Hello! I'm Jacob, a first-generation, fourth-year pre-medical/biochemistry student at the University of Minnesota. My journey began at Augsburg University, where I deep-dived into marine biology research and played collegiate-level football as a wide receiver and team leader. (read more)
Hi there! I am a licensed English Language Arts (ELA) teacher with a master's in education. I was a high school English teacher from 2019 until 2022, when I decided to begin my PhD journey to explore the healing potential of literature and storytelling for minoritized communities. (read more)
...I primarily taught Calculus, but also taught several other classes such as Algebra and Precalculus. I've worked extensively one-on-one with students who felt that they were behind in class, where I learned how to tailor my explanations to the student depending on their learning style. I've alwa... (read more)
...I have been pursuing a master's degree in education. I began at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls and continued on-line with Jones International University, where I am one credit shy of the degree. I stopped short knowing that the next step would be student teaching. (read more)
...While there, I worked with students K-12 in mathematics as well as ACT prep work in all subjects. In addition to my experiences tutoring at Sylvan, I have tutored students in college math courses such as Calculus, Probability Theory, Linear Algebra, ect. My tutoring style is often described as gentle and relaxed. (read more)