I am a kind and encouraging former elementary school assistant teacher with a master's in environmental studies from the University of Pennsylvania, where my GPA was 3.94. My skills would be suited for students interested in furthering their understanding of environmental topics. I have some experience tutoring high school physics as well, having received my undergraduate degree from Syracuse University in Physics, with a minor in English.
My approach to tutoring is to support conceptual...
I am a kind and encouraging former elementary school assistant teacher with a master's in environmental studies from the University of Pennsylvania, where my GPA was 3.94. My skills would be suited for students interested in furthering their understanding of environmental topics. I have some experience tutoring high school physics as well, having received my undergraduate degree from Syracuse University in Physics, with a minor in English.
My approach to tutoring is to support conceptual understanding as a foundation and then help build procedural facility as a means of making knowledge practical in a real world context, or practicable in homework. It's important to allow students the opportunity to grapple with material, and then to assist prior to the point of frustration, or redirect to allow for a continued sense of forward motion while developing creative resiliency.
I have worked with students ranging from elementary through high school (and even some adults) in outdoor adventure settings since 2009, and then as an assistant teacher in the classroom with 3rd and 5th grade from 2018 through 2023, at which point I returned to school for my master's. These experiences have given me an intuitive understanding of the learning journeys that many different students face in various age groups with a variety of material (math, science, writing, reading, etc). I also am a skilled guitar player and would love the opportunity to pass along this passion.
Finally, it is important to address different kinds of problems, questions, and assignments in a manner that is appropriate to the material. When dealing with problems of a single solution, it is key to develop a road map from point A to Point B and to act as a reliable and encouraging guide, while the student drafts a road map of their own. For open ended questions with many conceivable answers, students should be encouraged to think critically for themselves in age/level appropriate ways, so they can develop confidence in the power of their own mind.
