I taught general chemistry full time at a community college in Illinois for 32 years, and part time for 3 years. For the last 5 years I have tutored mainly college chemistry (not organic chemistry) and math (not statistics). I have also done some tutoring
chemistry and math for high school students. My degrees include a Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and a PhD in chemistry. (read more)
...I met my students there and taught them Precalculus. We had a session every Wednesday. Usually, I made lesson plans ahead of time (like two days before) and stayed in Zoom 20 minutes early. (read more)
...I started tutoring around 2018 during my undergraduate studies. At first, I volunteered to tutor middle and high school students (14-18) who were primarily doing math on FLVS in areas such as Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, and Algebra 2. My first official job was tutoring Intermediate Algebra at Flori... (read more)
I received a BS in Math (2008), and MS in Applied Math and Statistics (2010), and a PhD in Higher Education Leadership (2019). I also hold a professional teach certificate in the state of Florida for grades 6-12 math. I started tutoring elementary and middle school students while working on my Bachelor’s degree. In 2009, I started tutoring at the college level. (read more)
...I emphasize intuitive understanding over rote memorization, guiding students to discover connections between math concepts and see their broader implications. I design my tutoring sessions to produce quick initial gains, crucial for dismantling the "I'm bad at math" mentality and building confid... (read more)