My Philosophy on Teaching and Tutoring:
I enjoy tutoring, and my greatest reward is seeing the person being tutored learn.
There is No Subject that is so difficult that it can't be made simple and presented
in a manner that anyone can learn it. There is no such thing as a stupid question.
I believe that a person in a learning situation should be allowed to ask any question
and asked it an infinite number of times if necessary. I believe that the tutor should
be able to determine why a question is being asked by the person being tutored.
I believe that the tutor should provide the required background and rephrased the
answer until the person being tutored question is answered to the person's satisfaction.
I believe that the person being tutored cannot advance to the next state of learning until
the current stage of questions are answered and understood. I believe that the tutor
should make the person being tutored comfortable, and assure and reassure that the
greatest reward for the tutor is seeing the person being tutored achieve the learning
objectives. I believe that the tutor should be able to put the tutor in the place of the
person being tutored. If the tutor does this, the tutor will always be patient, tolerant,
and respectful to the person being tutored. When the tutor has set this kind of
wholesome learning environment, the person being tutored will feel free to ask any question
and will enjoy the learning experience, thus achieving the learning objectives.
Tutoring Experience:
In recent years I have tutored primary school and secondary school children in my community.
I have also tutored adults on computer technologies in my community. I have tutored college
students who I have met in book stores. One of those college student gave me a trophy with
and inscription of "The World's Greatest Teacher" written on the trophy. I tutored my three
children who now have masters degrees in their subject fields. In the 1960s, I taught and
tutored computer science at the University of Pennsylvania. In the 1970s, I taught and
tutored computer science at Career Training Institute in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Computer Science and Research Career:
I am a retired computer scientist/Engineer. I have served on the U.S. Government Computer
Science Task Force. I have pioneered in many fields of technologies. I have shared my
research with U.S. Government labs , U.S Government approved foreign country labs,
and many University labs.
Some of the technologies in which I have help advanced with my research are:
Database Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks,
Super Conductivity, Speech Technology (Voice Recognition, Voice Generation,
Voice Verification), Telecommunications (DSL, ISDN, BISDN, ATM Switching, Synchronous
Optical Networking), Data Modeling, Dimensional Modeling, Data Warehousing,Photonics
(Light-driven computers) and other technologies.
I am part author and inventor of our current telephone system. I am part author and
inventor of our future telephone system (which will be light-driven) which has been on
the shelf since 1992. I am part author and inventor of our future computer systems
(which will be light-driven) which has been on the shelf since 1992.
EDUCATION:
BA—Mathematics (Honors) Morehouse College (Atlanta, GA) with a Minor in Education
MS—2 Courses away from Master of ICS Degree, Georgia Tech (Atlanta, GA)
MS/PHD—Computer Science/Engineering Kennedy-Western University (Agoura Hills, CA)
I have studied at MIT, Harvard, and George Washington University.
Memberships:
I am a member of the following organizations:
IEEE(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.),
AAAI (American Association for Artificial Intelligence),
ANSI (American National Standards Institute), and
CCITT (Consultative Committee on International Telephone and Telegraph).