Hi, my name is Ryu, and I’m a recent Claremont McKenna graduate with a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) with a minor in Leadership Studies. My interests include public speaking and storytelling, as shown by my experience in NSDA Debate, Collegiate Mock Trial, and Collegiate Model UN, and student government (3 years in college). I love talking to and connecting with people.
I’ve taught Japanese and math to students from Pre-3rd grade as a teaching assistant for a mixed...
Hi, my name is Ryu, and I’m a recent Claremont McKenna graduate with a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) with a minor in Leadership Studies. My interests include public speaking and storytelling, as shown by my experience in NSDA Debate, Collegiate Mock Trial, and Collegiate Model UN, and student government (3 years in college). I love talking to and connecting with people.
I’ve taught Japanese and math to students from Pre-3rd grade as a teaching assistant for a mixed class of 20 students. This included making weekly lesson plans, helping and taking care of the students, and ensuring students have an enjoyable time.
I’ve also tutored and mentored students at both the high school and college level ages 13-22. At the high school level, as the Captain for both my high school Debate and Mock Trial teams in Hawaii, I orchestrated biweekly practices both in person and online, and taught students the is and outs of public speaking, rhetoric, and critical thinking.
For individual tutoring, I believe in understanding how my students think and approach a problem to identify their direct needs. I believe a Socratic approach to understanding one’s own knowledge and its pitfalls through dialogue is one of the most effective ways of learn. From my 3 years of experience in the Oxford model of PPE at CMC to my 8+ years of debate, mock trial, and model UN, I am able to ask the right questions to spark learning.
