I'm glad to have found this tutoring service and the reviews are true! My daughter recently started…read moretutoring for math with Jonah and he's been great! She has already improved her overall grade in the class with just a few sessions. Jonah takes time to explain concepts and it's explained in a way that makes sense to my 6th grader! I would definitely recommend!

We've used Danny's Tutoring over the years. First my eldest son, and now my younger son used one…read moreof Danny's talented tutors, Dylan Hines, to help him review his algebra before his year-end chapter test. He was having issues with understanding a couple of important parts. According to my son, Dylan was patient in hearing him out, and then clearly explained the process of how to identify and work out the equations. My son said that Dylan was of great help. He took his test today with confidence as he could easily spot which problems were of "excluded" and "extraneous" values. Over the years Danny's has always connected us with enthusiastic and knowledgeable tutors. We've always appreciated his consistently affordable pricing, as it allows us to reach out for help whenever needed without hesitation. We highly recommend using his service.

Nice, friendly, easy to follow, and very smart…read more She is great. She listens really well and quickly assess your problems and areas of concern. She makes recommendations and shows you how to problem solve without making you feel bad or talking down to you. She makes her interactions with you fun and different all the time which is a nice bonus and a great benefit to staying focused.

Miss Berke helped me outline, proofread and edit important papers while I was in college. She also…read morehelped me improve my grammar and punctuation which has always been a real challenge for me. I really can't speak highly enough of Miss Berke, she is the best of the best.

Wow, this service is incredible. Words can't describe what they've done for Richard. When we came…read moreto them, we had already been through Sylvan and Huntington to no avail. But, thanks to their clever and patient tutors, he got through Algebra 1A with a B! I can't recommend them highly enough. I've already told all my girlfriends and one has taken me up won the offer with similar results. THANK YOU!

From the owner: Affordable In-home K-12 Tutoring in Thousand Oaks, California. All subjects including Math,…read moreScience, English, and History. We've successfully tutored over 300 students since 2008.

The teachers at Sylvan were wonderful, and this review is not a reflection of them. They genuinely…read morecared about our child and did a great job during the sessions. Unfortunately, the business practices completely overshadowed that positive experience. Scheduling was difficult from the start, with very limited availability for makeup sessions. When our credit card unexpectedly declined, Sylvan refused to release our child until we provided a new credit card on the spot. As a parent, that felt incredibly uncomfortable and inappropriate. The biggest issue came when we tried to reduce the number of sessions due to our family's summer travel schedule. We were given three different processes we supposedly needed to follow, which delayed everything by nearly two weeks. After following their instructions, we were then told we could only make the change if we agreed to pay a higher rate. It felt like every step was designed to prevent us from adjusting our plan rather than working with us. It's disappointing because the instructors are excellent, but the corporate policies and billing practices felt more focused on locking families into contracts than supporting children's learning. I've dealt with restrictive gym memberships that were easier to navigate than this. If you're considering Sylvan, I would strongly encourage you to read the enrollment agreement carefully and ask detailed questions about scheduling, billing, cancellations, and program changes before signing. The educational staff deserve praise, but the administrative experience left us feeling trapped rather than supported.

My child is homeschooled and was fighting me on all her writing. She wasn't behind or anything so I…read more didn't know if they could help....so i Called sylvan and they set up an evaluation that was very precise. Started her exactly where she needed to. The learning plan was tailored to her. Bonus she loves going! She said it's a 10/10

The owner really cares and the tutor that comes to the house is very efficient. In the past, we…read morehave had tutors who give my daughter the answers and get too chatty. This tutor explains things thoroughly. I have recommended them to friends.

From the owner: The Know It All mission is to provide you with high-quality, tailored tutoring to develop and…read moreoptimize performance. We are unique in our commitment to individualized service and the ownership of your results.

