1,467 Pacific Palisades Algebra 1 Tutors

...I majored in Classics at Columbia, taking classes such as Latin Elegy, where I read from authors such as Catullus, Tibullus and Propertius. This past year I completed the course Latin Literature of the Republic, where I read the works of Virgil, Sallust, Terrence, Ennius, Naevius, Lucretius, Ovid and Lucilius. My junior year I studied abroad at... read more

...My approach is to help them avoid taking the same study tactics of memorization and regurgitation, i.e. route learning, and teach them analytical thinking skills instead. I make a point to approach each student according to his or her relationship to the subject matter as well as his or her unique style of learning. I find that patience and compassion... read more

...In my off hours I like to sing, read, and go for walks in the neighborhood. I work 5 days a week in a 2nd grade classroom and have been doing so since September. I work with small groups to re-teach topics in addition to helping students as problems arise in their work. I also work with a math tutoring company and assist students in grades K-12... read more

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...What I like about tutoring: I believe that students are most successful when they are intrigued, so I attempt to make math and science relatable and fun. I use sports and alien invasions to teach kinematics and trigonometry, peanuts to teach mitosis and meiosis, and dating analogies to teach bonding in chemistry. I realize that each student is unique,... read more