For university, I originally started off with Pre-Med as a focus, but then discovered that the school I graduated from had a Linguistics program. I dropped Pre-Med and entered into the program. My focus of study within the department was Computational Linguistics, simply known as math. (read more)
...I help them overcome their learning difficulties by giving examples, analogies, or simply rewording what the teacher/professor has said in order to help others understand difficult subjects.! I find teaching math and science to someone who feels reluctant about these subjects a joy and over time ... (read more)
...Over the years, I have been learning more about the importance of good study skills. I have recently tutored a student who needed some help adjusting to the university level of classes, and most of what we were working on involved study skills. When tutoring a student in study skills, I begin with determining what the student's learning style is. (read more)
...I have experience tutoring middle school through high school students in Math for the last 20+ years. I have tutored mostly high school students for Algebra1, Algebra 2, College Algebra, Geometry, Precalculus as well as students for standardized test preparation. I am passionate about teaching Math and I want to bring my knowledge and experience in my tutoring approach. (read more)
...Although I have chosen a career in medicine, I will never want to stop tutoring/teaching! My education as a biochemist, as well as my experience tutoring college-level math (algebra and calculus) has prepared me well. In addition to my education in biochemistry, I have five years of research experience in the biological and chemical sciences. (read more)