...I am also in the final stages of completing the coursework to receive my doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and work as a psychotherapist in addition to my tutoring work. Much of my training in this field also saturates my tutoring work, as I believe that the connection I make with my students is... (read more)
...In my teaching, I seek to fully engage the students. My favorite method of doing so is constantly facing students with variations of the original problem, waiting for their ideas, and challenging them. I always try to explain the same principle from different perspectives, often using cross-disciplinary analogies. (read more)
I graduated valedictorian of my class at Vincentian Academy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I am currently an M1 student at Drexel University College of Medicine, and I just graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience & Behavior as well as Environmental Scien... (read more)
...This means that even students who do well in high school math classes, even students in AP Calculus and Statistics can sometimes do poorly on the SAT. The test plays dirty, and many students are puzzled by the types of questions the ACT asks. That's why I teach my students more than just the math skills they'll need to answer the questions. (read more)
...I attended Ulpan in Israel and classes at Hebrew University. I attended Jewish Theological Seminary as an education student for two years, taking courses in Bible, Talmud and Jewish literature. I worked as a teacher and principal at several Jewish day schools, where I spoke Hebrew with Israeli staff and taught classes in Hebrew language and Jewish texts. (read more)