...They require critical thinking, careful application of techniques, strategic time management, and more! I work with gifted children who would like to be exposed to a more interesting and engaging math curriculum than what's available in school. I also work with children who feel behind in school and need help seeing that math is fun, doable, and within their reach. (read more)
...Supporting your position in an essay form becomes intuitive and fluid, and won’t have the artificial and tedious quality of the five paragraph template detested by graders. Lastly, for all standardized tests, simulated practice tests are a crucial part of test preparation. Beyond their diagnostic value, mock tests are essential for mastering the psychological demands of the test. (read more)
...This means that I’ve taught math starting with counting and ending with highly abstract topics like vector spaces in linear algebra. Nothing gives me as much satisfaction as seeing the "aha!" look on a student's face, and that's regardless of whether they are learning to add, figuring out fracti... (read more)
...Over the past five years students I’ve assisted have matriculated at:
- Amherst
- BU (Kilachand)
- Brown
- CalTech
- Claremont McKenna
- Columbia
- Duke
- George Washington
- Georgetown
- Georgia Tech
- Harvard
- King's College London
- MIT
- NYU
- Penn
- Politecnico di Milano
- Princeton
- Scri... (read more)
...I look at teaching as sharing information enthusiastically and giving a student a chance to check in about issues they're dealing with relating to the instrument, music in general, and psychology of performance. I'm a student of the directions I was nudged towards by several key teachers. These... (read more)