...I have been cooking for over 30 years. I have a degree in biology with coursework in nutrition. I know all about proper food handling and sanitation when it comes to food preparation. (read more)
...I have been a tutor for numerous years and I really enjoy helping students understand concepts that at first might seem abstract but when broken down they are easily grasped. I also specialize in tutoring students who have learning disabilities such as ADHD. I teach them skills in order for the... (read more)
...I was a lecturer for College Algebra at Missouri State University. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics, a Master of Arts degree in Economics, and I have done PhD thesis work in Econometrics. Alongside my education, I was a grader for Calculus 3 as an undergraduate senior. (read more)
...However, as the year would progress, I would help my peers understand the material by synergizing with the teacher's lesson. My peers would end up doing well, and so would I, yet my newfound passion would be what persisted. Many more experiences with tutoring have taught me many things: communication, empathy, and mastery. (read more)
...I point these out at every opportunity in order to build bridges to material that the student may know well. A simple example of this is the trigonometric identity sin^2 + cos^2 = 1. I explain to the student that this is the trigonometric form of the Pythagorean theorem of geometry. (read more)