...I am an avid reader in both my professional and personal life, so I bring practical know-how to my students on how to catch the main idea, as well as how to draw meaningful inferences, among other major reading skills. I am professionally fluent in Spanish at the level of tutoring the language a... (read more)
...Physics Olympiad team. Finally, I supplemented my Mathematics major at Providence College with a physics course. After scoring a 780 out of 800 on the SAT Math, I majored in Mathematics during college, and scored an 800 out of 800 on the GRE Math. (read more)
...I was awarded the Outstanding Lab Assistant and Tutor Award for Physics two years in a row. When I graduated I was the outstanding Graduate in Secondary Education (2005-06 graduating class) and the Outstanding Graduate in Physics (also for the 2005-06 graduating class). Since returning to New J... (read more)
...I have a Masters Degree in Mathematics with Honors from Oxford University, and I have over 10 yrs experience working as a tutor. I have taught at tutorial colleges in both Oxford and Dubai, and am currently based in Virginia, working locally and mostly online. I teach both American and British curriculum, as well as test preparation, in particular the SAT. (read more)
...The competitions stress the importance of teamwork, sound modeling techniques, organization and technical writing. I am firm believer of ensuring the student really understands the concepts and knows how and where to apply them. While some formulas and expressions need to be committed to memory, I am not a fan of simply memorizing lots of test questions to study for a test. (read more)