...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)
...I was a math major and took engineering probability and statistics in college. I also have tutored graduate-level statistics and am familiar with all major types of hypothesis tests used for research. As a high school science teacher, I annually teach full units on genetics, heredity, protein synthesis and genetic technology to my biology students. (read more)
...I learned math from South Korea and America. In South Korea, speed and accuracy are two most significant skills for getting good grades in tests. In America, learning step by step but making sure to understand the concept deeply is the important thing. (read more)
...Everyone has their own strengths and challenges, and my job as a tutor begins with identifying these. I like to have students work through problems while I guide them and make suggestions, so that I can get a sense of what they understand and what they don't. Then we can build on their knowledge and break down the challenging parts of the problem into smaller, more manageable chunks. (read more)
...I have tutored throughout the majority of my teaching career. I have been employed as a tutor by the school, a private company, and two individual students as well. I have tutored in algebra, biology, chemistry, geometry, physics, and test prep for SAT and MCAS. (read more)