Teacher Tutors, LLC, founded in 2010, by an experienced business owner. teacher and parent. Teacher Tutors is a private tutoring company that is the culmination of the owners business, teaching and personal experience. The founder, Debra Kirchen, began her career as a real estate agent while completing her undergraduate degree and more than selling houses, her experience as a realtor taught her how to listen to the needs of families. This vital skill eventually helped her develop Teacher Tutors, where she listened intently to clients’ needs for their children’s supplemental education. In addition, helping families acclimate to their community was just as important to her and fostered her idea of Teacher Tutors as a community-based company.
Throughout her work as a realtor, she worked towards her long-term goal of becoming an educator by pursuing part-time and substitute teaching positions while completing her degrees. Debra earned a master’s degree in childhood education with a minor in special education from New York University. She taught in the NYC public schools for a few years before she transitioned to teaching in the suburbs. She was exposed to urban and suburban settings with and without resources and curriculum, which in turn taught her to be extremely resourceful. She utilized curriculum in multiple schools, created lesson plans for multiple grade levels, worked with educators and learned from experts in her field, all contributing towards her training which has culminated in selecting top educators to tutor students in need of supplemental education.
Debra’s goal has been to provide outstanding supplemental education and resources to her community and nearby communities while playing a role in closing the achievement gap. Teacher Tutors provides free tutoring services to local women’s shelters. In addition, Debra is a member of the Rotary Club of Livingston. As such, she donates her time, money and resources to local and global organizations in need.
Teacher Tutors is constantly striving to reach and help more students. Teacher Tutors believes that tutoring is best done in the privacy of your own home, where your child can receive individual attention in an environment in which they feel safe and secure. Educational research overwhelmingly points toward the importance of one-on-one tutoring to student instruction. Teacher Tutors aims to bring students up to grade level and beyond, as the Teacher Tutors are all pre-screened and highly-qualified. The Teacher Tutors staff is able to provide individual assistance in all academic subject areas.
Tutoring received in the privacy of your home means your student receives individual attention in a safe and secure environment without the distractions of a crowded classroom or tutoring center. The advantages of learning at home versus traveling to a learning center are dramatic when you compare the convenience, affordability and impressive results gained through in-home tutoring.