...This meant not only learning the process but the why behind it. Most placement exams tend to be over college algebra which happens to be the subject I have tutored the most. Everyone learns differently and I've made it my mission to make the material as comprehensible as possible. (read more)
...One is to make the idea more concrete and less abstract. A student may not understand why 0.3 is greater than 0.25, but they know why three dimes are worth more than two dimes and a nickel. Another is to present a simpler problem with the same concept, such as posing 1/3 + 1/4 to a student who answers 7/12 + 4/5 = 11/17. (read more)
I am currently working as a Chemist at Kluber Lubrication in Tyler, TX. I have a Master's degree in chemistry from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Lawrence University, WI. I have spent some time in industry working as a chemist at Chattem Chemical, Chattanooga and at the DuPont Experimental Station in Delaware as an Associate Investigator. (read more)