...Whether or not one wishes to pursue a career in the sciences, it is generally useful to have a better appreciation of our surroundings, and we improve our ability to understand and appreciate our surroundings through math and science. About me: I received my PhD in chemistry (spectroscopy) from ... (read more)
I grew up speaking Hungarian and German and graduated with a Master's degree in French, taught French at Cal State L.A, English, writing, math and languages at high schools in the San Francisco area, and Survival French and Italian at various colleges. I became very interested in helping students d... (read more)
...I suppose now's the time to mention that I was my city's spelling bee champion in my youth. My approach to learning spelling is, when possible, to relate new words to words I know. Let's suppose someone's having trouble remembering there vs. their vs. they're. (read more)
...I'm a professional screenwriter of film and television. I have a B.F.A. from New York University and was a Fellow at the prestigious Sundance Feature Film Lab. I've written screenplays for films like Disney's Queen Of Katwe And The Reluctant Fundamentalist (starring Riz Ahmed) and helped create shows like Ray Donovan and Netflix's Cursed. (read more)
...Languages are my thing! I believe that my personal studying style has played a key role in my studies at the undergraduate and graduate levels in more than one field and country. I find that teaching the student to differentiate between the essential material and the supporting one often suffices to accomplish a lot more with a lot less effort. (read more)