...Previous Experience: In high school, I tutored peers in Chemistry as part of the National Honor Society. I also helped struggling second-graders with their reading skills through a program called Reading Buddies. I worked at Clemson University as a peer tutor with the Supplemental Instruction program for two years while I was working on my degree. (read more)
...Throughout our sessions, I try to tease out my students’ curiosity and foster perseverance. I push them to ask themselves questions, fight through problems, look for clues, set goals, and get the most out of their mistakes. If one way of looking at a concept isn’t clicking, I try out different angles until we find the one that does. (read more)
...I taught myself calculus at 16 and had a full year of trigonometry and differential calculus in senior high school. I published my first scholarly paper at age 14 on the motion of Periodic Comet Biela in the Proceedings of the Southeast Regional Convention of the Astronomical League (Huntsville... (read more)