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I am dedicated to improving student's academic performance and I will find creative and individualized methods for teaching each student. I believe in teaching students not only subject matter but also study skills to help them to continue to achieve success after our sessions are complete. I also have experience assisting students with behavioral challenges and learning disabilities and I am able to help them develop skills to cope with challenges that are impeding thier academic success.

After finishing my first year of college at Brigham Young University my love of math and the sciences has grown exponentially. I loved learning new things and want to share my knowledge and love of the sciences/math with others. I want to help others reach their goals and build confidence by helping them find success in school. I enjoy working with others and love problem solving in a group setting. By tutoring I hope to share my passion and insights in math and the sciences to help students reach their potential.

I enjoy helping children learn one-on-one. I am currently credentialed to teach elementary in California public schools. I also know that the public school classroom may not always meet the needs of all students, and that all students benefit from individual teaching/tutoring. I became a teacher as a second career, after working in the healthcare field for over 20 years. I am originally from San Diego county, but lived in Colorado for the past 6 years. I am now back in the central coast to help out a family member. Working with children individually and in small groups is my favorite way to teach. I want each child I tutor to feel proud of his or her accomplishments.

My tutoring in the past lends me an experience that sets me apart from other tutors. I have great communication skills and I always find a common ground with the student that facilitates the exchange of ideas. My friendly demeanor creates a comfortable atmosphere in a professional environment.

I have experience working with children of all ages both as a classroom teacher and, prior to that, as a parent volunteer leading Jr. Great Book discussion groups. In addition, for the past two years, my husband and I have traveled the US and I have blogged about my impressions of the places we've lived. My writing has been in the form of personal experience essays similar in style to those required for proficiency tests and college entrance exams. This work has been invaluable for me as it has required me to actually write the type of essays that I have been asking my students to write, but which I have had little opportunity to write myself. I can now teach from experience, rather than from just a format.I taught 6th grade writing for two years, then 9th and 10th grade English for two. i also did subject and SAT tutoring for Huntington Learning Center.

I have always had a passion for math and science, and have recently found a love for engineering. In addition, I feel that I am a patient person and can communicate information to students well.I tutored students from my high school throughout of my senior year in Algebra, Algebra II, Geometry, and Pre-Calculus classes.

Teaching is my passion. To figure out a way a student can understand an existing problem is really exciting. To help a student to realize his potential is satisfying for me.I like to work with kids of all ages. The face to face situation during a tutor session makes it special, because as a tutor I can focus on one student and his or her special needs.

First and foremost, I communicate very well (mainly verbally, but also potentially if you've read my writing), and I've been told that by classmates, teachers, and others.So, I'd do my best to communicate my ideas, facts, problem solving strategies, and ask good relevant questions to the student while working on the subject matter. I also pride myself on keeping open lines of communication in both directions, so I do my best to listen attentively to any questions or concerns from the student.My upper level mathematics knowledge is fairly fresh (from the last 2 years) of learning it, and I'm still using it today in my current math course. I pride myself on my writing abilities, as I'm working on applying to graduate school (one of three possible studies) and it's basically impossible to get into graduate school with mediocre to poor writing skills. Plus I'll most likely be using my writing skills till the day I die.I'm unbiased; it doesn't matter if the student being tutored is 15 years old or 70 years young. I do not look down at my cell phone, take phone calls, etc. during work time (even at my primary job), as its unprofessional to do so. I tend to only check my phone calls/texts twice per day(12:30p and at 5:30p). Also, in general I'm passionate about learning new things and refining old/current skills (math, reading, and writing) to be as sharp as they can be.