the capacity to develop hands-on lessons that will capture learning, imagination and curiosity. I have learned to remain flexible in order to ensure that every student’s needs and learning styles are addressed.

I worked as a tutor before and met all deadlines for completing detailed paperwork, lesson plans, student summaries, and love helping the local community.I worked as a tutor for JEP (Joint Educational Project) at the University of Southern California, received 10 hours of training on behavior, cooperation, math, reading tutoring. Worked one on one with students at the schools and also led an after school program.

As a playwright, I've had extensive work as a dramaturge. A dramaturge is someone who does both analytical work for a director as well as working with a playwright to better their scripts. I don't think it's a big industry secret, but both directors and playwrights have egos that bruise very easily. In developing a play, one of the most important things to learn is how to create a dialogue and a language with your cohorts, a way that you can communicate with them on their level. I believe this translates to tutoring as each person is different, and what works with one, will most likely not work with another. I know this. So my first goal in working with someone is figuring out what I can do to communicate with them that is most helpful to their growth. And in tutoring, just like when working as a dramaturge, telling a person what the right answer is never helps. The best way is to push them in the right direction and ask leading, but open ended questions that get them to an answer. The great part about English Lit is it's largely interpretive, and as long as thoughts are contextually supported, anything can go. My goal as a tutor would not be to tell someone the metaphors in Moby Dick, rather my goal is to change the way they read and look at the material so they can come up with their own metaphors for any thing they ever read and support it textually. I'm in it more for the long term changes, not the short term answer (though on that journey they will also get the short term answers).I work in the entertainment world. A place where reputation is almost as important as talent. I pride myself in the fact that I make and stick to deadlines. My word is my bond and this translates to all aspects of my life. If I say I'm going to do something by a certain date and time, I do it. If that means I don't get to hang out with my buddies, I'm fine with that because the work is what's important. I'll bring that work ethic and reliability to my tutoring.