...I like to be creative in my approach, and always try to make learning fun. Students find me to be a compassionate, supportive, effective teacher and advocate who can explain complex ideas clearly and concisely. This is why I’ve won a student-choice teaching award, and why students elect to take independent studies with me on top of their regular course loads. (read more)
...If it is a short paper, two to three pages, we generally will go through the entire thing on our first assignment together. On subsequent assignments we will walk through the beginning of the paper, and then have the student go through the remainder with me present, pointing out subsequent areas... (read more)
...I expect students to be willing to put in the time required for mastery of trig. I have worked with students preparing for both SAT and PSAT test for many years. I want the student to relax, look at the test as a game and see how a few tricks can help. (read more)
...As a tutor, I have worked with students K-12 and some adults. In each case, I forged a strong academic relationship with my student which resulted in success and increased the student's confidence level. For example, I tutored a 7th grade student in Florida's mandatory Civics course which requires a rigorous End of Course exam that counts for 2/3 of the final grade. (read more)