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Experienced Math and English Tutor
Heather K.

1,453 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

Hourly Rate: $75
Response time: 3 hours
Heather K.'s Photo

Experienced Math and English Tutor
Experienced Math and English Tutor
Heather K.

1,453 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

1,453 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Heather


Bio

I love teaching. More specifically, I love being part of someone's discovery that math isn't really a foreign language and that writing doesn't have to be a torturous process. Learning can be fun, and I enjoy seeing the satisfaction, confidence, and wonder that comes with understanding and success. I have been passionate about education my whole life. I taught my siblings through project-based learning in a make-shift summer classroom as a kid, took education classes in high school and...

I love teaching. More specifically, I love being part of someone's discovery that math isn't really a foreign language and that writing doesn't have to be a torturous process. Learning can be fun, and I enjoy seeing the satisfaction, confidence, and wonder that comes with understanding and success.

I have been passionate about education my whole life. I taught my siblings through project-based learning in a make-shift summer classroom as a kid, took education classes in high school and college, and then assisted in classrooms and student taught. At SCCC, I was elected by faculty to serve as Lead Tutor for a newly developing Writing Center. When I transferred to Southwestern University, I completed a Teaching of Writing course, and served as the Assistant Director for the Writing Center, where I was responsible for developing an orientation process and training new writing-center staff. As a Calculus student teacher, I held office hours, graded homework, prepared worksheets, and ran recitations. I also continued serving as a college mathematics tutor and mentored in the community through various school programs. My passion for learning and communicating about mathematics, literature, and writing earned me departmental awards in both math and English.

I have a lot of experience working with frustrated students, adults returning to school, and English Language Learners. (I was a frustrated student when I first attended college, and then was an adult when I returned.) My goal in a tutoring session is to focus on transferable skills, so that each session not only addresses the assignment at hand but also provides clients with skills, techniques, or tricks they can use in future assignments. For example, we can practice using a reference text or reverse-outlining a paper, so that you leave every session with more tools for independent learning.

I'm happy to do test prep for the SAT, ACT and GRE.

Please feel free to email me with any questions. I look forward to creating a personalized lesson plan with you!


Education

Southwestern University
English and Math

Policies

  • Tutor’s lessons: In-person
  • Hourly Rate: $75
  • Travel policy: Within 3 miles of Seattle, WA 98117
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 10/12/2015

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Corporate Training

Grammar, Statistics

Elementary Education

Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary

English

ACT English, ACT Reading, English, Grammar, Literature, Reading, SAT Reading, Vocabulary, Writing

Homeschool

Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus, English, Geometry, Prealgebra, Precalculus, Reading, SAT Math, SAT Reading, Statistics, Writing

Math

Discrete Math,

Discrete Math

I completed Discrete Math as an undergraduate at Southwestern University (with an A). As a Southwestern math tutor, Discrete Math was one of the subjects that I tutored. Much of the content from Discrete Math was reinforced as I progressed through my math degree (particularly combinatorics, algorithms, set theory, logic, mathematical relations, and graph theory), and I have a wonderful textbook on hand for reference. For many of the Discrete Math topics, I make sure students are comfortable using both mathematical symbols and 'plain English' to describe problems and solutions, privileging understanding over memorization.
ACT Math, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus, Geometry, Prealgebra, Precalculus, SAT Math, Statistics, Trigonometry

Most Popular

Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus, English, Geometry, Prealgebra, Precalculus, Reading, Statistics, Writing

Summer

Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus, Geometry, Reading, SAT Math, Statistics, Writing

Test Preparation

ACT English, ACT Math, ACT Reading, SAT Math, SAT Reading

Ratings and Reviews


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Reviews

The Best!!!

Heather worked with my daughter to raise her grade up 2 levels! My daughter loved Heather not just for her mad technical skills in math but also her ability to be a strong role model. I am incredibly grateful for Heather and will continue this relationship through high school! Thank you Heather for your positive attitude and helping our daughter rekindle her love of learning and confidence!!!

Tanya, 26 lessons with Heather

Amazing!

Heather was an incredible help for me with my discrete math class for college, I couldn’t have asked for a better tutor. At first I struggled, but she helped me by a significant margin during my quarter. By being able to break it down to levels of my understanding and giving to me step by step. Thank you for your help!

Ian, 13 lessons with Heather

Knowledgable, patient and thoughtful tutor

Heather is incredibly knowledgeable and patient. I have been her student for five years now and each time I leave a session I feel more prepared and confident in the material.

Kaeli, 78 lessons with Heather

Fantastic tutoring sessions

Heather is always so patient and caring about making sure my boys understand their material! She is very thorough and gives me excellent updates on how they are doing every week. I feel so lucky to have found her!

Audrey, 31 lessons with Heather

We used Heather for both our high school students

We are so grateful to have met Heather through Wyzant. We originally used Heather for our junior who needed to boost her SAT scores and with just a few sessions with Heather, her scores went up 10 points. The scores are important but what I really like is that Heather helped our student become confident with her math and study skills. We then used Heather for our sophomore who in the first week of math came home and said .. "I am already lost". We used Heather as a tutor every week and our sophomore went from being a discouraged math student to someone who felt empowered and smart. Heather was so great, she made the best use of the time and asked that our student come prepared, which she did, with her current work and questions. Our student really enjoyed Heather as a person and she went above and beyond what any tutor would do in explaining to us how we could the best help our student. I just wish Heather was our math teacher but we will plan to use her next year for math and for SAT prep as well.

Lisa , 32 lessons with Heather

Excellent Tutor!

Heather has a way of explaining calculus that makes the subject easy to understand. She has also taken a 10 page paper assignment and broken it into more manageable pieces. Her knowledge, approachable teaching style, and encouragement have been an excellent fit for our son. I highly recommend her!

Kimberly, 12 lessons with Heather

Excellent tutor

Heather had been tutoring our son in math for the past couple of years. She is great at figuring out things he may have missed in class, and helps him talk through concepts in order to improve his comprehension. Heather is patient, and has a fantastic attitude. I highly recommend Heather as a tutor.

Martha, 56 lessons with Heather

Algebra 1 success

My 8th grader just finished up Algebra 1 with an ‘A’. This never would have been possible without Heather’s help. She is patient, explains things clearly, and is very good at math (of course!) This was a perfect match for my daughter who has struggled with math for years and gets frustrated easily. We look forward to conquering geometry with Heather’s help next school year!

Lauren, 17 lessons with Heather

Best Algebra 2 Tutor

I am very grateful that I had Heather as my math tutor. I was looking for a tutor so I could pass an Algebra 2 test in order for me to graduate from high school. She helped me pass my math test in a few weeks. She’s patient and knowledgeable. I have seen a few other tutors and by far Heather was the best. She is able to see you for larger chunks of time, I have found that it is difficult to find a tutor that can see you for more than one hour. She also replies quickly and provides outside resources for extra practice. I highly recommend her as a tutor if you are struggling with math. Thank you Heather!!!

Grace, 5 lessons with Heather

My daughter loves working with Heather!

Heather is working with my daughter on pre-calc which she has been struggling with all year. My daughter loves going to her tutoring sessions - she has fun and she learns a lot! In less than a month, her grade went from a C- to a B-. We are so thrilled!

Michelle, 14 lessons with Heather
Hourly Rate: $75
Response time: 3 hours
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