...I work to make sure the students I tutor do not become overly reliant on me by working with them to develop their mathematical habits of mind, as well as effective study skills. When presented with new or challenging material, it is important that they attempt the work first themselves rather th... (read more)
...Aside from in-home private tutoring, I've tutored for the Boston University Upward Bound program for a few years, the MATCH charter school for one year, and the Nativity Preparatory School for one year. Before going back into tutoring in September of 2014, I had about 4 years of working in the c... (read more)
...As well as ensuring students have a clear grasp of concepts, I work with students on test preparation to ensure exam success. This method has proved successful, and my students have seen huge improvements both in their academic confidence and in test results. Along with a 3.9 college GPA, I was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist in high school and achieved a 2240 on the old-style SATs. (read more)
...Computer science includes a certain amount of code design, I'll add that I am comfortable teaching all of the major object oriented design patterns. I can teach in C/C++ or Java. I can also teach functional programming viz., R or javascript. (read more)
...I began tutoring when my own kids were in school, first helping them, then working with friends’ children, then moving into doing part-time professional tutoring. Now I’m focused entirely on tutoring. As part of my work in software, I also spent years writing and editing documentation for non-technical readers, and training junior employees and Technical Writers. (read more)