...Through 5-6 tournaments and a performance rating of over 2000 I raised my USCF rating to 1851, FIDE rating to 1830, and USCF blitz to 1971. My teaching philosophy begins with thoroughly learning the rules of the game including all of the intricacies of pawn promotions, castling, and en passant. Then some very basic chess strategy is necessary. (read more)
...They were able to understand the concepts with ease, do problems on their own, and passed the course! I have tutored several students who came to me when they were failing Prealgebra. Through working with these students, they improved in their understanding and their grades. (read more)
I have been out of school for almost 20 years now. I was pre-Med at DePaul University, with intentions on becoming a vet, but decided I needed to take care of my family obligations instead. I had a 3.8 GPA at DePaul and graduated with Honors. (read more)
...I have my MBA in finance from the University of Chicago. I have worked in business and finance for many years. The key to successful learning is to find what interests a student and play off of that for learning. (read more)