...He was a C student, but now his average test grade is B. I have a good relationship with the student and his parents. After algebra 2 students had sessions with me their grades went up from B- to A. (read more)
...I use lesson plans in which I review and introduce the top in a fun yet understandable way before teaching the material at a pace which is best suited to the student. If a student has any questions, I make sure I answer it fully before giving the student a practice question to make sure they und... (read more)
...Additionally, I am confident teaching high school-level math, a skill I refine as a substitute math teacher at my local high school. I began tutoring at the Learning Resource Center at UMass, helping my peers in subjects like statistics, calculus, algebra, public health, and French. These one o... (read more)
...I am a current student at Mount Holyoke College and I am planning to major in neuroscience with a possible minor in biology. Throughout high school, I came to understand that I appreciated the most were not the ones I necessarily was the most interested in. Instead, the teachers made the difference between an enjoyable class and an unengaging class. (read more)
...After graduating, I applied to a PhD program in Physics at UMass, and switched gears to soft matter physics. This gave me more expertise in computational physics, differential equations (both stochastic and deterministic), as well as a plethora of experimental methods in biology, chemistry, and ... (read more)