Morgan Azinger has been helping Portland students prepare for standardized tests for the past four years and has more than 3,000 hours of test-prep tutoring. In addition to test prep, she has helped students in grades six through twelve with English, Spanish, and general study habits. She has also mentored students to improve their college admissions essays through Portland Literary Arts and taught as a visiting poet for Portland Public Schools.

Her experience with a wide variety of students with different learning styles has made her particularly adept at helping students find their motivation or confidence. As someone who never particularly enjoyed math in high school, Morgan now finds it her favorite thing to teach as she encourages her students to see these tests as puzzles that can be solved through creativity and perseverance (and the myriad uses of the Pythagorean Theorem). She believes that confidence is the key to success with standardized tests and enjoys finding ways to make intimidating material feel approachable, fresh, and fun.

Morgan graduated from Kenyon College as a double major in English and Spanish, specializing in translation. A Portland native, she attended Lincoln High School and can speak to the culture and quirks of the Portland community and the pros and cons of going to college across the country. She is thrilled to be back teaching on her home turf.