Steve: Wood Dale tutor
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I'm a Mechanical Engineering major at MIT, and I enjoy helping others. Since high school, tutoring has always been one of my favorite activities. I tutored with the NHS program at my school, and assisted with various test-prep programs at my high school. I'm passionate about Math and Chemistry, but what really lights me up about tutoring is the face of someone who finally "gets it". I love to ask questions to the people I tutor, and I believe that building a strong foundation is important to higher-level learning. Alongside tutoring, I enjoy working out, playing and listening to music, and playing video games.
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Undergraduate Degree: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
- SAT Math: 740
Chemistry, Math, Video Games, Music
- Algebra
- Algebra 2
- AP Calculus AB
- Calculus
- Calculus 2
- Chemistry
- College Algebra
- College Chemistry
- Geometry
- High School Chemistry
- Honors Chemistry
- Life Sciences
- Math
- Middle School Math
- Middle School Science
- Physical Science
- Pre-Algebra
- Pre-Calculus
- SAT Math
- SAT Mathematics
- SAT Subject Test in Chemistry
- SAT Subject Tests Prep
- Science
- Test Prep
- Trigonometry
What is your teaching philosophy?
I believe that one shouldn't learn to know; one should learn to understand. Learn the overarching concept, and the little facts that come with the concepts will come along.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
You have to figure out a baseline. You need to know where the student is and where they want to be. Afterwards, an appropriate plan can be made.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
Take a different approach. There are many ways to climb a tree. Assure the student that just because they had trouble one way does not mean they'll have trouble with others.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
Give them questions that test conceptual knowledge rather than mere reproduction of a skill.