307 Mercer Island History Tutors

...To have success in tutoring, the student should ask lots of questions and be willing to push themselves, even if that means making a mistake. Learning from mistakes is one of the best ways to educate oneself. My academic experience includes a Bachelor of Arts in History from Gonzaga University and a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from... read more

...y tutoring approach is first to determine the student's purpose, goals, and objectives and then determine where the student is having difficulty in performing. Next, I design, with the student, a tutoring program to achieve those desired results. Once the student succeeds in those accomplishments, he/she can decide whether to set more advanced goals... read more

...I teach my students that applying their studying in a sequential manner will allow them l. not to get bogged down and 2. that if they apply these skills in an orderly fashion that they will be able to retail the material that they are studying. I follow the same format but change its difficulty for upper elementary,etc. My terminology is appropriate... read more

...The "secret" to acquiring those words is not always easy: there needs to be a clear definition of the meaning of the new word (not all dictionaries are helpful) and, very importantly, a clear sense of the contexts in which it can(not) and should (not) be used. Adequacy plays a pivotal role, as words with the same meaning often cannot be used in... read more

...Finally, I am a paid tutor at the University of Miami, employed by the Academic Resource Center on campus. There, I tutor students in many fields, including French, Spanish, Art History, and Economics.... read more