Ricky

About Ricky

Subjects

Elementary (3-6) Reading, ELL, Essay Writing, Spanish

Education

Bachelors in Bible/Biblical Studies from Bob Jones University

Masters in Religion/Religious Studies from Bob Jones University

Career Experience

I have taught multiple subjects, including English, Spanish, and music at every level in schools, and have worked in Spanish and English since graduating from college in 1975. We worked in Spain for ten years after attending the university for a year. Now we work in California with private schools. I have given conferences in English around the United States, and in Spanish in Mexico and South America, besides administering an institute in California.

I Love Tutoring Because

I want to see students advance in their careers and personal life, especially through language studies in English and Spanish.

Other Interests

Book collecting, Bowling, Creative writing, Fishing, Foreign language learning, Gardening, Genealogy, Hiking, Listening to Music, Music, Playing Music, Reading, Writing

Reviews    (911)

Jack

English - Essay Writing - College Level

Nov 20, 2024

Really good tutor

Olivia

Async - English - Essay Writing - College Level

Nov 18, 2024

Excellent feedback on the paper review! Very much appreciated :)

TATIANA

FP - Essay Writing

Oct 28, 2024

The tutor was super helpful.

Trisha

English - Essay Writing - College Level

Oct 18, 2024

I needed some explanations, and the tutor stayed patient and answered everything

Cash

Async - English - Essay Writing - College Level

Oct 16, 2024

Thanks, Ricky. I appreciate you.

Nevaeh

Foreign Language - Spanish

Oct 15, 2024

This tutor was sweet and kind and i really enjoyed chatting about my project, And i think maybe one day i could become a tutor:} peace out-Nevaeh

Ana

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Oct 3, 2024

A great tutor gave me a better understanding on how to write my story.

DanielrenaldoGuerrero

English - Essay Writing - College Level

Oct 3, 2024

Thanks a lot!

Jared

English - Essay Writing - College Level

Sep 26, 2024

Ricky was very helpful in getting my ideas flowing.

Daniel

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Sep 20, 2024

what a man Thank you good bye.

Ezinne

English - College English

Sep 19, 2024

he is excellent

Morgan

English - College English

Sep 13, 2024

My tutor was very nice and really helpful

Hannah

English - College English

Sep 12, 2024

This man was amazing, breaking my own thoughts out loud and understanding the points I was getting at. Helping me come up with a way to properly get the main idea and find what the authors point of view was. He was excellent and would love to have him again!

Zarah

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Sep 12, 2024

he was kind and helpful!

Christen

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Sep 10, 2024

he is the best tutor he dose not be mean or rude

ELLIOT

FP - Student Success

Aug 23, 2024

Ricky is the best give him a raise

Adriana

Foreign Language - Spanish

Aug 22, 2024

THANK YOU!!!

Theresa

English - College English

Aug 20, 2024

the tutor was wonderful explaining everything and I understood

Ammon

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Aug 19, 2024

He Deserves 5 stars!

DIANA

FP - English

Aug 12, 2024

Mr. Rick was an excellent tutor, he explained everything and I understood everything

Atya

English - ELL

Aug 8, 2024

best

Pablo

English - College English

Aug 6, 2024

Excellent suggestions! Ricky was very helpful!

Tyresha

English - College English

Aug 1, 2024

I really enjoyed being walked through on how to utilize this resource. The tutor explained everything for me, and I really appreciated it. This was my first time signing on to get myself familiarized with it.

FRANCISCO

English - College English

Jul 29, 2024

Thank you

FRANCISCO

English - College English

Jul 26, 2024

Ricky is the Best . Thank you!

Hamlet

English - ELL

Jul 22, 2024

good

ROBERT

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Jul 10, 2024

I would rate this session a 5. It was very great and I loved how respectful the tutors were.

Itohan

English - College English

Jul 2, 2024

Mr. Ricky is very knowledgeable, my tutoring session was very helpful for my research paper.

Nazareth

English - College English

Jul 1, 2024

great lesson

Guestuser

English - College English

Jun 21, 2024

Rick was excellent.

