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I think I would make a great tutor because I enjoy teaching others and working with students. I am very patient with others when explaining and teaching something to others. The only experience in teaching I have had is with my siblings; I would teach and help them with their basic school work in English and Math. I'm very thorough in teaching something and I make sure they understand it in the simplest terms without complicating the material. I would want to make sure they understand the material so I won't just skim through something. I know how it feels to want and need help with school; I was once there. So I would make certain to keep my appointments with my students, be prompt, reliable, and as helpful as possible. I would hope to be a teacher someday so this would be excellent experience for me.

I believe that I could be a great tutor for Grade Potential because I am a very motivated, eager, honest and most importantly a very hard-working person. I am a big advocator of education. Coming from Mexico and working my way up to where I am right now hasn't been easy at all. I've overcome great challenges, my biggest one being able to learn a new language (English) and continuing with my education. I am a big advocator for education because as I was growing up I never had a mentor, someone to guide me and give me advices. This is why I am such a big advocator for education. I enjoy helping & motivating students. I participate in several voluteering activities because it makes me proud knowing that I am making a difference out there even if it is a really small change it is still a change for the better of my society.

My belief in my ability to be a great tutor stems from my past experiences in teaching. I can bring a wealth of experience to the tutoring session because I have taught 7th and 9th grade History in Ohio and have been a substitute teacher in Thousand Oaks, CA for over 4 years (have been looking for a permanent teaching position). Everyday I am put into a new classroom with new students and various subjects, so the challenge of meeting a child for the first time and gaining their trust is something I deal with on a daily basis. My teaching style would endear students to me because I take the subject we are learning and I adapt the material so that the student better understands it. I fully realize that it is my job to tailor the material to the student NOT force the student into a bad position. I will use comparisons, visuals, jokes, pop culture, movies, etc. in order to get my point across. I gain trust first then the student will choose to go where I lead them.

I would be a good tutor for Grade Potential not just because I have the experience and feel that I am qualified to tutor as you will see in my resume, but because it takes certain qualities to be able to teach another person a subject. One must be able to communicate which includes not just speaking clearly, and listening but understanding that not everyone comprehends things the same way and as a tutor I must be able to adapt and teach in a way the student will be able to acknowledge the subject matter. One also must be passionate about what they do and have a drive for education. Education can be exciting and I feel I do a very good job at making home work feel less like work. I have an ability to connect to my students and talk to them not just in an educating based way. I also understand the importance of confidentiality when it comes to working with students and would never discuss any students life with another student.

I think I would be a good tutor because I have experience teaching students already. A big focus and belief of mine is education instead of indoctrination. I love for my Jr High students to internalize and actually learn the things I am teaching them, instead of just remembering my words. Of course remembrance is important, but if they have not understood the material for themselves, I do not feel that I have done my job. Getting good grades on a test would not be my main goal for the student, even though I recognize that it would be completely necessary and desirable for the sake of this job; rather, my goal in teaching and tutoring os for the student to start to love the process and hard-work that learning requires and give them the skills and discipline so that eventually they would no longer require my services.

I pride myself in being a punctual, professional, and charismatic teacher. I have always been complimented for my professional approach to helping students learn. I have over ten years experience in being an educator and I know that my passion for learning will continue to be an asset for the students who come to Grade Potential for help. I am all about helping others. When I was a young man I voluntarily tutored Vietnamese immigrant students in ESL. Since that time I have tried my best to help others as a graduate assistant at CSUN, or when helping students after school as a classroom teacher.I organized, led and implemented a school-based after-school tutoring program in 1999. As a classroom teacher I tutored students after school in reading, writing, and math. I also tutored a student in reading way back in my high school days. I tutored immigrant student in ESL in my high school days as well. I tutored undergraduate students in sociology during my days as a graduate assistant at CSUN.

Many times in math classes throughout high school and college, I become the unofficial tutor for those sitting around me. I have always understood mathematic principles and happily shared this with others. This was not specific to one class. Instead, I have distilled teachers' sometimes convoluted explanations into a easily grasped concept for my peers. Math comes to me naturally, which makes explaining the subject to others an extension of something almost innate. I cherish and practice punctuality and hard work as vital traits. Also, I follow through with my commitments/ duties. Laziness is not part of my personality. Being late and unreliable irks me to no end. With tutoring, the students being taught have other commitments as well and rely on the tutor's arrival and preparedness. I can empathize with students' situation and would therefore not arrive late or fail to arrive.

I think I would be an excellent addition to Grade Potential because I am punctual, reliable, and passionate about helping others. I have an excellent command of the subjects listed above, and I feel if I was given the opportunity to share the knowledge I have, I will ultimately be able to give a student the ability to understand the material on his or her own. Because I have prior experience as a tutor, as well as working in other professional settings, my skills in communication, time management, and reliability are proficient.