...Previous Experience: In high school, I tutored peers in Chemistry as part of the National Honor Society. I also helped struggling second-graders with their reading skills through a program called Reading Buddies. I worked at Clemson University as a peer tutor with the Supplemental Instruction program for two years while I was working on my degree. (read more)
...I have had the most success with physics out of all the subjects I tutor. Physics is truly a passion of mine. My students begin to love physics when they understand this world's mathematical foundational beauty rather than just a jumble of disjointed equations. (read more)
...Throughout our sessions, I try to tease out my students’ curiosity and foster perseverance. I push them to ask themselves questions, fight through problems, look for clues, set goals, and get the most out of their mistakes. If one way of looking at a concept isn’t clicking, I try out different angles until we find the one that does. (read more)
...I am also a published Author with a YA novel, MYSTIC. At least three courses in my elementary education curriculum stressed phonics and word and letter morphology as useful methods for teaching students to read. As a teacher of many students who had missed years of schooling, I had to inform them of methods of study and closely monitor their efforts. (read more)