Roya

English - College English

Jun 14, 2024

yes

ARAM

FP - Midlevel ELA

May 30, 2024

Rick was really cool he kept on saying that I am doing a good job and he pointed things out when I needed it.

8905454

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

May 27, 2024

it helped me

Melissa

English - College English

May 23, 2024

Rick was wonderful and so helpful with helping me proofread my paper and check my citations. He clearly identified the issues and helped me form clear corrections to my paper. Thank you!

CASEY

FP - Essay Writing

May 16, 2024

He was great at explainng things to me and was very kind.

Bethany

Foreign Language - Spanish

May 15, 2024

very encouraging

Keegan

English - College English

May 14, 2024

I had better understanding

NANDINI

Foreign Language - Spanish

May 9, 2024

I think this service will help me achieve a passing score on my upcoming AP Spanish Language Exam.

Melody

Foreign Language - Spanish

May 3, 2024

Such a good tutor. helped so much and I really understand the lesson now. best tutor I have ever gotten on this website.

Yasmeen

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Apr 30, 2024

this session tutor was really helpful he helped me understand this assignment.

Joyel

Foreign Language - Spanish

Apr 23, 2024

Ricky was very helpful and enlightening. I was comfortable asking questions which is very important in the learning community. He gave me a lot of helpful tips and strengthened my study skills.

Liana

English - College English

Apr 19, 2024

The best instructor!!! Very helpful

Olga

English - College English

Apr 15, 2024

Tutor Ricky explained the assignment better than my instructor did

Jason

English - College English

Apr 10, 2024

I had a great time with Rick and learned a lot about formal writing.

Jeremy

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Apr 8, 2024

Amazing tutor!

Richard

English - College English

Apr 8, 2024

Got easier to use with time

Scarlet

Foreign Language - Spanish

Apr 3, 2024

my tutor was super friendly and helpful

EDER

FP - ELL

Apr 2, 2024

I like the way when I was choosing a wrong answer he was giving me other choices that can make sense when I choose a wrong answer kind and helpful person.

Rhonda

English - ELL

Apr 2, 2024

Explaining how to do things was amazing thanks for the help I really appreciate it.

Alishba

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Mar 29, 2024

this was great and i like the tutor i had

SOFIA

FP - Spanish

Mar 26, 2024

He was very kind and funny. Also helped me a lot.

Yasmeen

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Mar 26, 2024

really helpful.

Olivia

English - College English

Mar 21, 2024

My tutor was great! Very easy to understand

Taylor

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Mar 20, 2024

Very helpful and patient.

Anna

English - College English

Mar 18, 2024

the session ended unexpectedly. he was in the middle of talking while I was taking notes.

Michael

English - College English

Mar 15, 2024

Ricky was excellent in helping me

Ashley

English - College English

Mar 15, 2024

10

Nathan

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Mar 14, 2024

These tutors are really helpful.

Alonzo

English - College English

Mar 13, 2024

it was helpful

JAYDEN

FP - Midlevel ELA

Mar 12, 2024

Ricky was super good. He helped understand a lot of the stuff I was missing from my expository essay. I recommend anybody to try work with this man because is one the best tutors online and no hate against any of the tutors as they do good jobs as well

Kennedy

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Mar 8, 2024

it really helped

NANDINI

Foreign Language - Spanish

Mar 8, 2024

My grades have jumped up by so many points I think I may be able to do well in the AP Exam

Isreal

English - College English

Mar 6, 2024

excellent, excellent teacher and breaks down to where you will be ready for graduate school.

JOSHUA

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Mar 6, 2024

for me Ricky is a five star and above

Victoria

English - College English

Mar 5, 2024

He was really helpful

Kylee

English - College English

Mar 4, 2024

this was very helpful was amazing

Mai

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Mar 1, 2024

I like the text paste feature, it allowed me to work together with my tutor through the screen.

Jaden

English - College English

Mar 1, 2024

he was very helpful in analyzing and giving constructive criticism. He made everything he said get put into words I could understand clearly. Overall very helpful.

