...I love seeing the "Aha!" moments when students understand something they didn't get before. Whether teaching college students, K-12 students, engineers on the job, or fellow classmates, my principles have always been the same:
Understand where the student is now and what their goals are. Present the concepts in language that makes sense to them. (read more)
...We were peeking at the motivations of solving the problems of reality. In last 10 years, I have coached students for International Math Olympiad, SAT, IIT JEE (entrance exam for premier engineering institutions in India with less than 2% acceptance rate) however I find it amusing to teach middle... (read more)
...In 2012, I was awarded the prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship in recognition of my accomplishments as a teacher and educator I have a Bachelors from Stanford University and a Masters from Cambridge University and have been working as a college counselor and tutor for 13 years now. I work cl... (read more)
...I have a natural aptitude for learning and being able to explain concepts I've learned to others. I think the majority of students would benefit from being tutored, even those that are considered high-achieving. We all have subjects we struggle with and would benefit from that personal attention that comes with 1-on-1 tutoring. (read more)
...Back in high school, I took both the SAT and ACT and scored a 1510 and 34, respectively. Personally, I am a strong test taker, but I could not have obtained those scores without the help of my own Wyzant tutor in preparation for the exams! Thanks to him, I learned the best test-taking strategie... (read more)