1,780 Half Moon Bay Tutors

...spent 15+ years as a Professor of English, during which time I received a Distinguished Teaching Award for my ability to communicate with students. I routinely received rare perfect scores on teaching evaluations. I was also Executive Director the the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters in Ann Arbor, MI. I left academe for a career in... read more

...or the last two years, I have been working as an English tutor and supplemental instructor at Skyline College. I assist students with essay-writing, reading, grammar, and personal statements. I am an excellent listener with the ability to effectively assist students in expressing their ideas. Before tutoring, I worked in the book industry as a marketing... read more

...I find I have a very simple approach as to how I teach which really helps students grasp more complicated subjects and topics. School never came easy to me, so I would have to break things down into steps and think of problems more simplistically in order for me to understand them. I think that's how many other kids are as well, which is why I think... read more

...It is critical, before going into pre-algebra, that students have a firm command of arithmetic. My experience is that many such students have troubles adding and subtracting fractions, and my first task with such students is to make sure that they have mastery of that kind of calculation. Much of my work with precalculus students has consisted of... read more

...I have taught college-level Latin, semesters 1-3 as a TA and TF in Pittsburgh, as well as courses in classical mythology and Roman civilization. I have been tutoring and teaching middle and high school students in Latin since January 2009. I really enjoy teaching and tutoring Latin. While I have not had the opportunity to teach ancient Greek, I... read more