...I have years of experience tutoring kids of all ages, including children with attention or learning disabilities. I took piano for eight years from a very qualified teacher. I then began teaching my little brother and a girl I babysat for. (read more)
...I think this can provide students with perspective that can sometimes be lacking in the classroom (or tutoring session). I'm also interested in sports, movies, books, art, etc., so the initial awkwardness that comes with meeting someone new can be overcome quickly, a report can be established, an... (read more)
...As a classroom teacher I came to believe more and more strongly in the importance of the student-teacher relationship, which is why I now tutor full-time. Tutoring is simply the best way to learn. I have now tutored hundreds of students (only a few here on Wyzant) and have confirmed over and over again that tutoring is the most painless way to learn. (read more)
...I am a former Fulbright English Teaching Assistant, and I taught English as a second language to 5th and 6th grade native Mandarin speakers. In high school, I participated in our city’s top extracurricular orchestra, and was regularly second chair in the viola section and first chair in the bass section. I took viola lessons for ten years, and bass lessons for nine years. (read more)