Escalada Education Co.

Tutor

I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX many years ago, but I have always had an interest in conversing with and guiding others. When I was a teenager, I easily made friends with the younger kids near my home and in my grandmother’s neighborhood and thought becoming a mentor would be a great job. I also am a former a gymnast, musician, and capoeirista, and I still make time to involve myself in these activities, just not as much as before due to injuries.

I started Escalada Education Co. with the hopes of improving learning for my students based on what their needs are rather than just getting through the class or subject matter. My first teaching position at 16, was a summer camp gymnastics instructor, and a few months later, I became my own competitive team’s substitute coach. After college, I rediscovered teaching through an AmeriCorps program at a small pre-K to high school charter school and by tutoring mathematics of various levels at a franchise learning center. I moved to a small charter high school and served at the math lab instructor and substitute teacher before being promoted to science teaching. I had started tutoring independently during this time and now do so as my full-time career. Read more

5 recommendations

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    Sarah R.

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    I hired Erica to tutor my daughter in Spanish. I loved that she came to our house. That made life so much simpler for our busy schedule. Our daughter really responded to her. She enjoyed having Erika come over and got a lot of the sessions. We liked her so much that we actually asked her to also tutor my daughter in math. We will definitely call Erika anytime we need help in the future. She's very friendly and fun, and can tackle a broad range of subjects. Highly recommend!

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    Leigh C.

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    We love Erica! She is so patient but persistent to ensure our child understands and retains what she learns. She has taken our daughter from dreading Spanish to happily doing the work required and succeeded in class!

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    Dana C.

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    Erica has provided top-notch tutoring for my high school-aged daughter for almost 3 years in Algebra and Geometry. She is amazingly patient, trustworthy, helpful and has made such a difference in my daughter's test scores.

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    R. M

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    Erica has been a very patient and knowledgeable tutor. We appreciate her very much! Wonderful person we're getting to know.

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    Preston J.

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    From 2015 through 2016, we used 4 tutors over a variety of subjects Algebra, Spanish 2, Biology, Geography and English for our 15 year old daughter in a "Home/Tutor" Schooling situation using the Keystone curriculum. One of those 4 tutors was Miss Erica, we call her "E"! :-) The other tutors were good but they were just moving too slow through the curriculum. ...

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