...I believe that sentence structure, grammar and punctuation are best taught in context as strategic rhetorical choices rather than in a long list of restrictive rules and exceptions. I first tutored math in graduate school as I helped education majors prepare for state exams. A few years later, I was a math and algebra (and language arts) tutor at Sylvan Learning Center. (read more)
...I went to the library and checked out three different full practice tests on three different occasions to prepare myself for the actual test and passed the Praxis test with very high marks on my first try. I am a substitute teacher in two different school districts and always enjoy teaching Soci... (read more)
...I am a very patient person, and I will gladly re-explain any concepts. My favorite subject within psychology is abnormal psychology; I can name any diagnosis in the DSM-5. I graduated Cum Laude with my Bachelor's of Science in Psychology and a minor in Sociology from the University of Illinois ... (read more)
...These professors are engaging and make every class enjoyable. As a tutor myself, I'm working to implement my professors' approaches to teaching into my own curriculum in order to make my lessons engaging and effective. I started tutoring during my senior year of high school through the school's... (read more)
...I have learned that drawing a picture in connection with the word helps memorize definitions. One of the classes I took for my English degree was specifically on grammar, and I know how to graph a sentence as well as each part of speech. I currently tutor grammar and have seen improvement with my students. (read more)