...I am also happy to work on various writing pieces, even college essays. I also work with students on reading and study skills.I have taught English for the last 12 years in which writing was a major component of the curriculum. I work with students on their content, organization, elaboration, editing and revising. (read more)
...I have 5 years of neuroscience and pharmacology lab experience to enforce the course material. I have taken many math classes, through calculus two. I have kept up with algebra and geometry because I use them frequently in physics and chemistry, so I know how to apply math to different problems. (read more)
...I have professional state (MA) certification in Elementary Education (grades 1-6). I have taught fifth grade and in a mixed 4th-6th grade classroom. I have coached 3rd-8th graders in Scrabble. I taught for three years at a therapeutic day school for students with learning, emotional, and behavioral issues. (read more)
...I like to have students work through problems while I guide them and make suggestions, so that I can get a sense of what they understand and what they don't. Then we can build on their knowledge and break down the challenging parts of the problem into smaller, more manageable chunks. Algebra, geometry, and trigonometry are fundamental to more advanced topics in math, so I use them every day. (read more)
...I always say that you don't have to be super smart to become successful; you just need the right techniques, tools, and attitude to make difficult subjects truly enjoyable.I've tutored geometry and taught it in the classroom for over the years. I love math (and geometry in particular), and I inj... (read more)