...Obtained a max score of 5 on the AP (Advanced Placement) Physics B test in 2009. I won my middle school spelling bee in 7th grade. I'm willing to help any student learn more about prefixes, suffixes, and general rules of spelling! (read more)
...I know I am not a professional teacher but I think that makes me different and in some cases even more valuable. I am empathetic to the difficulties that come through classroom teaching. Often times I get asked "Why am I learning this" or "When will I ever use this in life". (read more)
...I am licensed to teach math for grades 7-12 in Ohio. I also have practical experience in statistics from my psychology major and lab work. I have a BA in Psychology from Northwestern University and worked in clinical and social psychology labs in undergrad and post-grad. (read more)
...I plan to teach Algebra 1, Algebra 2, geometry, calculus, physics and also help students prepare for ACT and SAT math. I believe students sometimes feel they don't like a subject because they don't do well in the subject. Once someone explains concepts and helps them solve problems on their own, they get excited, and slowly the confidence builds up. (read more)
...Tutoring a higher level course, with more gifted students, is somewhat different than tutoring lower courses with those not gifted in math. There is a different focus, less on pure rote monotony of drilling, more on the higher level thinking of why one would do X, so that the student then not me... (read more)