Kristina

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To begin with I love to see a person succeed and achieve their goals which is why I have always found myself either working in schools as a tutor, substitute teacher or volunteer education coordinator. I started tutoring fellow classmates in AP History in high school and felt joy in helping someone really understand a subject they had difficulty comprehending. As a tutor in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program I gained the tools needed to teach children and adults the basic skills needed for excelling in any learning environment. While serving in the United States Coast Guard I tutored my shipmates in a variety of subjects relating to the service wide examination all members needed to take in order to advance in rank. I also volunteered to be the Partnership in Education Coordinator which allowed me to organized and participate in assisting local schools in extracurricular activities as as tutoring. I enjoy helping people solve tough problems and find it gratifying to guide a student through the process of understanding how they learn and use that knowledge towards achieving an academic goal. I am a reliable person who understands the importance of showing up on time with the skills needed to assist someone through a challenging subject. It is important to build a positive relationship with a student in order to establish a healthy learning environment. I am a friendly person who is easy to get along with and have always had successful tutoring experiences. I understand that communication is key in all tutoring sessions as well as with the tutor/employer relationship and have great communication skills. I look forward to being of some assistance to any student who needs a little extra help.

Gabriel

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I Started working as a tutor when I was in High School. After that I worked with several tutoring companies funded through the "No Child Left Behind Program" such as "1 on 1 learning with laptops", "Elevate Learning", "Academic Advantage" etc. I also worked for approx. 2 years for an after school music program with elementary and middle school students. I am a very responsible, patient, easy going and friendly person. I have devised my own teaching methods and learning tools as a way to become a more effective tutor. I focus mainly in the students learning outcome and achievement. What encourages me to still be interested in tutoring is the testimonials of parents that have written to me after their sons and/or daughters have successfully raised their grades at school and have done better in tests, feeling grateful and thanking me for taking the time and having the patience to teach their kids good habits in becoming better students and persons. I myself am very dedicated to my craft (music;jazz), and aspire to be great someday, while passing down my acquired knowledge to everyone that so desires to learn.

Lovejoy

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I believe I qualify for the job because I am passionate about teaching. As a Liberal Studies major, I have a lot of experience working with elementary and middle school students. Although my education focused on teaching elementary school, my degree involves an emphasis in Mathematics which allows me to teach Math at a middle school level. I aspire to be a middle school Math teacher, but would love to eventually teach high school Math. I enjoy working with students and building connections with them. I hope to engage with them and effectively teach in a way that makes sense to them. In the past, I have done AVID tutoring at a middle school. I was able to help students and lead tutorials in the core subjects of Mathematics, English, Social Studies, and Science. In this AVID program we helped teach students skills for college preparation. I have also helped tutor kids in my church youth group. I will be reliable for the students and the office by being punctual and doing my best by the kids. I would do my best in preparing myself and lessons. I would try to have resources available for the students to encourage them to seek the answers out for themselves. I've also worked in the medical field in the past which has helped me become more patient and understanding. It has helped me become more compassionate for people coming from all different walks of life.

Benjamin

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I am a good tutor because I have a lot of patience. I grew up tutoring a younger brother that has a learning disability and my dad works in special education so I've seen the importance of patience and communication when it comes to teaching and tutoring. I've worked with kids as an umpire and referee before and believe that I learned a lot of good communication skills with them. I learned the importance of listening to them and explaining to them in detail as well.

Ryan

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I am an excellent tutor due to my command of the material and my ability to communicate effectively with people. I have years of experience, most recently in graduate school, presenting and communicating complex topics to people of varying educations and differing backgrounds. I have previous experience as a tutor and as a teaching assistant. I was a mathematics and physics tutor for a junior college (Ohlone College, Fremont, CA) in 2008-2009. There I worked in the study hall and in a self-paced advanced algebra course in a help-when-needed role. As and undergrad at UCSD I was a TA for a biochemistry course, and held office hours to assist with homework and understanding key concepts. Additionally, I lead a weekly recitation period for roughly 20 students, in which I was required to develop a mini-curriculum and lecture on course material. As a graduate student, I was a TA for a graduate biochemistry course of +50 students. Here I held office hours to assist graduate students understanding of key concepts.