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About Me:
I am a 22 year old college student currently studying to be a high school math teacher at the University of Kansas. I have previous training and work with AVID tutoring as well as 4 years of experience in child care.
My Message to Parents or Students:
Math tends to be a very difficult subject for most kids and even adults to learn. My goals as a tutor focus on conceptualization, rudimentary understandings to real world application and struggle. My passion as a tutor is watching a child or young adult work through the cracks, push themselves and see the practicality, curiousities and importance of a subject. I can't forget to mention the kids make my job great and inspire me to continue on this not so lucrative career path. Despite this. working as a tutor not only makes your child or student better at math, it helps me be a better teacher as well. I am extremely excited to start tutoring and hope to hear from you!
The kids! I love learning about the different ways a child learns and various ways to approach teaching different kids. Seeing a kid get a spark for a subject or technique they have struggled with for a long time is the reason I do this. I am overjoyed to see results from our sessions as well as feedback from the kids' homework and tests
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
I enjoy getting to know who they are, what they're interested in and their most effective style of learning. I try and relate topics to things they're interested in to keep focus and drive in learning
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
AVID tutoring program as well as summer camp counseling training for K-5 grade levels
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
Typically, I negotiate price
How did you get started teaching?
I've always looked up to teachers growing up. Its always been an innate feature of who I am.
What types of students have you worked with?
6-8 study groups as well as 9-12, but I have 4 years of experience being around K-5 through summer camp counseling
Describe a recent event you are fond of.
Just today I talked to my grandpa for 30 mins about his experiences as a kid. Who he was, what he did, how he felt... He's fairly ill, and I really cherished that moment of time with him.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Don't hire a tutor who will easily give your child the tools to succeed. When I say that, I refer to "here's the equation, just plug in the numbers" mentality of teaching. If a child really wants to apply the things they learn in sessions, they need to understand it at a fundamental level and struggle to find the equation. I found this to be the most effective way to learn a topic
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
Where am I in my math journey?
what have I recently learned?
what have I struggled with in the past that hasn't been resolved?
What do I want to get out of this tutoring session?
What style of learning works best for me? Observational (see), audial (hear), active, etc?