...During my time at Haverford College I majored in computer science, and minored in math. Some examples of courses taken were, Data Science, Machine Learning, Concurrency and Co-Design, and Computational Text Analysis. An example of a worked project would be my machine learning final, in which I trained various convolutional neural networks to classify images in American sign language. (read more)
...We learned how to 'unlock' the college essay topics from major universities and the Common App and Coalition App, and learned how to empower their own voice. On their end-of-course evaluations, my students invariably thanked me for helping them write in a genuine voice while employing techniques that worked. I taught for 45 years in Montgomery County as a high school English teacher. (read more)
...I have enjoyed tutoring very much, and so wish to offer my services more widely. I received a 790 on the math SAT and an 800 on the GRE (both before "re-norming"). I have since tutored high school and college students in many aspects of math, including most recently statistics. I studied Latin in college, and have maintained my proficiency, reading in the language every day. (read more)
...All of the students that I have tutored say the same thing- “wow- that makes so much sense” or "why didn't my teacher show us that?" I have the ability to explain math topics in a way that teenagers understand. I won’t talk above their level and expect them to ‘just know it’. I explain topics ... (read more)