...I encourage my students to appreciate the why and how of what they're learning and where to find what they need to know. After eighteen years, I discovered that playing four instruments wasn’t enough so I started taking music composition classes for fun in college and found out I loved doing it.... (read more)
...Heck, I was one of those students. But, fear not. Even if you don't understand a single word in lecture, you CAN pass the class, and I can help with that. (read more)
...These strategies come together in choosing an essay topic and effectively arguing your point, so they're essential to master. I also enjoy working with younger students and would be happy to help with shorter papers, understanding the basics of writing a good sentence, and developing solid readi... (read more)
...I am so proud to get to know them as students but also as such wonderful and interesting people. My teaching philosophy is to try and break down the big ideas into smaller bite sized pieces and gradually, like with Legos, put the knowledge that has just been learned back together into a big pict... (read more)
...It is also important that the student is given many chances to test their knowledge. I follow these principles with every student that I tutor.I have a very strong background in Algebra, whether it is in the classroom or in outside competitions. In high school, I got straight A's in Algebra. (read more)