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I love working with people, especially in learning environments. I am passionate about learning, and therefore enjoy teaching! Although most of my education experience as a teacher has been in environments with many students vs. one-on-one, I particularly enjoy the personal connections that I get to develop with my students, and really can celebrate with them when they make strides forward in their learning process. I currently work with the nature-based private school Outside Now with students from age 3 to 18, and I am teaching Spanish to the high school students.I keep to my commitments, keeping track of them with a calendar and "to do" list. If I am not able to keep an appointment due to illness or unforeseen circumstances, I make sure to let the people involved ahead of time and reschedule.

My experience with tutoring really began in college. Everyone at Princeton is required to take at least one philosophy class; many students found their first brush with philosophy daunting. All of my friends at one time or another came to me for help because they knew I was a philosophy major. Having to look at information from another person's perspective and constantly having to take into account what they know and don't know has, I think, put me in a good position to tutor all subjects.As far as reliability concerns--my experience working at a racetrack has ingrained a strong work ethic and do-whatever-it-takes mentality. Exercise riding, which I did for 4 years, was a 7 day a week job and the day started at 6 am, rain or shine. Training horses also gave me a good teaching background. Some horses are motivated "students," others only want to play. Some are capable but nervous and need confidence from their riders. I look for the same cues in my students so that I can tailor the lesson and teaching style to their personalities and strengths.

I work really well with people of all ages- My favorite people to work with are children because they are eager and ready to learn. In several of my college courses, I was able to participate as a student teacher's aide in preschool and kindergarten classes. While studying Family Life at Brigham Young University in Utah, my knowledge of families and interest in the education field has increased my desire to assist in ensuring that children who struggle with learning receive the best assistance possible. I am very patient and understanding and can easily de-escalate any stressful situations that could arise during a tutoring session.

I believe I would be a great tutor for Grade Potential because I am extremely responsible and organized so I would never miss an appointment. I am highly attentive to other's needs, allowing me to discern the best way to help my student learn. I am very patient and positive, so I will be encouraging when a student is struggling. I strongly believe in hard work and effort, which I will provide to my student as a positive role model to inspire them to do the same!

I am always punctual and prepared. I am on my college's Executive Board for Hall Council and I also had a job at a retail store in high school where I was responsible for being on time, so I am very reliable. I am very responsible as a student and a worker. I am super friendly and outgoing. Kids are very comfortable around me. I am great at explaining concepts and my strengths in tutoring are little phrases like "PEMDAS" that help kids remember the order of how to do math problems or other similar acronyms. I also know songs about math and science set to nursery rhymes that are easy for kids to remember and always help them on tests. I think of fun and creative ways to get students to learn material and I won't move on until a student fully understands the concept of what I am helping them on. I will give them a couple practice questions as they go on to make sure they understand.

I believe that I would be an excellent tutor for Grade Potential because I have the experience, qualifications, and passion for teaching at the high school and college levels. Currently, I am a PhD student of communication at UCSB where I help teach courses in the department by grading, administrating, and occasionally lecturing. I have received outstanding teaching reviews from both my students and faculty.Before coming to UCSB I studied in France for two years. I taught English part-time during my first year and translated academic articles during my second year. This experience allowed me not only to learn a foreign language, but also how to communicate in setting with different cultural norms and expectations.I believe that my success as a tutor and teacher does not lie so much in my capacity to impart knowledge in the hour that I have with the student. Rather, I believe what is most important is to impart a curiosity and interest for the topic that was not there before.Finally, I believe that both my academic and professional records demonstrate my ability to be a reliable and committed educator.

I lived in the South of France from 2004-2008, my High School years, and am fluent in French. I am a native English speaker with French fluency. I tutor not only written French but excel at the oral side of the language for which there is a strong need in US schools. As a bilingual tutor I am a rare asset for Grade Potential.I have strong experience as an actor and director: clear and specific communication is at the heart of what I do. I am energetic, adaptable and highly creative.I have four younger brothers and teaching comes naturally to me.You can rely on me to be punctual and enthusiastic because I could be making more doing something else but I miss tutoring. I love to teach and inspire people.

I have been helping students with learning disabilities for the last three years. I taught English/ELD/ESL/Language Arts off and on for ten years. I have great empathy with students in general and strive to bring out their best.I take my job seriously and have an excellent history of reliability.