...I have been a private tutor for a high schooler (ages 15-18) in a one-on-one setting for 3 years and do my best to push the student to grow in their learning while also managing their overwhelm. I show the student how to approach an example, then encourage them to do it on their own while being ... (read more)
...When last rated by the United States Chess Federation I had a rating of about 1800. I have had multiple games I have played published with annotations in regional chess magazines highlighting the inventiveness of my attacking chess playing style. I also have tutored chess students in the past. (read more)
...I graduated from Amherst magna cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 2000. I was voted Most Outstanding Graduate Student in the School of Education at Loyola in 2007. Teaching, I was voted Best New Teacher at a school in New Orleans in 2001, where I later became the youngest department chair in school history. (read more)
...Instead, the teachers made the difference between an enjoyable class and an unengaging class. I sometimes found the textbook definitions and explanations unsatisfactory so those instructors that were patient and fully explained concepts were my favorite ones. I like to start my tutoring session... (read more)
...I have taught Prealgebra for many years for 5th - 9th graders of diverse abilities and backgrounds. Prealgebra is a key subject in the state teacher test for Middle School math which I passed with above average marks. I am an excellent speller and am an expert level Scrabble player who has won national events. (read more)
10 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Algebra 1,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math