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I have a good understanding of the process of teaching; Listen, ask questions, listen and then guide. Guiding consists of giving examples, breaking down the process in step by step explanations of how and why these steps are used. I was always the student who asked WHY. I feel I learned so much more that way, instead of learning just the process, but why the process.

I would be a good tutor for this company because I just spent the last seven years on the front lines of education- in my own classroom. I am on time because I know how much of the battle you have lost if you are not ready the moment the student walks in the classroom. I have developed relationships with all manner of unique learners who were struggling in my class and had to find the way I needed to explain a particular concept to that particular learner. I will be a reliable tutor with regards to my appointments and commitments because I know that this isn't simply a job; it's building relationships, and successful relationships need trust. You can trust me to be the best teacher I know how to be.

I would make a good tutor simply because I have a passion for sharing my knowledge. I have held managerial positions in several fortune five hundred companies and the younger associates often turned to me for advice based on my experience in the Military. I have helped several associates find their calling, getting them back to college and finding a career field. I helped several associates earn their GED's. I know the business sector extremely well and I know I could share my knowledge and help students understand from a real world perspective. I am a disciplined person and was quickly promoted in the military as well in the civilian sector and the skills I have learned over the years have made me a very reliable person and often times the "goto guy" for projects that could not fail.

I am currently a manager of 5 employees and am responsible to my Executive Director and the Board of Directors. I have a wide range of experiences and passions. I am patient and try to make learning as fun and relevant as possible for each of my students.

As far as "knowing my stuff," I received a grade of "A" in all of the classes I offered to tutor, with the exception of STAT 217 and all math classes below MATH 143, as I got credit for those subjects in high school, and the major specific calculus and statistics classes such as MATH 161, MATH 162, MATH 182, MATH 221 and STAT 251. I love math, and by extension statistics, and therefore take pleasure in helping other people to understand the subjects completely. I like to accomplish this by understanding how a person thinks about a problem, and how they go about doing it. This helps me to address any problem they have directly, as opposed to just reiterating the subject material to them without a specific focus on any particular aspect. I feel rewarded when someone I am helping understands what I have been trying to teach, which is what makes tutoring an ideal job for me. Last year, as a first year at Cal Poly, I was able to balance maintaining a 3.9 overall GPA, working 30 hours a week at the Subway on campus, and pledging and joining a fraternity (Phi Sigma Kappa). It was a lot of work, but these activities showed me how to balance my time effectively and still remain efficient in my work. It also kept me accountable for showing up to work on time on top of my other responsibilities. I like to think I am a man that always keeps his word, and if I say I will be somewhere, I will be there.

I would be a good tutor as I am an educator, I understand multiple different approaches to explaining subject material. I also am able to foster an environment in which the child feels appreciated, supported, and challenged. I also apply theories from Piaget and Vygotsky in my educational philosophy which I believe gives the child the best opportunity to succeed. I can provide students with a different array of activities that are engaging and student centered.I have worked for AmeriCorp as a summer reads tutor working 1 on 1 with children below grade level in literacy.

I think that I would be a good tutor because of what I have accomplished academically and because I have a passion for learning. Over the years, I have developed good study habits that helped be pass twelve AP tests in high school and I believe this good understanding of various subjects could help other students. Besides a good understanding of many subjects, I also have good communication skills that will make it easier for me help students better understand a subject.

I've tutored before and enjoy helping students learn. I find I can explain the majority of problems in several different ways to make sure students fully grasp any problems they are having difficulty with. I am a prompt and reliable individual as well as patient and easy to get a long with.I tutored professionally throughout high school. Subjects included Algebra I, Algebra II and Pre-Calc. Additionally I have helped my peers and family with math throughout my life.