320 Danville Biology Tutors

...I graduated from Davidson College with a degree in anthropology, earning High Honors for my thesis project on water rights in Cochabamba, Bolivia (only six students in the entire graduating class earned High Honors.) I shared the Franz Boas Award for best anthropology senior with one other student. I am seriously considering graduate work in cultural... read more

Marcie is a San Ramon Valley favorite word-of-mouth academic service provider since 1990! She uses keen listening skills and has easy to understand explanations. Her qualifications include the following: BS Human Physiology, MA Counseling Psychology; Sensitive to individual styles and needs; Fun and empowering! She is a specialist in math classes... read more

I have been tutoring unofficially since third grade. Now nearing thirty, I can say with confidence that it is the one job in which I am most successful and most myself. Tutoring is an act of observation. It succeeds where normal instruction fails because it is geared toward a student's particular strengths. My best experiences as a tutor have been... read more

...I then continued to develop and use the skills I learned throughout my high school and college career. I ended up taking four semesters of college calculus! Without algebra, it is very difficult to do the higher maths! The first biology class I took was in 9th grade as a pre-IB track course. I then moved on to taking AP biology my junior year. In... read more

After teaching Microbiology and other biology courses in local community colleges for 10 years, I realized that my true love is working one-on-one with students rather than in a classroom setting. This allows me to observe the individual student's learning style and tailor my teaching accordingly. I call myself a geek because I have so much passion... read more