...Simultaneously, I was teaching at the local Kumon center for all age students at all levels of math, from elementary arithmetic to higher level calculus and vector analysis. I also completed the math program at Kumon at the #1 position in all of North America. On my SAT, I scored a 740 on the math section, and on the two SAT Math subject tests I got a 730 and 720. (read more)
...In a typical Math Seminar, students brought math problems to class that they were struggling with. The class, then, discussed the mathematical concepts concerned and solved the problem together. When tutoring or leading the math seminar, I aim to understand the concept first and then explain it to the struggling student. (read more)
...I have taught computer science for 3 years. I have programmed in C++, Java, and Visual Basic. I have a number of Macintosh computers, and I have always personalized them by changing many of its settings. (read more)
...I served as a TA throughout the rest of my career at Pitt and also during my master's degree at CMU (overall, 4 years). As a TA, I had multiple opportunities to teach students in both a 1-1 setting and a classroom setting. I would hold recitations for classes of up to 20-30 students and create s... (read more)
...I also make a living partially through photography and circus performance. Math was my favorite subject throughout school and I took Calculus for an elective as an undergrad and made an A. After completing my degrees at the University of Texas at Austin in Photojournalism and Psychology, I went to Brazil and taught English in Rio de Janeiro for 6 months. (read more)