...Students are not getting the ideas in a way that can carry over to other classes and applications, which, ultimately is the point of it all. A few years into my teaching career, I picked up a Masters in Physics Education which focused on how the content of a physics class can be transferred to s... (read more)
...I also have passed the history teacher license exam for Massachusetts. I have also tutored students in the subject in the past. The CBEST test covers the same material that is covered on test such as the MCAS, GED, and TEAS. (read more)
...For many students, it's the first time they are studying a kind of math that involves forms and figures in an abstract way, rather than numbers. It is also the first subject in which they learn about the rules of logic and have to do rigorous proofs. I was a top math student in high school, majored in math at Harvard, and worked my entire career in technical and math-related areas. (read more)
...Some have been on meds.; others not, some have been on school IEPs, some not, some have been high school students, others middle and elementary students. My tutoring work for the Lexington public school system, run for most of the years by the Special Education department, also dealt with many s... (read more)
...I know that math and science can be hard, but with clear and straightforward explanations and carefully chosen practice questions, it doesn't have to be! I present concepts in a clear and straightforward way, with the goal of helping the student apply these concepts on exams and problem sets. ... (read more)