...In my teaching philosophy, I always emphasize establishing a solid understanding of the underlying concepts instead of encouraging rote memorization or problem recognition. This has helped students significantly improve their grasp of subjects beyond just completing school assignments. At work,... (read more)
...As a graduate student, I was a TA for Introduction to Astrophysics for 4 years, during which I gained further insight into the kind of help that individual students need to better understand what they were learning. I'm a bilingual person who is fluent in both Korean and English, and I went to school in South Korea for 11.5 years. Feel free to contact me any time! (read more)
I have been tutoring since I was in high school in the 1960s. I tutored throughout college. In my 35 years of public and private school teaching, I worked individually with my students before, during and after school. (read more)
...For instance, if a student is struggling to interpret fractions, but is familiar with a similar concept (such as division) that we worked on in a previous session, I always encourage them to keep their prior approach in mind, and use their skills lead them to the correct solution. To ensure a st... (read more)
...My exceptional content knowledge in a wide variety of high school and college disciplines makes me an incredibly versatile tutor. My positivity, encouragement, and unfailing belief in the abilities of all my students makes me an incredibly successful tutor. I help students not only understand content, but I help them foster a deep sense of self-efficacy, self-worth, and independence. (read more)