Jose Luis P.
Private tutor in Oakland, CA
Education
Transferred from City College of San Francisco to San Francisco State University in 2015. I am completing a BA majoring in economics and graduating in spring of 2019. I will then be pursuing a teaching credential to teach high school math. I have a 3.0 GPA.
Experience
Painless algebra and Spanish tutoring exists. Are you ready? I have recently worked as a math teacher's assistant for four years in Oakland and San Francisco public school districts. For most of my career I have done non-profit social service and public policy work with over 20 years of experience. My experience includes working with a broad range of students from college or high performing to high risk, newcomer immigrants or special education high school students. I like working with students that have challenges so I am very patient and resourceful. I am majoring in economics and I'm proud to consider myself a big nerd who geeks out on math, world history, ethnic studies, English, Spanish, creative writing, poetry, political science, music and fine art. I am also a painter, graphic artist and cartoonist. I have a sense of humor and I like to have fun when I am tutoring because it helps students relax and learn better. I passionately believe that mean tutors are not nice.
Subject Expertise
7th Grade mathCalculus 1EnglishDrawingPaintingArithmeticAP Studio Art: Drawing9th Grade mathAP MicroeconomicsAP MacroeconomicsEconomicsAP Calculus ABSpanish10th Grade math11th Grade math12th Grade math12th Grade WritingAlgebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3/4College EssaysCollege AlgebraPre-AlgebraPre-Calculus
Availability
Any day at any time, Monday in the morning, Wednesday at any time, Friday at any time, Saturday in the afternoon
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 1 hour away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
I think it is important to help students solve the problems for their immediate assignments but it is also important to help students develop better study skills or habits that improve their abilities to utilize tools that will help them master their material and ultimately become less dependent on a tutor. Some people feel very self conscious or ashamed about reviewing basic arithmetic or algebra so I am very supportive with students who are struggling. I can tutor math or any other subjects I mentioned in my profile completely in Spanish. I am always trilled to see students grasp a new concept with my help that they did not understand before. My goal as an educator is to help students achieve epic success and conquer their dreams.
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