...At the age of nine, I taught myself how to speedread, and I increased my reading speed from 270 words a minute to over 600 words a minute over three months. I taught a fifth grader from Afghanistan the basics of English from zero knowledge of English, and he was able to learn in about 6 months e... (read more)
...I have a lengthy background with standardized testing. For multiple years, I was honored by the Northwestern University Academic Talent Search for PSAT and SAT scores. I received a 1500 on the SAT in my Junior year. (read more)
...I worked in a math tutoring center tutoring K-12 math subjects including precalculus and have tutored a number of students independently in precalculus. I am a math major and use skills from this subject in my coursework regularly. I have played saxophone for 12 years in jazz, classical, and pop settings. (read more)
...Mathematics at its core requires a varieties of tools to solve a variety of problems. With a strong tool belt and understanding of types of possible problems any students can solve any problem. My first step with each student is finding what piece of knowledge is missing and working problems that familiarize the student with that particular style of approach/problem. (read more)
...I have taught and tutored various levels of chemistry for over 30 years. I know that the abstract concepts and math involved can make chemistry a challenge for students! As a tutor, my strengths are in explaining the abstract ideas in concrete terms, and breaking down the difficult math-related concepts until they make sense. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Chemistry,Geometry,SAT Math