...My teaching philosophy is simple: you get out what you put in. Lessons will be structured based on the idea of student-driven learning. This means that students will be encouraged to develop clear goals, and we will work to achieve those goals based on a learning framework that will involve hands-on and real world examples. (read more)
...One reason is geometry's emphasis on logical reasoning and proofs, so neglected in many a math student's progress until their encounter with geometry. David F. delights in introducing each new student to the practical and essential world of geometry with gentleness and patience. David's favorite high school subject, and one in which he excelled, was Geometry. (read more)
...Being a tutor has always been about guiding students down the right path, rather than just giving them the right answer. I carry this mentality with me when it comes to the methods by which I tutor. My typical tutoring cycle starts off with asking the student how they interpret the content that confuses them. (read more)
...I am a credentialed chemistry teacher and have taught chemistry for Modesto City Schools. I have a B.S in geophysics with a minor in hydrology, and did environmental geology consulting for 5 years. I’m currently credentialed to teach geology and chemistry at the high school level in California and have been teaching for 8 years. (read more)
...Before, during, and after that time I have contributed to multiple high-profile programming projects, such as the languages Rust and Ceylon, widely-used libraries in Rust, Swift, and Scala, and teaching material for Haskell. I also maintain a variety of personal projects and have in the past hel... (read more)