James
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I am a dental school student at NYU. I grew up in Taiwan for 15 yrs, and I spent the last 10 years in USA. I'm very fun to interact with, please don't hesitate to talk to me.
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Undergraduate Degree: University of Washington-Seattle Campus - Bachelors, Biochemistry
Graduate Degree: New York University - Current Grad Student, Dentistry
- SAT Math: 800
table tennis, golf, watch movies, study about points and miles
- Algebra
- Algebra 2
- Anatomy
- Anatomy & Physiology
- AP Chinese
- AP Chinese Language and Culture
- College Algebra
- Conversational Mandarin
- DAT
- DAT Perceptual Ability
- DAT Quantitative Reasoning
- DAT Reading Comprehension
- DAT Survey of the Natural Sciences
- Graduate Test Prep
- Languages
- Mandarin Chinese
- Mandarin Chinese 1
- Mandarin Chinese 2
- Mandarin Chinese 3
- Mandarin Chinese 4
- Math
- Pre-Calculus
- Science
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Teach him/her the approaches to that subject. Each subject requires a different approach.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
Find an interesting way for student to learn the material.
What is your teaching philosophy?
The concept is always the most important part in math. In terms of language, it's really familiarity.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Bonding with students.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
Teach the concept.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
Find a context that he likes.