Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Nashville, TN

...and an open mind. My main background is in test prep and college readiness, with a focus on test-taking strategies that build self-esteem and improve performance. I began tutoring for a private company while I was a student at Columbia University in New York. While there, I had the opportunity to teach students of all backgrounds and levels of ability. My unique approach to SAT and ACT test-prep focuses just as much on "learning the...

...I'm not teaching, tutoring, or mothering my own 7 children, I enjoy a variety of activities. I love being outdoors in general, but my passion is for rock climbing. I also enjoy reading all kinds of literature and philosophy and cheering my kids on in their myriad sports and activities. My number one priority in teaching is to empower my students to understand how they learn best and what motivates them. I want my students...

...what it take to not only engage and interest a student but also promote continued development on their own. I choose to tutor because I appreciate all that my education has given me. I was also given a lot of help while I made my way through school and understand how important it was for my academic development. I believe that I can make a difference in the lives of the students I tutor, just...

...given that I have already helped many friends and classmates with these subjects and have had experience tutoring as a member of The National Honor Society at St. Agnes Academy. My Human and Organizational Development major, which is designed to teach students how to find solutions to human problems in organizations and communities, has helped me cultivate and expand upon both my problem solving skills and my interpersonal skills. With my skills, personal experience as...

...English are prevalent subjects that everyone uses - and has used for centuries - on a daily basis. We as humans can't help but create language, share stories and cultures, and learn about our history through the literature that our ancestors have left behind. I have tutored English for over 7 years. I am a great tutor because I love the subject I teach, am very passionate about literature, and I am a very patient,...

...struggle with my studies. My mother kindly enrolled me with talented and dedicated tutors. I finally got the one-on-one attention I needed and my academic career improved tremendously. I will dedicate myself to improving a student鈥檚 learning the same way I was taught. I believe a friendly demeanor and patience allows for a student to feel confident and comfortable while engaging with the curriculum. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, writing poetry, hiking, relaxing...

...videography, and work professionally as a recording artist/songwriter. I am a "traveler": I've spent time in Tanzania and Uganda, lived in Vienna, Austria, and walked 1,600+ miles down the east coast from Maine > Atlanta > and back to Nashville. I've been given a lot of love and opportunities and they've granted me with an insatiable passion for life and an undying belief in the people I meet. Thank you for your consideration. I'm pumped...

...have carved out a career in creativity, focusing on writing and editing. I enjoy working with students, and have been fortunate to do so many places, including England, France, and California. Finding that the lessons I most remember in life are the ones I discover for myself, I try to guide a student to their own discoveries with questions instead of statements. Not surprisingly, writing is my favorite subject to tutor, but I also have...

I am a sophomore at Vanderbilt majoring in Child Development at the Peabody College of Education! I am passionate about teaching and learning. I am originally from Baltimore, Maryland and have been tutoring since my freshman year in high school! ... One of my favorite quotations about teaching by one of my idols, George Morris, says that if someone does not understand, "you either asked the wrong question, or you asked the question wrong." Although George...

I have joint backgrounds in English and education. I love getting to know new people and sharing my love of language, literature, and communication!

...for five years at GSU. I also taught Survey of World Literature there, as well as Academic Writing at Mercer University as an adjunct professor. My doctoral dissertation has been downloaded hundreds of times around the world, and counting! It focuses upon specific representations of fantastic beasts and monsters in Old English writings (you've perhaps heard of the redoubtable Grendel?). Over my years of teaching, I immensely enjoyed working with students to enhance THEIR enjoyment...

...like to extend my experience researching, designing and teaching professional and technical writing as well as business communication classes for prospective and current college students and professionals. Although I enjoy the challenges of practical commercial writing, I also have had the pleasure of reading, researching and writing for the academic community. I want to deepen my experience designing and teaching courses that integrate intensive reading and extensive writing in literature as well as other pragmatic...

...Criminal Justice. I have a 120 hour TESOL certificate and a TEFL online certificate. I have a CompTIA A+ certificate that I completed in 2016. My experience in tutoring spans many years because I homeschooled my autistic son. He is twenty-one years old and has graduated from Nashville Community college with a computer information technology certificate. I also currently homeschool my seven-year-old son, that is in second grade. I have been an online tutor with...

A motivated, diverse, and learned individual with a vibrant passion for study, research, and preservation of historical events cultivated by a diverse ancestry rooted deeply in Texas, Southern, and American history. Particular expertise in American and European history, Political Science and International Studies along with a command of the written and spoken French language. Extensive experience in the IT industry working alongside dedicated healthcare professionals... My teaching philosophy is to cater to the individual student. Everyone...

...and IB Literature, History, Spanish, and Film, as well as essay editing and IA/EE advising. My goal is to help students build confidence in their written and oral communication skills through high-quality, hands-on instruction. Students will learn to critically analyze written texts and synthesize information in a cohesive format which demonstrates content mastery and command of language. In addition, students will cultivate a personal writing style which allows them to explore the curriculum through the...

...Bachelor's in Asian Studies with a concentration in China and Mandarin Language. I spent six months in Kunming, China, which included one language-intensive semester with a Middlebury College program and two months of independent travel and research. I worked for three years as a Peer Writing Consultant at the Vanderbilt Writing Studio, where I met with undergraduate and graduate students one-on-one to help them improve their writing. Outside the classroom, I rebuild motorcycles, write poetry...

...environment for my students so they can feel empowered to ask their questions without fear of judgment. The best learning happens when curiosity is nurtured. As far as tutoring is concerned, I'm happy to take whatever approach works best for the student. If a visual approach is necessary, I make sure those materials are available. If audio learning is preferred, I can work to accommodate that as well. But above all, I like to tutor...

...teaching career fresh out of college as an English teacher in a high school in McMinnville, Tennessee. I loved teaching what I loved so much--reading and writing--but I was concerned that so many of my students lacked basic reading and writing skills. I left that teaching job to go to graduate school and earn my master's degree in English. Rather than returning to the classroom after graduate school, I spent 9 years as a writer/editor...

...gifts which I delight to employ. As far as experience, I have worked as a tutor for four years, back when I was in college. I've also done some training in the business arena. Since I was a teenager, I have worked with children in various capacities including teaching Sunday School. In spite of a fun personality (and being told I look much younger than my 40-some years) I am also skilled at keeping students...

...tutor everything from AP exams and SAT standardized testing to basic Mandarin Chinese, but my favorite subjects by far are the humanities. As someone that has taught art and language classes to primary school children in the past, I absolutely love working with fellow creatives, and I will do my very best to enhance the skills you already have and bolster those you want to improve! Please reach out to me if you're interesting in...