...Of course, to do that, it's important to first address what exactly the source of the problems is. My many years of experience as a tutor have given me the tools to glean a lot of information from what my students say, and from what they don't say! In a way, each student is a puzzle to be solved: how they think about the concepts, what the best way to teach them is, how I can motivate them. (read more)
...I have also had 8 children who have gone on to college and graduate school to create effective study skills for academic success. I have taught Russian for 33 years at the high school level, organized home stay exchanges, traveled to Russia and was the official translator for the 1992 Goodwill Games in Seattle. I have completed two years of accelerated Russian at the University level. (read more)
...Other than that I have built two PCs individually, and installed all the necessary software for them to run, including multiple operating systems. My coursework involved programming, computer architecture and organization, and algorithms and design. During my formal education at Cal Poly, I com... (read more)
...In addition to my work as a tutor, I was a math instructor for 9 years, teaching at the American International School of Quito in Ecuador for five years and in LAUSD Public Schools for four. During that time, I was the Math department chair and taught all math subjects through AP Calculus and IB Mathematics Higher Level. I was also the lead SAT Prep math instructor for Zorro SAT Test Prep. (read more)
...I did very well in all of the C++ classes and was able to help others because of my training. As part of the requirements of the University of Washington's Computing and Software Systems bachelor's degree, I completed four C++ courses and then used the programming skills to complete many project... (read more)