...I taught History for 24 years in the public school setting (both World History and U.S. History). To me, history is like a huge story with lots of characters in it who are always doing things that impact others--sometimes for the good, sometimes for the bad. History is real life, with real peo... (read more)
...When I tutor I typically like to go through the material while doing many practice problems. While I was a student at Virginia Tech, I worked in the Math Emporium where students take online math courses. I was responsible for helping the students with any questions they had on the material for the six different courses that were offered. (read more)
...The key to success is that they believe that they can do it on their own, that they have the necessary knowledge and skills to complete the process and the experience of doing it themselves; that last part is crucial. No matter what the content, I enjoy helping students meet their individual goa... (read more)
6 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Chemistry,Biology,American History
...I teach both American and British curriculum, as well as test preparation, in particular the SAT. Tutoring allows the lesson to be customized to what you need the most help with, every student is different, so I love for my students to take an active role in the lessons and the direction they ta... (read more)