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McKenzie L.

Private tutor in Waco, TX

Education

Baylor University graduate (Dec 2016) with a Bachelors in Psychology. GPA 3.5

Experience

I have been tutoring since I started middle school. I began tutoring others because I realized I loved school, so I started on subjects where I naturally excelled and expanded from there. Choosing to have my own tutor proved to be a great decision and a tremendous asset. In high school I took AP English, AP Psychology, AP Spanish, and AP History at a high school ranked in the top five in Texas. As a Psychology major, I have taken many courses on the developing child and the developing mind, also extensive courses on learning and behavior. Baylor pushes their students passed any preconceived limits. Baylor offered me an extremely well-rounded education, and did not accept less then my best in any subject, not just courses in my major. As a tutor, I know I can help students in copious ways. It is easy for elementary students to begin thinking they are dumb when they struggle with material they think their classmates understand. It is imperitive to stop that line of thought and show that a little extra explanation is needed from time to time. Elementary students are just beginning their educational journey, so a tutor at this age is no less important to help keep them up to speed with concepts they will use as foundation for the rest of their academic career. Entering middle school, as final grades are recorded, students' grades begin to reflect intelligence and affect placement in future high school classes. Once in high school, GPA becomes the student's prized possession; every class matters, because each final grade is calculated into their GPA. It is imperitive to find a tutor if any or all of the following occur: your students thinks a new class will be difficult, they come across a harder section of material, and/or they receive a lower test score than expected. Each situation will negatively affect the student's GPA, and it is much easier to lower a GPA than to raise one. In addition, maintaining a good GPA means doing more than just assigned bookwork and homework. To prepare for college, students have to change their approach to class work. College classes expect the student to learn the knowledge presented to them and not simply memorize material for the next test. As a tutor, I will help you develop the skills to learn and not memorize. Once you have those skills, absorbing information becomes much easier. As I hope you can see, all levels of school education present struggles for students, and a tutor will help your student see school in a positive light, helping students see obstacles as challenges they will overcome and benefit from, and not problems that hinder their progress and/or make them feel stupid- a feeling that can dramatically, negatively affect both one's attitude toward school and their success.

Subject Expertise

ACT English AP English Language and Composition AP English Literature and Composition English AP Psychology CLEP Introductory Psychology Psychology American Literature British Literature Literature Political Science 10th Grade Reading 11th Grade Reading 12th Grade Reading 1st Grade Reading 2nd Grade Reading 3rd Grade Reading 4th Grade Reading 5th Grade Reading 6th Grade Reading 7th Grade Reading 8th Grade Reading 9th Grade Reading ACT Reading Reading Grammar and Mechanics 1st Grade math 2nd Grade math 3rd Grade math 4th Grade math 5th Grade math 6th Grade math 7th Grade math 8th Grade math 9th Grade math Elementary Math Middle School Math Phonics US History US Constitutional History Spanish Spanish 1 Spanish 2 Spanish 3 Spanish 4 Government 3rd Grade Science 4th Grade Science 5th Grade Science 6th Grade Science 7th Grade Science 8th Grade Science Earth Science Neuroscience Social Sciences Sociology 10th Grade Writing 11th Grade Writing 12th Grade Writing 1st Grade Writing 2nd Grade Writing 3rd Grade Writing 4th Grade Writing 5th Grade Writing 6th Grade Writing 7th Grade Writing 8th Grade Writing 9th Grade Writing ACT with Writing ACT Writing Creative Writing Fiction Writing Poetry Writing Writing Vocabulary 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills ACCUPLACER WritePlacer ADD ADHD Algebra 1 Algebra 2 American History ASPIRE English ASPIRE Reading Civics Classics CLEP English Literature CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology CLEP Introductory Sociology CLEP Precalculus CLEP Social Sciences and History CLEP Spanish Clinical Psychiatry College Essays COMPASS Reading COMPASS Writing Skills Constitutional Law Elementary Algebra Essay Editing Geometry History Human Development Intermediate Algebra Introduction to Fiction Introduction to Poetry Kindergarten - 8th Grade Middle School Nutrition Pre-Algebra Pre-Calculus Probability PSAT Critical Reading PSAT Writing Skills Public Speaking Religious Studies SAT Critical Reading SAT Subject Test in Literature SAT Subject Test in Spanish SAT Verbal SAT Writing Shakespeare Short Novel Social Studies STAAR Statistics Study Skills Study Skills And Organization Summer Tutoring World Literature

Availability

Weekdays after 3PM, Saturday after 10AM

Can Meet

Up to 20 minutes away for a flat fee, Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

My parents offered me a great upbringing, where I always had a reason to be active and not sedentary. My mother exercised the left side of my brain with creativity, art, crafts, sewing, writing stories and poems, and thinking out of the box. My father exercised the right side of my brain focusing on pragmatic learning, reading comprehension, writing with correct grammar and sentence structure, expanding my vocabulary, and showing me an interest in math and sciences. Together, they taught me to love sports. I always practiced a sport when my father got home from work: softball, basketball, tennis, or volleyball. Often, my family would pick a sport to play a game together. I have an older sister who has been my role model since I knew who she was. Her unwavering friendship never goes unappreciated or gets taken for granted. My grandparents blessed my life by teaching me to love books and music. For that, I will be forever grateful to them. I took up the violin in 7th grade, because my grandpa played. The violin is such a beautiful instrument, and I love playing it. For my personality, I am strong willed and loyal, but I dislike conflict, which I sometimes view as a character flaw when I would rather I stood up for myself. In life, I am driven and dedicated; I commit myself to a task and do not do anything halfway. I have a strong Christian faith that shows in how deeply I care for people; however, I know how to keep my faith and my job separate when needed.

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