I have a Sc. B. degree in Applied Math / Economics from Brown University. I recently retired from teaching, having taught for 20 years- most of them at Concord Academy in MA, an independent college-prep school. (read more)
...I am always asking the student to participate in working the example by asking them questions along the way. My favorite place to do this is at the whiteboard where we work together back and forth as we arrive at the solution. I want to benefit the students I work with as much as possible so I welcome any resources or suggestions students or parents can provide. (read more)
...I truly understand where students are and where they are going. Also during that time period, I have coach varsity and sub-varsity sports teams, which gives me a unique experience to relate to athletes looking for help. My experience in and outside of the classroom allows me to connect with students and relate to their experiences in and outside of the classroom. (read more)
...I was a NOYCE (through the department of education) tutor who would work with ESL students and many students with ADD/ADHD and Asperger's. Because I was interested in these aspects of human psychology, I took developmental psychology at Vanderbilt University, which is a class in the Peabody scho... (read more)
...I have a solid background in the biomedical sciences (PhD in Physiology-Biophysics, Two MS degrees in Microbiology and in Biological Sciences, and a BS in both Biology and Chemistry). Because of my experience teaching in college adjunct positions and in private tutoring, I have learned how impor... (read more)