...My tutoring work for the Lexington public school system for 14 years was run, for most of those years, by the Special Education department. As result, I have worked with students with all sorts of special circumstances: Dyslexia, ADD/ADHS, Hearing loss, various forms of judgmental and function d... (read more)
...For the essay, the key skill has now become the ability to carefully analyze a document and show how different rhetorical elements interact to achieve (or fail to achieve) the author's intent. I've been tutoring student individually to help prepare for the SSAT (and ISEE) for the past 4 years. In addition, I've taught classroom programs in SSAT preparation at various independent schools. (read more)
...Computer Science used to be a hobby but through happenstance I ended up starting to teach Computer Science and I love it! Computer Science can be tricky to master as it does involve a lot trial and error and being left to explore, which can be scary. I am happy to help guide you in understandin... (read more)
...However, my favorite part of teaching has always been holding office hours and helping students one-on-one to overcome their difficulties and achieve a deeper understanding of the material. I find great satisfaction in those "lightbulb moments" when confusion is replaced with understanding, and ... (read more)
...In addition, I have also taught Calculus in the Diploma Years levels of the IB curriculum, at the SL and HL levels. In my 11 years of teaching AP Calculus, only a few handful of students have scored anything less than a 5 in any given year. I have taught full-year geometry courses at every level, from students who struggle with math to students who are in our most accelerated honors course. (read more)