...After all, they won’t have me to help them on their exams. I began tutoring when I was a senior in high school. My math teacher selected me and a handful of other students to stay after school and hold an open tutoring session for math help twice a week. (read more)
...I too benefited from this by gaining tutoring experience and of course by constantly keeping my mind sharp! For those tutoring sessions, what I primarily did was review homework problems and past quizzes/tests/exams. Given the nature of math, I feel doing sample problem after sample problem is a very effective way to improve. (read more)
...Helping the student achieve their highest potential is my priority. My tutoring method is to start at the beginning: where the student is now, what are the weaknesses in the student's preparation for this subject, and then proceed to greater understanding, using the student's actual school text... (read more)
...Where applicable for younger students, I often introduce fun math games to strengthen those students’ basic math skills. I think that one of my strengths is my patience. Another strength is that I understand that it is essential to build a student’s confidence as he or she learns. (read more)
...Jim LiuNational Merit ScholarWhite House Presidential Scholar FinalistResearch Science Institute Alumni, MITTylenol ScholarGold Humanism Honor Society in MedicineTutor at Harvard UniversityI started cultivating my vocabulary starting in grade school and have amassed thousands of vocabulary in pre... (read more)