Samantha Z. offers American history Lessons, Vocabulary Lessons, Grammar...

Gary R. from Boulder Creek, CA Samantha has a good sense for how to deal with resistance. If the student hesitates, she easily finds new ways to engage on the same topic. So far, she has been encouraging and supportive of individual learning styles. She is friendly, and her youth makes it easy for a young student to relate.

Julie T. from Santa Cruz, CA Samantha looked over my daughter's college essays and while she made comments, suggestions, and edits, my daughter began making the corrections on her computer. Together, they continued to revise the essays until both were satisfied. My daughter will email some work that still needs to be done to Samantha, and they will do something similar to the above described editing process over email. They plan to meet again to make some final revisions, etc. What a great positive process this has become. My daughter responded very positively to Samantha's help, and we are all so grateful!!

Grace Z. from Jersey City, NJ My 11-year-old daughter just loves Samantha! And I really appreciate how well she prepared for each class: providing detailed teaching plan and after-class feedback....definitely looking forward to a long term tutoring from Samantha!

Tiffany M. from Scotts Valley, CA Samantha has done nothing but exceed my expectations. She was able to quickly get to know my son and his strengths and areas of improvement needed. From there, she developed a plan especially for his needs. He enjoys going to his sessions, and does not fight me, which means she knows how to correctly motivate him and make him feel good about his accomplishments. She is quick in detailed response to any questions I have of her. I would easily recommend Samantha for tutoring.

Susy F. from Capitola, CA Samantha has been tutoring my daughter over the summer in writing and social studies. My daughter struggles with writer's block and getting her thoughts on paper. She is also helping her with the fundamentals of essay writing. I am very impressed with Samantha?s professionalism, thoroughness and how prepared she is for each and every session. She is very knowledgeable and knows exactly how to help my 6th grader, including teaching her good organizational/note-taking (Cornell Notes) skills that I know my daughter will benefit from for years to come. Each lesson is coherent and thoughtfully constructed. My daughter has been given a boost of confidence; enjoys writing so much more; is using terms in her vocabulary that she has never used before; and for the first time is interested in learning more about social studies - even researching archaeologists' Michael Brunet and Donald Johansen after her last tutoring session! She?s a tutor that truly cares about helping my daughter succeed and is passionate about what she does. I wholeheartedly recommend Samantha as a writing and social studies tutor. We lucked out finding such a great, competent and professional tutor! I've seen such great results with my daughter in a short period of time, that my 18 year old niece recently began writing sessions with Samantha. My niece for the first time is understanding the fundamentals of essay writing and building skills that will get her ready for college writing.