...I did 2 years of public speaking in high school, including 1 year of Varsity level Oxford Style Debate. I qualified to compete at the state level in Original Prose and Poetry. My career allows me to speak publicly every so often, too. (read more)
...Real Tutoring:1) I will ANALYZE and DIAGNOSE what you are doing WRONG in your approach and thinking, and make corrections. Most students don't know what they are doing wrong. In fact, most students think they got the questions right and are surprised when they get them wrong. 2) I will check / test / assess student knowledge by drilling and giving practice questions. (read more)
...For a review on my teaching ability, please see the descriptions below from one of my students."Taking Derrick's math class increased my SAT Math score by 100 points!"-Rena B., Class of 2024"Derrick has been instrumental in my understanding of calculus. I entered my Calc 2 class feeling unprepar... (read more)
...When a student needs to develop their "eye" to draw objects as the eye sees them (rather than how we know them to be), I have students do "contour" drawings where they refrain from looking down and draw an object such as a crumpled up piece of newspaper. This helps them to learn to distinguish b... (read more)
...The problems won't seem as tricky any more, and you'll be able to do them much faster. Every SAT problem has an efficient solution that takes 30 seconds or less. With practice, you can learn how to identify that solution and implement it quickly. (read more)