...However, that lack of formal tutoring experience has not kept me from developing my own understanding of how math teaching should be done. Both in my own learning and time helping others, I have found that there are two main obstacles in math learning: conceptual understanding and analysis. My ... (read more)
...Today, helping students reach that moment of realization, when the subject clicks for them, is still what drives me to tutor. As a chemistry tutor, I employ the expertise and hands-on experience gained during my PhD, including years of experience in chemical research. (Ask me about electrochemis... (read more)
...After receiving instructor training, I taught leadership and tactics courses for post-college new officers at the US Army’s Armor School. In the three years I served in that role, I was promoted to senior instructor and awarded top instructor honors multiple times. The process of growth from seeing to doing, to knowing, to understanding is the most important part of life. (read more)
...James was born in Denver, Colorado but grew up in Portland, Oregon for most of his childhood. He started taking lessons from a local teacher at her home studio when he was just five years old and gave his first public recital at the age of six. Fourteen years later and counting, his natural-born gift and passion for the piano continue to grow. (read more)