...I attended Pittsburgh Colfax K-8 and then Taylor Allderdice High School, where I regularly did peer tutoring in math. I attended Mount Holyoke College, a women's liberal arts college in western Massachusetts, majoring in mathematics and completing a minor in English. For the past 3 summers I was a counselor at MathPath, an overnight camp for mathematically gifted students ages 11-14. (read more)
Hello! My name is Rachel, and I grew up here in Pittsburgh, PA. I've recently completed my Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, with a concentration in applied mathematics. (read more)
...I have always had a good command of grammar all throughout my elementary, secondary, college, and adult years and have a strong knowledge base in English, grammar and usage, sentence structure, and paragraph organization. My 20+ years of teaching and counseling experience combined have strengthe... (read more)
...Sometimes a history of the pedagogy is included in the study of public speaking, in which case, students must become acquainted with the work of Aristotle and Cicero, and the proofs and arts they set down so long ago. Having taken and passed the Praxis exam the first time prior to gaining and re... (read more)
...I have tutored students in SAT/ACT Math, SAT Math 2, Biology, Chemistry, Calculus, as well as AP/Subject exams for those subjects. I also am a national qualifier for Speech and Debate in Extemporaneous Speaking, and tutor students in Public Speaking as well. I enjoy tutoring students of all ages, and have worked the most with high school students. (read more)