...My biggest goal in teaching is to help students foster love and confidence in subject areas that they typically do not like -- and I have had success with that in mathematics. Each year, I have students that exclaim during the first week "I hate math!", and by December, they are mathematicians a... (read more)
...I started offering one-on-one tutoring in January 2021, and have worked with more than 40 students since. While I adore my students, my goal is always for them to stop needing me. In other words, I strive to provide them with the critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills that they need in order to be successful, independent learners. (read more)
...I've taken advantage of the opportunity to keep in contact with my students by providing online and in-person tutoring sessions. As a tutor, I've learned how to serve as an academic role model to encourage collaborative learning and successful study techniques to my students. For the past 7+ years, my goal as a tutor has been to teach students how to master difficult concepts. (read more)
...My focus is to not only help students get the correct answers but also to help them retain the underlying concepts. Most of all, I strive to instill in students a passion for learning. Someone who loves the journey will go further than someone who loves the destination. (read more)
...I was also a graduate assistant at the University of Iowa, where I assisted with both General and Organic Lab. I then proceeded into my teaching career, where I was a professor of General and Organic Chemistry at Kirkwood Community College on a one-year temporary contract. I was able to obtain great success through these academic pursuits. (read more)