...In 2000 my book about athletes who overcame severe adversity,Uncommon Champions, was published by Boyds Mill Press. In 2005 I founded a nonprofit tutoring organization, Golden Opportunity (aka GO), that provides free one-on-one tutoring matching retired teachers with struggling low-income students in our district. As we complete our 19th year GO has provided free tutoring for 900 students. (read more)
...This fulfilling experience led me to continue tutoring through college. I worked with Scholarskills Online Learning Center for a year to help elementary school students with reading, speaking, and writing deficiencies and create curriculum material to aid their improvement in these areas. I hav... (read more)
...Since high school, I have tutored students of all levels in multiple fields of math. In college I worked as a teaching assistant in a wide variety of classes spanning introductory-level and upper-level classes, many in Discrete Math. Having written my Master’s thesis in analysis, I also have a strong grasp on the fundamentals of Calculus. (read more)
...It takes patience on the part of a teacher to understand where a student is, in his or her understanding, and to work with that student to move forward. I have had a life-long interest and experience with the whole spectrum of mathematical subjects, including algebra, trigonometry calculus, diff... (read more)
...I have taken college-level courses in general chemistry, organic chemistry, cell biology, calculus, and written composition. Outside of academics, I'm an editor for the Cornell Undergraduate Research Journal, which has polished my ability to proofread written compositions and provide useful feed... (read more)