...I am experienced in teaching SAT Prep with a focus on English, TOEFL, and tutoring in English including helping students to write personal statements in preparation for college admission as well as helping with ELA assignments. I have over five years of experience in the classroom and have worke... (read more)
...Because I learned these dances from scratch, as an adult (I knew almost nothing about these dances over a decade ago), I'm particularly good at teaching beginners. In advancing from Beginner to Intermediate to Expert, I've made all the mistakes, experienced the nerves, and learned to fix all the... (read more)
...Social Sciences -- Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, Sociobiology, Political Science & Government, etc. My personal research focus has been literature and philosophy in German, English and Classical Ancient Greek (in translation). My research ranged from classical pagan heroic epic (Sumerian... (read more)
...I first go over the class material to get a sense of what the knowledge gaps are. Then, I break down problems into simple subproblems to give students a framework of looking at a problem, and I help them identify patterns. I also come up with short and quick problems to make sure a particular topic is cemented before we move on. (read more)
...I'm Dr. Irwin! I hold a PhD in Chemical and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Toronto and have with an extensive background in Math, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, and Biology. (read more)