I'm a passionate lifetime student of philosophy. I'm working towards the end of my Master in Philosophy at the moment. As a student, I've always found understanding things to be much more enjoyable, useful, and powerful compared to memorization. (read more)
...I have the student read the practice passage and circle any words they don't know, can't pronounce or just don't make sense. Then I show the student how to "play detective" and find clues for what the meaning could be. I have a bachelor's degree in English and the rhetorical arts and had a 3.4 major GPA when I graduated. (read more)
...I'm also the President of Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, an organization focused on historic preservation and education. I hope you will consider me for your tutoring needs! I taught ACT math for the Princeton Review, and scored a 33 on my own ACT in high school, but obtained a composite score of 35 when I recently (October 2017) re-took the test. (read more)
...I have four years of experience tutoring ACT test prep for math and science. I also have five years of tutoring private high school mathematics. I am a passionate teacher and enjoy seeing my students succeed. (read more)
...Calculus I is one of my favorite subjects given its use of Algebra and Trigonometry. Some of my favorite topics are limits, derivatives/applications, integral/applications, chain and product rules and advanced graphing methods. Geometry is the hands-on sister of all math areas because of its dependence on visual cues like drawings. (read more)