Thanks for considering me as a tutor.
I have a Mechanical Engineering bachelor’s with a minor in math. I earned a PhD in Materials Engineering. My overall GPA for eight years was a 3.9 (so close, yet so far!). I have been tutoring or teaching in some form since my junior year of high school. I don’t want to figure out how long ago that was, but... I’ve been teaching at a university for over 15 years now, taught labs in graduate school, tutored math in college, tutored academically at-risk...
Thanks for considering me as a tutor.
I have a Mechanical Engineering bachelor’s with a minor in math. I earned a PhD in Materials Engineering. My overall GPA for eight years was a 3.9 (so close, yet so far!). I have been tutoring or teaching in some form since my junior year of high school. I don’t want to figure out how long ago that was, but... I’ve been teaching at a university for over 15 years now, taught labs in graduate school, tutored math in college, tutored academically at-risk 8th grade students in math and science, and tutored math in high school. I even filled in teaching math for one of my teachers a few classes periods when she was traveling! That is about 25 years.
The story of how I became a teacher is a rather long one but, as the kids say, I can give the TLDR version. I started high school “bad” at math. One teacher took interest in helping me. At the time I was not that excited for the help but within two years, I was a TA for her and helping students overcome what had previously challenged me. While in college my peers consistently encouraged me to consider teaching because I was natural at leading study sessions. Fast-forward over 20 years and that is what I am doing.
I have taught a variety of college courses including differential equations (requires calculus), algebra, materials science, automation, quality control, and others. My teaching evaluations score me extremely high on “respects students” and “listens to student questions.” As a father, I have seen what the current public-school systems are teaching and have tutored my own child.
My tutoring style is visual. I believe students should see all the work steps in sequence. There are also a good number of visual aids I can suggest around the house. For example, a few pieces of paper cut into two circles and a rectangle can be used to demonstrate where the formula for the surface area of a cylinder comes from. I can find aids between sessions.
Please let me know if you have questions. I wish you the best on your journey.
