Philosophy Tutors in Addison, IL
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University of Maryland, College Park - BS, Mechanical Engineering
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In fact, if I can help a student understand the material well enough to see that there are multiple approaches to the same solution, I feel I have done my job correctly . Problem solving is an academic and life skill, and whether it is studying, test preparation, or time...
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University of St. Thomas - BA, English , Loyola Marymount University - MA, Secondary Education
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Comparative Government and Politics, IB Global Politics, IB Philosophy, IB Social and Cultural Anthropology, IB Theory of Knowledge, and IB World Religions . I can work on test preparation, as well (CAHSEE, HSPT, ACT, ISEE). My educational background includes time at the...
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Northeastern Illinois University - BA, Elementary Education , Northeastern Illinois University - MA, Reading Specialist
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My students encompass a range of all ages and skill levels . Though I am specialized in reading and writing, I am certified to teach any subject . I feel an immense sense of accomplishment when my students learn something new . My hobbies are yoga and travel . ? Biology,...
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Princeton University - Bachelors, Philosophy , University of California-Berkeley - Masters, History
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I earned my bachelor of arts degree in philosophy at Princeton University . I worked for a few years before heading on to UC - Berkeley to earn my master of arts degree in history . As a graduate student, I instructed philosophy and history courses at the undergraduate level...
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University of Wisconsin - BS, Chemical Engineering AND Chemistry
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I am very familiar with which areas of math and science cause trouble for people, so I have plenty of strategies for dealing with?these issues . I work with my students until they can practically solve problems in their sleep - not because they've memorized something, but...
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Wheaton College (Illinois) - Bachelor in Arts, Philosophy
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I taught English to native Czech-speakers and Czech to native English-speakers . The piano was another thing I tutored in during high school . While I was in college, my love for writing quickly became an eagerness for helping other people write . For three years during...
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - BS, Media and Cinema Studies
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As a teaching philosophy, I believe learning bridges the gap between the individual student and the rest of the?world . The challenge is schools put a lot of stress on learning the structure of material, requiring memorization of rules and then drilling the concepts into...
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Millikin University - Bachelor in Arts, Secondary Education-History
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Since graduating in 2007, I have been working at Wheaton North High School in Illinois . During my post-graduate work, I have been focused on my professional development by working on earning a Learning Behavior Specialist-1 endorsement through North Central College in...
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Washington University in St. Louis - BA, Elementary Education (minors: Spanish and Psychology)
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I tutor in many areas including elementary school Spanish, philosophy, reading, writing, math, and social studies . The process of learning is enjoyable to me as is sharing this love with my clients . When tutoring, I create individualized plans to target students' strengths...
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Binghamton University - BA, Philosophy, Politics, Law
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In my view, every student has the ability to learn anything as long as they are guided correctly . I?don't believe anyone is too?young or too old to learn something, and like it.When I tutor my students, I set up my lesson plans in a way that caters to each individual's...
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John Carroll University - BA, English/Philosophy , John Carroll University - MA, English , University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - ABD...
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I taught composition at both the Writing Center at John Carroll, and also while I was a graduate student at UW-Milwaukee .? My tutoring specialties?are: reading, grammar and mechanics, writing, essay editing, literature, and?test preparation for both the ACT (English, reading,...
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Loyola University-Chicago - BA, Communications , Northeastern Illinois University - MA, Special Education
Experience
I believe that every person has their own approach to learning and that it is my duty to find the method that works best with each student . When working as a special education teacher, I had students from several grades in the same classroom, which meant that I had to...
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Northeastern Illinois University - BA, Communications
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I believe learning is a lifestyle and am committed to continuing education for myself in order to always be on the leading edge of new and innovative educational ideas, techniques, and tools . It is important to me to be both an educator and a motivator and it is because of...
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University of Illinois at Chicago - Current Undergrad, Biochemistry and Pre-Med
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My teaching and tutoring experience dates back in 2003, where I worked as a teacher at primary school and then at high school . In addition, in 2008 I founded an organization, Green Solidarity, whose one of the working fields is to help academically struggling saplings . ...