I have experience teaching elementary students in kindergarten through College. I have always found it very fulfilling that I am able to help students and children find a passion and love in the sciences. There is a void in the STEM fields that upsets me, and helping students find the beauty that is STEM, especially at such a young age, is amazing for me. I have always been extremely interested in Mathematics, and usually would be the only person raising their hand in math classes in High School and College. I would absolutely love to answer questions that a lot of students never ask, and encourage students to ask questions even if they were nervous to do so. To give students a chance to ask any question imaginable in mathematics, and have someone who is around their age able to explain, and encourage them to dig for the deeper questions is a passion.
A method that I learned and that works very well especially in the STEM field is repetition. In Computer Science we call them reps and in Mathematics it is the best way to understand a problem. The problem that a lot of tutors seem to have is that after they finish a lesson or problem they don't bother to try to grasp the why or how to it. They just see that the student figured out a solution and move on. But what I learned throughout tutoring from High School to College is that most of the time. The way that the student figured out how to solve the problem is forgotten in a few hours, which is why I stress repetition and make it a core to my lesson plans. I as well seek to show the student how each part of Mathematics they learn has wide applications in other problems and real world situations. My lesson plan consists of taking very complicated concepts and breaking them down to their fundamental parts which students can take notice and build them back up so that the student not only just memorizes what he is being taught but understands the "why" to it. Then he can tackle any problem presented to him, and not just the ones on the worksheet.