Award-Winning Economics Tutors in Catalina Foothills, AZ

...points of view; evaluate the merits of an argument; recognize and acknowledge prejudice; and expose logical fallacies. I specialize in the art of clear communication, having mastered the traits of good writing, as well as the styles and forms appropriate to different genres (i.e. different types of writing including, of course, academic composition, such as essays, research papers etc.). I am an excellent listener, and I use dialogue and logic to discover quickly the areas...

Hi. I was a data analyst for 20 years in the corporate world, and now I am transitioning to being a secondary math/physics teacher. I am passionate about learning, and hope to bring a fresh perspective to these subjects.

...a substitute teacher at several middle and elementary schools. Also, back in Michigan I worked as a teachers aide. Part of my responsibilities were to work one-on-one with students at various times. I enjoy working with students. I want to be part of the group of inspirational individuals to the student. I want to be motivate students to become the best they can be in school and life. I believe that if the student work...

...is Archie James Abad! I am a current student at the University of Arizona with a major in Literacy, Learning and Leadership with a double minor in Psychology and English. I first discovered my passion for Literature and Writing when I was in middle school. I was always excited to go to English class and write essays, which seemed easy to me at the time. This passion led me to become an avid reader and...

...my stuffed animals, creating and grading worksheets for them. Throughout school, I continued to take every opportunity to assist friends and classmates. Now, in graduate school, I have had the opportunity for training in teaching strategies and philosophy, as well as hands-on work assistant teaching undergraduate psychology courses. I find that I am best at teaching test taking strategies, particularly for the SAT and GRE, and I excel at English focused tasks. Apart from teaching,...

...Studies. Even when I was fourteen I was interested in politics, Social Studies and the law, I wanted to be a lawyer and politician. My teaching style is to customize and adopt my lessons to fit the individual student's needs and ability to learn. I am a fervent believer that positive re enforcement should always be applied and that a lesson does not only need to be informative but also fun in order to maintain...

...broad business, human resources, finance and accounting method of best-business practices for my clients. In 2009, I resigned my position as Corporate Controller in Scottsdale with a large financial servicing company to begin a new venture in lending and academia in Tucson. Robb is currently a Branch Manager/Senior Loan Officer for Residential Bancorp. In 2017, I had the honor of being appointed by the Superintendent of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions (AZDFI) to serve...

...client relationships. I have also been an adjunct university finance professor for 9 years that taught master's and undergraduate finance classes. I received my MBA from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. I received my bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in psychology from the University of Kansas in Lawrence. I do hold the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. I have also been a grader of the level III CFA exam many times....

...at finding creative ways to communicate difficult concepts through the use of digestible metaphors and examples. Additionally, I am able to maintain a laid-back and positive atmosphere with students, in which I can correct their mistakes and guide them to the correct answer without them feeling judged or penalized. I appreciate that every student has a unique learning style and is capable of excelling if given the proper tools. In my free time I enjoy...

...curiosities :) In college I was a teaching assistant for intro to psychology, social psychology, relational communication, and family communication. I have tutored in several subjects in the social sciences/humanities, as well as core subjects like math/statistics, writing and English as a second language. My goal in a tutoring session is to get in good flow and mental connection with my student so we can solve the problems presented to us while in-sync. I'm known...

...university students and faculty; at the high school level, the exchange programs involved hundreds of students attending schools in the U.S. and abroad. This experience motivated me to earn a Master's Degree in Higher Education that opened the door to a new career with opportunities to administer a college prep program for high school students, teach at a community college and become a Master Tutor at the university level. My total focus is on student...

I am a dedicated educator who believes every learner is unique and able in specific ways. I strive to engage learners so that the experience is engaging and positive.

...being studied. When taking a geography course, for example, land masses, oceans, topography, countries, economies, cultures, politics, and other aspects are all included. My educational journey began with an undergraduate degree from Boise State University where I majored in Accounting and minored in Asian Studies. Several years later, I pursued and attained an MBA with an emphasis in International Business also from Boise State University. After working for Hewlett Packard for many years, I became...

...a graduate of the University of Arizona. I received my Bachelor of Arts in History, where I focused on modern history in Europe and the Middle East. Previously I tutored math at my community College helping students with Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, and Statistics. I am also very comfortable tutoring Economics, History, and English as my college minor was Buisness Management and as a history major I have written and edited a great deal of essays...

...helping people along the road to that understanding in geometry. My love for writing comes from a similar place, though from the opposite side. I was a terrible writer in middle school, but one writing skills class in high school changed me from a D level writer to a B+/A- level writer and the IB program only made me better. I love tutoring writing skills because I want to help others as much as that...

...I keep in touch with professors at Harvard and Princeton (my mentor at Michgan passed away recently). I also know economists from the President's Council of Economic Advisors when I was in the White House. I spent 40 years writing briefs and learning writing skills from sentence construction to writing theses about literature, from great writers. There is, as Hemingway said, no great writing only great re-writing. This requires hard work and patience and some...

I love science and have a passion for conveying science to other people. Whether that be discussing science topics among my peers, friends, family, or the general public or tutoring people, I want others to have a deeper understanding of science and potentially come to enjoy it as much as I do!

...students with IEPs or 504 plans in my classes at every academic level. I pride myself in breaking down difficult texts (Shakespeare! Beowulf! Chaucer! Milton!) so that students find them approachable. I enjoy being able to work one-on-one with students who benefit from specific strategies and extra instructional time, particularly due to dyslexia and/or ADHD. In my experience, encouragement can make a world of difference when students struggle with a subject, no matter what the...

...math, English, and reading. I was not confident in my ability to do my school work and it really affected my confidence. As I grew older I started to develop a keen passion for learning and my grades started to improve. I began seeing tutors and accessing different academic aid tools to help improve my grades and most importantly my confidence. Now, as a full-time Engineering student, I feel it is my turn to give...

...knowledge. Real world experience to work beside the theory and the idea of the class. Included in that is the idea to teach the whole student (morals, ethics, work ethic, boundaries, protocol, etc) in order to make sure the student is successful not just in class, but in life. Humanities to me is a quest for truth. As a result, enabling wide ranging debates, perspective and and interpretation is vital to success. Students in a...