...Many of these students never caught on or up. They were left feeling incompetent and hating math, the cause of their "failure" and the source of their feelings. The reason I tutor is to try to serve as an assist over such hurdles that block these student's path forward. (read more)
...It is fun for me and I try to show my enthusiasm and enjoyment whenever I teach any subject in Math. As a substitute teacher in two different school districts, there are a large number of jobs that are able to be chosen in a given time period. Since I know Reading is one of the most important, if not the most important, subjects to learn and to teach, I often take a job as a Reading teacher. (read more)
...I have taken 4 semesters of college level chemistry - 2 semesters of General Chemistry and 2 semesters of Organic Chemistry. I did very well in these classes due in part to an excellent professor. I like to help students gain an understanding of this subject that at one time was very difficult for me but that I grew to love. (read more)
...Most of my experience teaching has been with 1st year undergraduate students. This was in a lab room setting with about 12-20 students. Each class started with practice problems where the students worked in groups and I went from group to group answering questions. (read more)
...My goals for each tutoring session are not only to strengthen the student’s grasp of the material but also to expand their problem-solving abilities. To this end, my work experience provides an ideal resource that I can draw on to provide a connection between the work in the textbook and “real-w... (read more)