431 Kent County Tutors

...Previous clients have complemented my patience, general friendliness, communication, competence, and teaching ability. I am always thinking about how to best utilize every minute I have with my students. I prepare myself with structured lessons adapted to the student's needs. I encourage my students to review material before our sessions and point... read more

...Later on, I ended up teaching classes in Italian and drama, though not at the same time, fortunately for the students. I've also dealt with students who were a bit more of a challenge for reasons from not wanting to do their homework to being several grade levels behind where they should be. There was one student in particular who I was able to... read more

I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Michigan Technological University (class of 1983). I am a Quality Control Engineer for a local Grand Rapids, Michigan tool & die shop where I have worked for over 22 years. I have helped tutor several apprentices over the years with their trigonometry and geometry classes (2 fields... read more

...I am extremely patient and can teach using games, music or art if applicable for yourself or your child. I am responsible and will always arrive on time and prepared. Looking forward to hearing from you! I will be pursuing a degree in Elementary Education in the fall at Grand Valley State University. I have spent my middle school and high school... read more

...I use many age appropriate illustrations and am able to create hands-on materials when necessary. Study skills are taught from elementary grades on up. When I was a classroom teacher, I found that the most important things to learn in 5th and 6th grades were good study habits and skills. (I taught these grades for a total of 13 years.) I often hear... read more