Award-Winning College Essays Tutors serving Tulsa, OK

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...me how much I love working with children and foreign students. Due to my experience teaching abroad, I already know how to adapt lessons and materials to different learning levels, and I know how to think outside the box to help students learn and problem-solve. I will be TEFL certified by the end of February, and have most recently spent time tutoring college students in grammar and essay writing. I'm patient and easy-going and like...

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...in American Studies and am currently pursuing a Master's degree in International Studies at the University of Oklahoma, where I am also a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Before matriculating at OU I taught English full-time in South Korea, which allowed me to hone my pedagogical skills. My favorite subjects are History, Geography, English, Government, Civics, and Critical Reasoning. I believe that everyone can excel with enough dedication and the right guidance. Whether it's drilling critical reading...

...were in 4th through 8th grade. For the past two years during my graduate studies, I was an academic counselor at the University of Tulsa's Center for Student Academic Support, where I worked with at-risk students and students with disabilities on skills such as time management, organization, study habits, and procrastination. I also helped some of these students with standardized test preparation, mostly for the GRE because it is what I'm most familiar with. My...

I am currently finishing my degree in English Education at Northeastern State University. I have four years of tutoring experience and love helping students. I have been a tutor for the AVID program for four years and I am currently finishing up my degree in English Education. I love teaching, tutoring, and helping students reach their full potential. ... I believe that my role as the tutor is to bring out the academic best in students....

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I'm a native Spanish speaker from Honduras. I moved to the U.S. when I was 13 years old, and have loved language, communication, arts, and literature for my entire life. I seek to assist students in fulfilling their academic goals. I understand that there are many ways to learn and retain information, and I focus on creativity and critical thinking. ... I believe we all learn in different ways. Whether it be through listening, drawing, painting,...

...diverse student bodies give me expertise in educating students at different levels, from various backgrounds, and in all aspects of English instruction. I have taught college literature and composition and high school American literature, British literature, writing and grammar. As you can probably see from my English career, I am very excited about English Language Arts, and it is my great joy and dedication to instruct students in the extremely important skills of writing, reading,...

During my 21 years of teaching experience, I've taught and lived in 5 states, 4 countries and on 3 continents! These last 10 years have been spent as a private tutor and nonfiction children's writer. One of my strengths both as a tutor and a classroom teacher is my ability to assess the needs of my students, help create achievable goals, and then devise an action plan to meet those goals. ... Compassion, respect, and clarity...

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...joy! I feel drawn to teach so that I can help others begin to think about the world in a more informed manner, and especially so that I can help stoke the fire of curiosity in students and help them (especially struggling students who may be frustrated with a topic) learn to delight in learning. My musical education consists of 13 years of choral singing, 12 years of electric guitar, 5 years of piano, and...

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...elementary school. After loving the experience, I continued spending my time mentoring in college through a program called Reading Friends. After graduating college, I joined Teach for America and began teaching at a middle school in Nashville. Last year I taught Social Studies, and this year I moved into teaching literacy. I will continue in this position next year as well. Not only do I have extensive experience tutoring and mentoring, but I also have...

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...know how people want to be helped, I've been there. I love tutoring people in anything: college essays, algebra, linear algebra, calculusanything I have ever loved to do. Tutoring has taught me empathy and patience. Two vital components that a great tutor has. I am hard working and I love seeing others succeed. I will able to tutor for most of this summer, so about from the end of May to mid-August. I am on...