...Since I moved to America, I have continued to engage in teaching Chinese Mandarin for 20 years, and have taught students from kindergarten to adulthood. I enjoy the teaching process. When I have worked for Chinese program in Catholic school board, I utilize pedagogical skills such as GPA (The G... (read more)
...I've worked with students from middle school through college, helping them learn the content and love what they're learning. Outside of teaching, I love spending time with my partner and our puppy Curie (like Marie Curie). We love hiking and camping, him making us s'mores and me reading our favorite books out loud. In my down time I love reading and playing board games. (read more)
...I'm also a teacher at Art of Problem Solving Academy -- teaching middle-school and high-school contest math, Algebra 1, prealgebra, and honors 5th-grade math. I've taught at the college level as well, as a teaching assistant for mechanical-engineering and climate-science courses. I'm also a math-contest problem writer. (read more)
18 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Physics,Calculus,SAT Math
...Rather than memorizing formulas and plugging and chugging, I prefer to help students understand the underlying concepts that they are working with in math so that they can solve problems on their own. Building up your toolbox of math skills is important, but equally important is understanding wh... (read more)
...I use this knowledge not only to help them understand the topic at hand, but to help them use this new self-realization to make themselves more successful in future math studies. I was the main on-call substitute at a local school for a year, until I gained a regular position as a paraeducator f... (read more)