1,153 Excelsior Elementary Education Tutors

...So all these things combined make me have a more extensive vocabulary than many native speakers. However, knowledge alone doesn't make a good tutor. Fortunately, I am capable of transmitting my enthusiasm for languages and words, at least to some extent, to my students. Most native speakers learn grammar instinctively, so they've never had to learn... read more

...In addition, twenty years of marketing has honed my understanding and expertise in the art of writing. I enjoy working in a teaching mode with kids. I have been active with the Boy Scouts for 20 years, and counseled scouts in several merit badge categories, including Personal Fitness, Computing, and Citizenship. I spent three semesters working with... read more

During my time at UC Santa Barbara I demonstrated excellent skills in writing and communication, which led me to be employed as a Writing Tutor at the university Campus Learning Assistance Services. I worked there from 2008 to 2010, when I graduated (BA in Comparative Religion, with honors and a 3.77 GPA). As a tutor I worked with a variety of UCSB... read more

...In addition to teaching English, I am happy to help my students work through the process of creating high school personal statements and college entrance essays, which truly reflect who they are! It is vital that students maintain good study skills in order to be successful. I have helped my students, as long as I've been a teacher, to learn and... read more

...Above all, I emphasize the importance of correlating elements of different academic core subjects to help widen the spectrum of overall learning, in turn enhancing student knowledge and understanding of all that they are learning. From 2005-2008, I worked as an on-call substitute teacher in Grades 3-8 at Chinese American International School--in... read more