Teaching Success Since 1995.

For nearly twenty years, The Learning Curve has been one of Orange County's premier tutoring services.  Ms. Luthin, a former teacher for both the Irvine Unified and the Newport Mesa school districts, has knowledge and expertise that surpass the classroom.  Ms. Luthin taps in to her expertise as both a chemical engineer, and a licensed and practicing attorney, to create a tutoring service that is based on logic, knowledge and experience.  At the Learning Curve, we weave real-life situations into the curriculum so that the student associates the academic subject matter with solving  every-day challenges. 

“I use my varied background, to inspire my students to think about all the possibilities in their future.  My objective is not only to help my students master the academic subject matter, I want to inspire them to think about their long-term career goals.” Melinda

The words of some of our former students say it all ...

"Melinda was the best tutor I've ever had. Her persistence and dedication are qualities only found in the highest caliber of tutors. She not only pushes you to complete the work assigned, but she teaches you to love the material too." - Jessica Y

"Melinda helped me with Trig/Pre-calc and Calculus. She is so smart and is able to explain things in so many different ways that it's impossible to not understand the material after a session with her. Also, she's extremely patient and can basically do any math problem you throw at her." - Austin B

"I just didn't get trigonometry until Melinda explained it." - Mason L

"Melinda helps you fully understand the material so doing your own homework makes sense.  She was always up-to-date and knowledgeable on any subject material." - Taylor M.