...He believes that students are destined to be more than just robots who are good at school, and tries to understand people as humans first. He focuses on patience, speaking in layman's terms (he loves analogies), and will never just serve up the answer on a silver platter. He is willing to provide different methods to getting to the same answer, catering to however the student learns best. (read more)
12 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Algebra 2,Precalculus,SAT Math
...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)
...My love for spelling started in middle school when I made it to the state spelling bee and continued as I edited papers in high school, essays for college, resumes for job interviews and every day emails to colleagues. Spelling is an incredibly useful skill if people pick it up early on in life. Word won't do everything for us. (read more)
...I always try to be a good listener and learn to pick up clues in my student's speech that enable me to understand how (s)he is really feeling and try not to dominate the conversation. Also, my work ethics include being professional which means that except for discussing my student with staff and... (read more)
...I have also tutored students in Algebra 2 in the past who, after a only a few sessions, felt their confidence rise and said they had a better understanding of the material. I have tutored students before in chemistry. They always walk away with a better understanding of the concepts and ideas we cover. (read more)