...I'm entering my third year as a Wyzant tutor (after 5 years at Chegg) and am loving the continued opportunities to help students succeed! I started my teaching "career" in the 6th grade, when a neighbor hired me to tutor her sons in math. As an undergraduate and graduate student, I tutored in a... (read more)
...However, it wasn't until I was a TA in college that I learned I wanted to share my love of math via teaching. I have been tutoring ever since that realization! My favorite part of teaching is the "ah-ha" moments that I see in students when they finally understand a concept. (read more)
...Let me prove it. :) I have a math PhD and twenty years teaching and tutoring experience with all levels of mathematics, including teaching and tutoring precalculus many times. I have had hundreds of precalculus students over the past twenty years, so I am very familiar with exactly where student... (read more)
...I have been playing table tennis since I was twelve years old (I am now 50). I have taught many individuals, including my own children, how to play table tennis. I have competed in many tournaments on my own and have coached many others to tournament play. Having a great deal of teaching exper... (read more)
...As a note, effective test prep takes time, so I recommend starting early. I warn my prospective students that the gains to be made with just a week or two of preparation will be very limited. I have a great deal of experience both with the ACT material itself and teaching this material to high school students preparing for college. (read more)