Asher: Burlington tutor

Certified Tutor

I am very passionate about helping students because of the satisfaction I get seeing that "click" go on inside their heads. The first time I tutored, I was in high school, where I was both the leader of the peer tutoring group and a 1-1 peer tutor myself. When I was a leader, I taught the other peer tutors a way to not simply tell them the answer, but to always help students come to their own answers. This is exactly what I did in my own 1-1 sessions, and I saw my student's grades go from F's to A's.

I received my high school education at GreatHearts Academies. They offer a liberal arts education that prioritizes the same philosophy that I implemented. The University that I am currently attending is University of Dallas, which I picked because they had similar philosophy to my high school. At the moment, I am an undergraduate Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) working towards my Biochemistry degree (Bachelors of Science), and my overall goal is to become an Army Physician.

The subjects that I am tutoring are math (up to Calculus 1), Chemistry (up to Organic chemistry 2), and Physics (up to General Physics 1). My favorite of the three is by far organic chemistry. When I was little, I loved playing chess and the puzzle that always came with it. In organic chemistry, I saw the whole subject as one giant puzzle. I used to love to solve all these puzzles that it had to offer, and it quickly became my favorite class. With math, I like it for the same reason. Math always came easy to me. This was the subject I tutored that transformed my 1-1 student's grades from high school from F's to A's.

Outside of school, I'm really into working out. I love to get with some friends lifting heavy weights or running. I love the feeling of getting into the gym, where we would all encourage each other to go for higher weights or better times. Some of my best memories are exactly that.

Overall, I am confident any student who works with me will improve. I will make sure to work on each student in the best way that works for them. My goal as a tutor is to make sure that the student accomplishes their goal.

Thank you.