...Although I am new to Wyzant, I know the value of individual attention, and I want to help you succeed. My passion is mathematics and physics and spreading the knowledge to others is something I enjoy dearly. Many of my students have not only raised the grade in the courses they were tutored in, but gone on to become experts themselves. (read more)
...I have found that often the instruction given in the classroom is simply the mechanics of how to do it since the bigger picture is obvious to the instructor. In calculus especially, the students whom I tutor have a greater understanding when I explain how calculus works in a broad sense. Then, we can hash out the details of how to do it. (read more)
...I have mostly tutored without an agent, but for several years in South Dakota I tutored through Club Z! In-Home Tutoring. My agent called me "Two-Weeks Karin," because my clients would go from D's and F's to A's and B's in just two weeks. (read more)
...I'm very serious about getting my students to do their very best in everything and to realize that nothing is too difficult! My philosophy is to provide a comfortable educational environment that takes into consideration the student's learning style, educational experience, and personality characteristics. Everyone needs a little help now and then. (read more)
...Having a tutor not only helped me learn the material for the SAT and for each of my classes, but it also gave me that confidence to ask more in-depth questions during class, as well as to attack the toughest questions first rather than save them for the end. Also, what I probably found most usef... (read more)