...As a result, I make a conscious effort to engage my students, draw parallels between the material and "real life" or subjects they are more interested in, and encourage interest in the topic by choosing specific examples and problems primarily to make difficult concepts more easy to relate to. T... (read more)
...Moreover, with unprofaned talent on and off the stage, he strives to unite his listeners from all over the world through the universal and unspoken language of music. Driven to bring people of all backgrounds together through music, the piano has brought James a tremendous amount of recognition:... (read more)
16 Subjects: includingElementary (K-6th),Elementary Math,ACT Math,SAT Math
...I also help students overcome test anxiety and confidence issues. I overcame those struggles myself and have 7 years of experience in zen meditation, and I use this background to teach students mindfulness techniques that lower their stress around tests and improve their success.I have a Ph.D. i... (read more)
...Then I moved to teaching middle school for six years. Five of those teaching 8th grade science and one year of electives for grades 6-8 including computers, pre-engineering, tech ed, and an independent learning engineering course allowing students to explore an individual interest. Then it was back to high school to teach more biology, chemistry, and environmental science. (read more)
...At the University of Notre Dame, I pursued chemical engineering and took math courses such as Calculus 2 and 3; Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, and Engineering Statistics. I succeeded in these classes based on the strong foundation of mathematics that I built in high school, where I lear... (read more)