...I have since taken full length practice tests on the new MCAT and have scores ranging from 512-522. These scores allowed me to work as a tutor at The Princeton Review and Noodle for several years teaching to a variety of standardized tests, including the MCAT. I focused on teaching the Chemical... (read more)
...I graduated from Drexel University with a bachelors degree in secondary math education, then immediately went to work at a high school for three years. When I moved states, I ended up finding a position as an 8th grade math teacher and have been there ever since! While working, I also earned my masters degree in educational technology from MSU with a 4.0 GPA. (read more)
...TAKS is a standardized test for end-of-year assessments of what student have learned. It is no longer administered, being replaced by STAAR. I have 40 years experience, 32 in the classroom, teaching basic language and math skills through ninth grade, plus tutoring over 500 students in SAT prep, high school math courses, adult basic education, and more. (read more)
...From there, I put together a series of practice problems which we will go through together using the white board feature, so that the student can guide me through their approach to the problem, allowing me to target where their expertise lies and where mine is needed. This back and forth is crit... (read more)
...The experience of the tutee should be one where they are not afraid to ask questions, or worried about being judged because they don't already know everything they are "expected" to know. For me, the experience of tutoring should be one where I am able to freely share my knowledge, in as patient... (read more)