...Over the course of my degree, I won a fellowship for my research in theoretical astrophysics, took advanced graduate-level courses in general relativity, and tutored undergraduate physics students for three years, helping them with homework problems. I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Physi... (read more)
I love to communicate with people, especially when I am helping them towards epiphany moments. I'm smart (I got 95th percentile on the MCAT), so I've often been a guy who other classmates come to for help. Engaged students are fun to teach and interact with, but I also feel I can keep the less interested students' attention for long enough to help them learn. (read more)
...My journey began as a 17-year-old high school student determined to make a change. I created a specialized reading program for struggling 4th-grade students at my former elementary school while simultaneously conducting research on new teaching methods and the effects of reading on a child's cog... (read more)
...As a result, I discovered that the keys to learning are having the ability to articulate what you don't know and then having the confidence to ask the question. Whatever that happens to be, it is the right question. So my philosophy is to place emphasis not on the material of a subject directly, but on the skills for dealing with it. (read more)
...This gives me the proper perspective to assist students as they transition from high school to college. I am a general studies teacher at a private high school. I have been tutoring students for more than twenty years at the elementary school level in all subjects including math. (read more)