...These experiences have given me insight into how students learn and retain material in dramatically different ways and I incorporate this into how I tutor by individualizing my teaching methods to each student. I also worked as a peer leader under the SI (Supplemental Instruction) model for two ... (read more)
...We begin by reviewing homeworkâusually no more than three questions designed to reinforce the methods we focused on last time and apply them in new contexts. We work together to extract basic rules for approaching questions from these and other, simpler questions on the student's terms (i.e. in ... (read more)
...Topics build on each other, especially in mathematics. Understanding calculus depends on understanding algebra, which depends on understanding fractions and arithmetic. Students can be overwhelmed because they have gaps in their understanding of previous material that block understanding of new material. (read more)
...I believe tutoring is the most effective when students come to me with questions first so that I can focus on specific topics that the student struggles with instead of just reviewing broad topics that don't truly benefit the student. I'm currently an undergraduate at Cornell University studying... (read more)