...Personally I really dislike the standard methods that schools use to force students to learn because not everyone can learn that way so one thing I strive to do when tutoring others is thinking of creative ways to help them learn. It can either be through visual ways such as showing them example... (read more)
...My name is Amita and I go to the University of Texas at Austin, pursuing a double degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering and Economics, with a minor in Philosophy. I have been a tutor for 5+ years, tutoring subjects such as Algebra 1/2, Geometry, Calculus AB/BC, Physics 1/2/C, SAT Math/Read... (read more)
...I have a decade of math research and teaching experience including a math PhD, a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, and teaching work in a Texas state Prison, at The African Institute of Mathematical Sciences in Birwiwa, Ghana, and at the Mashpee Wompanoag American Indian n... (read more)
...What this does is allow me to see if what I am doing is working or if there might be a better way to reach the student. Before becoming a tutor at Wyzant, I spent over three years as a Certified Math Instructor with another company. While there, I taught topics ranging from basic counting with Pre-K students all the way up to Calculus and SAT/ACT Test Prep. (read more)
7 Subjects: includingACT Math,Geometry,Algebra 1,SAT Math
...Most importantly, I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience to improve learning outcomes. For two years, I was a mathematics teaching assistant at Gonzalo Garza High School. In this position, I graded papers and offered constructive comments to students across the entire high school mathematics curriculum. (read more)
28 Subjects: includingACT Reading,English,Writing,ACT English