Stellina

Foreign Language - Spanish

Mar 1, 2024

hes so sweet guys please i beg you give him a reward

Safiyah

English - College English

Mar 1, 2024

Super helpful tips. Went step by step on ways I could improve my paper.

KANIJ

FP - Essay Writing

Feb 29, 2024

Very friendly and patient while teaching

Alan

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Feb 22, 2024

Super helpful.

Seth

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Feb 22, 2024

he helped me to clean up my essay and overall made it sound a lot cleaner.

10295750

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Feb 20, 2024

HE WAS AMAZING I LOVED THIS SESSION.

Fatema

English - ELL

Feb 17, 2024

good

Zaineb

English - ELL

Feb 17, 2024

Rick was very helpful and nice.

Gifty E.

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Feb 15, 2024

it was good

HARPER

FP - Essay Writing

Feb 15, 2024

good

LEV

FP - Essay Writing

Feb 14, 2024

He was very nice and understanding, he was very calm and was able to teach me many new things.

Kendall

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Feb 13, 2024

I was not ready to go yet...

Kendall

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Feb 13, 2024

Sorry I had to go...

Pearl

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Feb 13, 2024

Really good

Ariah

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Feb 9, 2024

his is good

Ariah

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Feb 8, 2024

i like him

9036799

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Feb 8, 2024

great!

Elizabeth

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Feb 7, 2024

very good with helping on essays

9036773

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Feb 7, 2024

I loved my tutor and pretty much all the tutors I get too!

SARON

FP - English

Feb 6, 2024

May i have rickky as my teacher for the rest f my experiece on hear he is veary healpful

NANDINI

Foreign Language - Spanish

Feb 2, 2024

This has helped me improve in spanish and increase my grade

Darlene

English - College English

Feb 1, 2024

this was my first time doing this. Ricky was very helpful.

Katerina

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Feb 1, 2024

it was very fun and i finished my worksheet

Yaritza

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Jan 31, 2024

yes

NANDINI

Foreign Language - Spanish

Jan 26, 2024

This this tutoring service is really improving my spanish at a high rate

MIRZA SHAHABAZ

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Jan 23, 2024

great help

Aalana

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Jan 22, 2024

he was a nice person and he did his joB.

Fanta

English - ELL

Jan 18, 2024

He was so good he help a lot

Gracie

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Jan 11, 2024

he was so helpful he helped me with everything i needed.

JuanJoseGarcia

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Jan 11, 2024

he was great,helpufl and patinate

Jace

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Jan 4, 2024

This tutor was great!!

9036748

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Dec 21, 2023

that one hour limit really sucks you should fix it

Mischa

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Dec 19, 2023

Very good at helping with essays and I appreciate him for helping me thoroughly.

Bella

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Dec 19, 2023

very good and patient

Jacklyn

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Dec 14, 2023

the meeting ended because of bad connection

Dahani

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Dec 14, 2023

Good description on what to do.

Kapua

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Dec 13, 2023

Very helpful!

Ethan Justus

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Dec 13, 2023

Thank you for helping me

Vincent

English - Midlevel (7-8) Language Arts

Dec 12, 2023

tahnk you

Haylee

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Dec 12, 2023

I love this tutor he made me understand more better my work i loved it he helped me more than the other tutors.

Ranjita

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Dec 11, 2023

I was just really stressed and going over it with a tutor just helped break my thoughts and get my ideas on paper.

Nusrat

English - College English

Dec 5, 2023

Such a great tutor

Roberto

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Dec 4, 2023

the tutor was very nice an patient with me and helped out a lot

Johannah

English - Elementary (3-6) Language Arts

Dec 4, 2023

I understand things more.

Ruth

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Nov 28, 2023

really good and understanding!

Yessica

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Nov 28, 2023

Very thorough in helping me figure out how to write my responses

Erica

English - College English

Nov 27, 2023

very good

Michele

Foreign Language - Spanish

Nov 22, 2023

He was the best I have ever had!!!!

Mateo

English - Secondary (9-12) Essay Writing

Nov 21, 2023

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