...In addition to that, I discuss with students which teachers and advisers they ask for letter of recommendation. I also help review essays and have helped many students put together applications and edit resumes. I've had a number of parents tell me that I've been more helpful than their son's/daughter's guidance counselor at school. (read more)
...Additional undergraduate courses in cognitive and developmental psychology have given me an understanding of learning, attention, and disabilities, and I have considerable experience working with youth with specific challenges (ADHD, dyslexia, impaired processing speed, weak executive functioning... (read more)
...I earned a PhD in physical science from University of Chicago. I hold current Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education teacher licenses for Physics, as well as Chemistry and Biology. I have been teaching all these sciences over ten years. (read more)
...I took three semesters of calculus in college, and had an A- average. I also had to study the topics for actuarial exams on all three semesters and linear algebra, which I passed, which means that I know the topic very well. I am also formerly trained and have experience in education. (read more)
...In past summers, my students and I have counted trees, collected bugs, and banded chicks. This past winter we pruned trees with the Charles River Conservancy. In the spring, my Cambridge Science Festival exhibit let passers-by explore and imitate birdsong. (read more)