...There are few things in life that bring me the same joy and satisfaction that I feel as when I help someone understand something new. During my time as a student at BYU-I, I worked as a math tutor for the university. I believe it was my love of helping others that allowed me to always be happy to go to work. (read more)
...Immediately following graduation, I taught High School Chemistry Teacher as a part of Teach for America. During my time in the corps, I taught HS chemistry at Sharpstown HS in Houston ISD, a school that was the subject of "Dropout Nation", an episode in PBS's documentary series "Frontline". Whi... (read more)
...I have been tutoring pre-algebra for 7 years, and algebra for almost 10. I have worked with middle school, high school and college students. I am able to explain algebra from simple to complex, and I am able to break it down into small, easy to understand steps that students can grasp. (read more)
...I have also done some tutoring on my own during summers.As part of my degree, I had to take quite a few math courses, all of which, when boiled down, are based on algebra. I have also tutored this course in each semester of college when I worked at the Sanger Learning Center. In acquiring a degree in physics I was required to take quite a few math courses. (read more)
...I naturally excelled in math as a child, and my curiosity in the subject has allowed me to better understand the difficulties of other students who couldn't seem to grasp important concepts. My goal is to find a way to present material that will give my students that "ah-ha!" moment, as they fin... (read more)