...While there I tutored fellow sailors on their job as well as getting them prepared to take their advancement tests. I also taught my best friend how to drive. I enjoy helping the students succeed and overcome their struggles. (read more)
...I believe the best tutors should be patient, good communicators, flexible and knowledgeable. Patience is key because students will often require time to fully grasp a concept. Tutors should be good communicators because they will need to be able to fully articulate ideas and concepts to students. (read more)
...It is my strong belief that today's young people are most invested in their learning when they believe that it is something that they will find useful. In order to make science relevant, a teacher must be able to connect the topic to examples students can relate to. For me, this means that I develop a relationship with each student so I know their learning style and interests. (read more)
...I have many different interests within the discipline of science and spend much of my spare time reading or investigating things to that end. (as I am writing this I am actually helping a student identify what might be a bison tooth, but it's probably from a cow)I have taught at the high school l... (read more)