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Patient, Expert English Writing Coach
Rick H.

5,118 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $60

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My specialty for 19 years has been teaching writing one-on-one, but I have wide experience helping students and adults improve all aspects of their English. I tutored over 350 Microsoft international transfers and their family members as well as middle school students in the Seattle area 2007-2019.

Since moving to Florida in 2019, my focus has shifted to coaching students in Grades 2-12 to develop their writing and comprehension skills, often selecting topical prompts from history and...

My specialty for 19 years has been teaching writing one-on-one, but I have wide experience helping students and adults improve all aspects of their English. I tutored over 350 Microsoft international transfers and their family members as well as middle school students in the Seattle area 2007-2019.

Since moving to Florida in 2019, my focus has shifted to coaching students in Grades 2-12 to develop their writing and comprehension skills, often selecting topical prompts from history and current events so that they learn about the world around them as I guide them to strengthen their command of grammar, expand their vocabulary, and heighten the impact of their writing.

I assign weekly homework, and as we review it together in class, I give verbal feedback on grammar and wording choices and explain best practices for writing and studying. If the student is old enough to type and submit an assignment in a Google Doc, I enter detailed written feedback directly on the assignment.

I earned my BA in history from Indiana University-Bloomington. I hold an MSCI and an honorary doctorate from Maharishi European Research University (MERU) in recognition of the courses I have taken and taught in the field of development of consciousness and intelligence.


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Indiana University
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Maharishi European Research University
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Maharishi European Research University
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I have 11 years experience teaching all aspects of English. The first 9 years, my students were either attending Bellevue College or were international transfers at Microsoft. The past two years, most of them have been middle school students. I am a native English speaker, and my major in college, history, as well as my career as a teacher. have demanded that I improve my English reading comprehension and written expression skills to a high level.
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Wonderful teacher!

Rick was not just a tutor to my son, but also a coach who is incredibly passionate about teaching. I feel extremely fortunate to have found him.

Gloria , 26 lessons with Rick

Knowledgeable, kind, and patient tutor

Rick is not only a knowledgeable tutor but also kind and patient. My son enjoys working with Rick and feels that he is learning something even after only 2 lessons. Rick has a great eye for spotting errors in my son's writing and pointing out ways to improve. I highly recommend Rick to any parent looking for a thoughtful and effective tutor.

Anzala, 18 lessons with Rick

A knowledgeable and patient tutor.

Rick is an excellent teacher. He is very responsible and has a broad knowledge base. He helps children make great progress in both English and general knowledge. My son really enjoys his classes. Highly recommended!

Terry, 19 lessons with Rick

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

I am learning a lot from Rick. He has immense knowledge and his way of teaching is making me rethink what I have learned so far in English and how I can improve upon my skills. I hope to build up my skills via his sessions.

Vinni, 3 lessons with Rick

Knowledgeable and patient

My daughter is in 6th grade. She just had her first lesson with Rick. Rick is very patient and in detail. He reviewed her school work before the tutoring session.

Linda, 60 lessons with Rick

Well-prepared and individualized lessons

Rick took an extra effort to meet our needs, listened to my feedback and came up with original ideas to interest the kids, and I really appreciate that! Thank you Rick!

Renee, 2 lessons with Rick

Kind, resourceful, patient tutor.

Rick helped my son with reading comprehension, vocabulary building, ACT and SAT prep. He was kind, patient, and resourceful as they worked through a variety of lessons. We greatly appreciate the feedback that Rick provided along the way. Would highly recommend Rick to anyone looking for tutoring in the area of Reading/Language arts.

Shalon, 20 lessons with Rick

Knowledgeable and patient

My kids like him, that's enough for me. And he use different methods for instead of the kids behavior. He teach three of my kids and he use different methods to keep the kids active all the time Thank You. Keep it up!

Leyla, 31 lessons with Rick

Did a wonderful job

Rick is a first class instructor/teacher. He a very nice man that knows his stuff! I’m truly looking forward to learning more from him in the following months! Seems to be well prepared. Has sent me some extra materials to study. If you are looking for an English tutor his would be a great choice!

Doug, 2 lessons with Rick

Great Tutor

Great Tutor period. My son says that he learned a lot and got the top score for his essay.

Siva, 3 lessons with Rick
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