...While most of my teaching experience is with university students, I have also tutored high school math and spent a year teaching English in South Korea to students ages 5 through 12. My approach to teaching is to meet the student where they are, identify any gaps in background knowledge, and build from the ground up. My students describe me as patient, approachable, and enthusiastic. (read more)
...I have worked with every type of student - from those that have struggled with math their entire lives to those for whom math is easy and need to be constantly challenged. I love coming up with different ways to explain concepts to my students...breaking down difficult topics into bite sized pie... (read more)
...Calculus remains one of my favorite subjects to this day. I have a Bachelor's degree in Classics/Latin. I also have experience teaching Latin (I - IV) in High School and Middle School. (read more)
...I hold a B.S. in economics and a master's degree in science education. I have taught U.S. history and world geography to high school students in the classroom and have worked as a professional staff member in both the judicial and legislative branches of the US government. I am a published author on issues of public policy and, before becoming an educator, practiced law for about 14 years. (read more)
...So...why be a tutor? I started tutoring my kids in math & science when they were in middle school because it looked like they would begin to lose ground otherwise. I discovered I liked it, and would up tutoring them and their friends later on. (read more)