...While working on my bachelor's degree I spent a lot of time in study groups where I developed my skills for explaining complex concepts in an understandable manner. My approach to helping my fellow classmates was to describe the problem in a different way, break the problem down into smaller ste... (read more)
...Students get plenty of that in the classroom and since they need a tutor, lecturing proves to be ineffective. Instead, I teach them to ask questions and look for answers. My goal is to get a student to think on their own using the techniques and thinking strategies that we develop together. (read more)
...My wife (who is extremely talented and shares similar passions) is also happy to jump into a session so she can give another perspective. (How about that...Two for the price of one!)I grew up in Bakersfield, CA, but moved to Nashville, TN to attend Middle Tennessee State University, where I recei... (read more)
...I helped prepare my son's audition to Chapman University's prestigious Theater Dept, and he was accepted. I am a licensed lawyer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I have taught criminal justice classes at the college level. (read more)
...I always build practice opportunities into my class time because practice is such an essential part of learning and master. Even though I never completed the paperwork to be certified as an Algebra teacher, I took and passed the certification test. My experience as a co-teacher in algebra and geometry classes has given me lots of hand-on experience with the basics in these areas of math. (read more)