...After all, students find most subjects dry, boring, and tedious. This pattern repeated itself throughout my undergraduate program. Therefore it was not unnatural for me to fantasize about how each course could be taught in a way that would make students eager to attend the class rather than contemplate skipping it altogether, only to attend the class due to attendance regulations. (read more)
...I am goal-oriented, patient, and I like to figure out learning styles that work for each individual student. I like to think of writing essays as a formula to make it easier for someone who doesn't get English as much as math. I am able to figure out other ways of teaching so that the student gets more than one perspective on the lesson. (read more)
Hello! I'm Makoto, a medical student in the US with a Master of Public Health (MPH) background. As a second-generation Japanese American, I'm fluent in both English and Japanese, and I bring a deep understanding of the challenges that come with learning a new language or subject. (read more)
...I also offer math K-6, and science, social studies, typing/keyboarding, basic Spanish, and basic German K-12 after school, afternoons, evenings, and weekends. I have an FBI/BCI background check and fingerprinting, and references available upon request. I possess or have access to learning materials including books, skill builders, manipulatives and games. (read more)
...I also apply my ear training skills through arranging music by transcribing chords, rhythms and melodies by ear. I am a proficient trombonist, and I will be majoring in trombone performance in college. I also studied piano for over 8 years, and I am very capable in music theory. (read more)