...I started tutoring others in math in elementary school and have loved teaching since then. I have taught in two preschools, been a docent at a science museum (Exploratorium in San Francisco), taught middle schoolers and high schoolers in math, physics, English and Hebrew (Summerbridge and LearnT... (read more)
...I am the mom of 19 year old twins and I see how some of their friends struggled with fairly basic science classes in high school and college. I am fortunate that my daughters are straight 'A' students so far but they have worked at obtaining those grades. I have stressed to my daughters the importance of having a study plan for each course they have. (read more)
...From there I moved to Hamina, Finland where I spent a year teaching English to pre-k and kindergarten children. After that, I joined the Istanbul International Community School for two years as a second grade teacher. I also taught second grade at the International School of Amsterdam, after wh... (read more)
...In high school, I was a National Merit Scholar and perfect SAT scorer, United States Presidential Scholar, Davidson Fellow, Regeneron/Intel Semifinalist, and Silver Medalist at the International Linguistics Olympiad. I was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa honor society as an undergrad and was aw... (read more)
...I like to see what my student sees in the numbers, so that I can identify their shortcomings if there are any. I am dedicated to the learning process because I've come to realize that the only thing more fascinating than understanding complex concepts is teaching or simplifying complex concepts. To me that's the ultimate test of knowledge; how much can you pass on? (read more)