My daughter attended a year of once a week pre-K at Thousand Oaks Chinese School with Olivia. It…read morewas the best Mandarin class for young kids (5 or younger) that I had experienced, and I have seen quite a few in my journey with 2 kids. Note that her Mommy and me class is likely quite different in setup from the pre-K class I experienced, so please do keep that in mind. Olivia set developmentally appropriate expectations such as very short "sitting down" sessions, and lots of hands-on activities with craft and music. She set basic ground rules, like taking turns to speak, but at the same time could gently but firmly re-direct rule breaking and knew when to ask TA or parent help with kids that needed individual attention without jeopardizing the lesson with the rest of the kids (the pre-K class was 15-20 kids). She used the pictorial nature of the Mandarin radicals/characters and introduced the class to over 100 in ~30 weeks. My daughter retains over 50 characters a year later but alot of it depends on consistent usage after they are taught. Note the class did not have quizzes or testing, hence review was entirely dependent on parent motivation. We probably reviewed class material 2 times a week (5-15 mins). Olivia knew how to hold the children's attention and had excellent rapport with the kids. The ability to make storytime interesting in another language is critical as it is easy for kids to tune out when it is a language they do not know. The class consisted of a mix of students with differing levels of Mandarin exposure (from zero to 100%), and Olivia was able to balance that and reach the students who were tuning out. She provided some English instruction especially when dealing with a child with less Mandarin understanding. A year later my daughter still runs up to her to say hello when they meet in passing. I especially appreciated that Olivia included activities that required all students to speak. They worked on introducing themselves, and talking about their favorite food and their family. This might be less of an issue in a small group toddler setting but is a common problem in the typical Chinese schools with class sizes greater than 15. My kids have a strong preference for their primary English language and without encouragement to speak they might go through the whole class without speaking a word of Mandarin. My husband who does not speak Mandarin found sitting in the class with our daughter to be fun and they would review the characters or phrases learned in class together. I wished her Mommy and me class was available when my kids were younger, as I would have been the 1st to signup! The earlier you start in the 2nd language journey the more easily they absorb which sets the base for success in the later years. I have added some photos of materials used because that's all I have now, but it's only a small subset of interactive activities she provided.

From the owner: We are specialized in teaching toddler or young kids Chinese. Message or contact me for online…read morecourses when you stay home.

Megan is the best!!! If you are a college student looking for a great tutor to help you cram some…read moreextra studying for your finals, I definitely recommend her! She's very proffesional, knowledgeable, helpful, nice, and easy to relate to. She can come to your house too which was nice ! She was so easy to get appts with, something that I found difficult to do with the local tutors in the area. I was on my wits end when I made a last call to her, sure that she would be unavailable or unreachable by phone like all the other tutors I had called that day. Luckily, she was available short notice and I made two tutoring appointments with her for a Statistics final and instantly felt better after each. She showed me how to input information in my graphing calculator to figure out problems and explained the material that confused me. She even gave me a delicious, homemade chocolate chip cookie on our last apt. Give her a call, you won't regret it!

Megan has been working with our HS Junior in both Algebra II and Chemistry. Without her, my…read moredaughter has said she would be failing Chemistry for sure. Megan takes the time to make sure my daughter really understands the concepts and can work out problems. She is always on time, and a pleasure to have around the house. She has taken the initiative to create study groups for my daughter with others in the same class needing the same levels of support. I love that! Besides being a great tutor, Megan is fair and honest. Several years ago I had her come to evaluate our daughter for tutoring on another subject. After spending an hour with our daughter, Megan said she could not see a reason for tutoring, just needed to focus more...show some gumption. At the time, that ended up being all she needed. Other tutors might have taken advantage of the situation and say tutoring was needed...feeding on vulnerability, but not Megan.

UPDATE: I'm quoting my daughter. Getting in the car, first words out of her mouth were "IT ALL…read moreMAKES SENSE NOW!" Who could ask for better? PREVIOUS REVIEW: Can anyone buy dreams come true? Well plenty of parents out here certainly are trying. Me? I don't buy into the concept of money buying results. Don't get me wrong! Know It All has been and continues to be what proves to be a very wise investment! Hard work, personal attention and an occasional & sagely Know It All touch have helped my daughter achieve and realize her goals over and over again!! Know It All (especially Raphael) are priceless members of our coaching payroll!

Best tutoring anywhere. Rafael is amazing and helped my daughter immensely. Worth the money and…read moreresults. Daughter got into all colleges she applied for and truly give some of the credit for learning studying skills with their great help.

I am so pleased to have found out about Conejo Valley Tutoring. My son is 12 years old and has…read morebeen struggling in math class. I was impressed with how quickly a tutor was scheduled at a time that was convenient for our family. The tutor was very professional, arrived on time, and was able to pinpoint the areas of math my son struggled with. She was very patient and explained things in a way my son really understood. My son was able to thoroughly understand his homework and did well on his test. We will definitely be continuing with Conejo Valley Tutoring.

Great tutors, better people. I have been using them for years and not only are they smart, they are…read morevery kind, gentle, and helpful. I would recommend them to anyone!

Heather Evans sent me a phenomenal tutor named Karen Gottlieb. Karen is a master at helping my…read morekids write papers. She brainstorms with them, helps them construct an outline and then works with them on drafts until they feel good about their work. She TEACHES them how to write, she knows current English AP curriculum, she has read all of the high school books, she is patient and communicative and runs on time. She raised the bar on my son's common app essay with her intuitive instincts and gracefully nudged him to take it to a deeper level. Forever grateful.

Fives messages and no return calls. Very disappointing when someone refers you to this tutoring…read morecompany. Two messages I understand but five is inexcusable.