...I try to adjust my tutoring to the style a given student seems to learn from best. One thing I do try to be consistent about is allowing students to do as much as they can with what they know already, and then providing support or instruction when it is needed. I find this helps students to remember knowledge or skills later on exams or in-class assignments. (read more)
...But about 80% of chemistry, the stuff that isn't memorization (I couldn't tell you what the difference between a sulfate and sulfite is -- I thought that's why we made up those funny little one or two letter abbreviations like SO4^-2 and SO3^-2), is simple algebra, and I rock algebra. Another 10... (read more)