...I graduated from Caltech and Johns Hopkins University with significant coursework in mathematical and experimental physics. I specialize in high school and college level physics, including mechanics, quantum mechanics and electrodynamics. Prealgebra is, as the name suggests, preparation for algebra, one of the foundations of modern mathematics. (read more)
...The most common question I hear is, "Why are we learning this?" or "Why is this useful?". I've found most of my students learn the material better if you give them an application for it. Its not tested though so standard schooling tends to gloss over topics like this in favor of time but I feel like it is nearly as important as the material itself. (read more)
...While studying at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, I was instructed in the composition of multiple genres of music, and now myself have a wide-ranging portfolio of different musical styles. I don't dare to say I'm an expert on piano as it is not my primary focus, but I have a... (read more)
...I have been a teacher of the year at my school recently and have also written a program that was published in North Carolina which reduced the number of at-risk kids in our school by over 50%. I have most recently been asked to speak and present at the NC Middle School Conference 2 years in a ro... (read more)
Yep! That's me hanging off a bridge I taught my students to build made only of Popsicle sticks and hot glue! Autumn 2023 Update: I plan to take on only 3 families for full-time 2-4 hour per week instruction. (read more)