...I have taught all levels of chemistry, including honors and AP Chemistry courses. As an educator, I work with students one-on-one to provide targeted interventions, and also so small and larger group instruction on a daily basis. I work with students of all backgrounds and ability levels, inclu... (read more)
...Instead, I provide feedback; I ask probing questions that guide them to the answers, often by suggesting where and how they can find them (e.g., their notes or on a certain textbook page). Students typically struggle the most with abstract thinking, for which they expect to solve problems with ro... (read more)
...Afterward, I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I earned my M.S. in Physics, as well as another M.S. in Agronomy (studying the evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds). I then attended Penn State University, where I earned my Ph.D. in Physics. After my Ph.D., I tau... (read more)
...I do not believe anyone is stupid or lazy when it comes to learning ...I have often said ... If an alien came to earth and tried to open a door if they had never learned to turn a door knob they could not do it. Not because they are stupid or lazy but because they just have not learned it yet. I have obtained a lot of education. (read more)
...Further, I taught English to state subsidized groups of unemployed workers before reentering the labor force in the federal state of Hessen. I obtained law qualifications from different perspectives and experiences in the legal industry. Recently, I completed the Bucercius/WHU Master of International Law and Business Program in Hamburg, Germany. (read more)