...However, I feel that the experiences that I have gained in both the classroom and in practice have left me well-versed to assist someone in need of understanding the subject more clearly. I have taken several courses devoted to the development of music over time. I will list these classes with ... (read more)
...Raised as a Christian, I have spent 15 years working with a Buddhist teacher, practicing meditation, and attending long retreats as well as a member of a sangha. I am currently active in an Episcopal church in Winchester. My work as a PhD student at Brandeis in English required background and studies in religion, history, culture, and literature across many time periods and countries. (read more)
...While at Caltech, I also volunteered with FIRST Robotics Competition, as an event volunteer and as a mentor of FRC Team 4201 in El Segundo, CA. In this role I worked with and taught high school age students on topics ranging from CAD to physics to project management. This included an emphasis on statics and understanding how physics concepts interacted with mechanical design. (read more)
...Algebra 1 is the cornerstone of every math sections on standardized exams, and my students (of all ages) and my children have all benefited from my algebra tutoring. My approach to teaching math is not to merely repeat the subject material in a student's textbook, but to collaborate with the stu... (read more)
...Nagy's Ancient Greek Hero course, where we read and worked with the works of Homer, Sappho, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Hesiod, Plato, and a few others. I passed this course with an A grade. I also took an introductory philosophy course and studied texts by Plato, Aristotle, Diogenes, Epicurus, and Marcus Aurelius. (read more)