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Jeff

A teacher, writer, and storyteller who can bring out your best work.

Hi! I've been a language and writing instructor at the City Colleges of Chicago for 31 years, helping students build their craft as writers and prepare undergraduate and graduate school application essays that highlight their strengths, passions and creativity. I've tutored a variety of students from undergraduates to professors in English. I've done various kinds of writing for years including work on documentary films in New York City for National Public Television, essays for Chicago Pub... Read more

Teaches 7 subjects

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Coby

Northwestern University Teaching Assistant

I’m a junior at Northwestern University, studying mathematics, journalism, and political science. I find teaching to be the best way to explore and express my passion for math, and I have more than 300 hours of experience. I am also a teaching assistant for Northwestern’s MATH 220-2 (single-variable integral calculus) course, for which I grade assignments and exams, hold a discussion section and office hours, and held a guest lecture. I have tutored several dozen students, ranging from age... Read more

Teaches 5 subjects

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Marsha

MIT Grad Specializing in Helping Your Child "Get It"

I love helping students "get" math. Whether it's a difficult new concept or a history of discouraging results, my goal is to make students more confident in their math ability. There are multiple ways to solve math problems, and I encourage students to discover methods they're comfortable with so they can thrive in their math classes. I have a lifetime of experiences to help me help your child: * Bachelor's degree in Cognitive Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology * Master's... Read more

Teaches 18 subjects

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Alison

Experienced, Fun Tutor

I am very well educated: BA in Political Science; JD in Law; and MA in Liberal Studies. I have practical experience including the practice of law and owning my own business. I have tutored students from age four through post-BA. My teaching experience includes assisting special education students in elementary school and teaching at the college level. I am able to tutor a variety of subject, including, but not limited to, study skills, English, writing and reading. In addition, I have a great... Read more

Teaches 24 subjects

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Susan

Illinois Licensed Classroom Spanish teacher offers tutoring

Susan holds 2 Illinois teaching certificates, a Masters Degree, and a Bachelors Degree in Spanish Education. She has 20 years of classroom experience teaching all ages of students, specializing in high school and college students, and adults. She is a renown Spanish teacher, combining many years of experience with recent academic training of best instructional practices (e.g. scaffolding, modeling, reflective teaching, differentiation) for the acquisition of all skills of foreign language; ... Read more

Teaches 1 subject

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Michael

Math - From Basic Algrebra to Calculus

I have been a teacher for nearly 20 years at the college-level. I love to learn and enjoy the teaching environment. My undergraduate is in engineering and I have taken many advanced classes. Recently, I completed my fifth Master’s degree. I have taught numerous types of classes in my teaching career, but my students say I have a knack for teaching math – making the difficult seem easy to understand. I have taught math classes from basic algebra to advanced calculus. My linked in page sho... Read more

Teaches 13 subjects

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Jaime

Ivy League grad to help with test prep, math, and other subjects

I'm an experienced tutor and test prep instructor with a graduate degree from the University of Chicago. Beyond my formal education, I'm something of an autodidact, meaning that I enjoy learning, and am both formally educated and self-taught across a variety of disciplines. My formal education, both undergraduate and graduate, emphasized mathematics, economics/finance, accounting, natural sciences, and language. I'm also an avid reader in a wide variety of other subjects, including history, p... Read more

Teaches 12 subjects

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Michelle

ACT Prep Tutor: English, Reading, Science, Writing

I am a High School English teacher and have observed my students feeling underprepared for college and the ACT. In order to address high schooler's and their parents' concerns, I have developed a regimented system and several strategies that help my students feel prepared mentally for college, as well as improve their ACT scores drastically! My ACT program: The first session is a diagnostic test. Your child will take a practice ACT test with authentic timing measures in place. I will then... Read more

Teaches 17 subjects

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Michael

Math Tutor for ACT, SAT, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Calculus

I am a mathematics tutor who can help with ACT, SAT, Middle School, High School and early college mathematics courses. I have been tutoring various Mathematics and Science lessons for 7 years now. My tutoring career began in high school where I helped out fellow students with mathematics, chemistry and physics work. At Vanderbilt University, I helped grade a differential equations class and tutored other students in Calculus classes. This past year, I simultaneously taught Algebra 1 and tuto... Read more

Teaches 12 subjects

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Wesley

Aced the ACT, So I Have The Skills To Increase Your Score Too

Hi, I'm Wesley! I am currently a senior at Northwestern University, where I'm majoring in psychology and science and medicine in human culture and minoring in data science. In high school, I graduated with Highest Honors and as an International Baccalaureate Diploma Scholar. I now apply the well-rounded breadth of skills that I gained as an IB Diploma Scholar to my tutoring sessions. While preparing myself for the ACT, SAT, AP exams, and SAT subject tests as a student in high school, I found... Read more

Teaches 8 subjects

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