...It is my expectation that my students actively participate and take ownership of their learning. What I do not do is sit and lecture for the entirety of a lesson. Direct instruction is necessary at times, but from my experience I find that students get the most out of sessions when it is more of a discussion rather than a lecture. (read more)
...I love helping people understand new things, and have been 'translating' between teachers and students since I was in elementary school. I try to adjust my tutoring to the style a given student seems to learn from best. One thing I do try to be consistent about is allowing students to do as muc... (read more)
...I am very good at figuring out what it is that's hanging a student up and coming up with an approach to the material that allows the student to understand and master it. My motto is "If the student fails to learn, then I have failed to teach!" And I don't like to fail.Calculus is where math get... (read more)