Award-Winning Computer Science Tutors in Duke University, NC

...while in college; I taught children in the Chapel Hill - Carrboro school system. After this, during my career as a software engineer, I had various mentoring roles. And recently I tutored at the Triangle Literary Council. Math and science are my favorite subjects. I often view math as fun puzzle solving. Aside from tutoring,...

...the endless standardized tests and leave the battle in victory, not resignation. I've been speaking French since I was old enough to read and I have a Russian heritage that can help out with colloquialisms and grammar. Languages and linguistics are fascinating to me and I don't get to speak mine enough, so please speak...

Tutors are more than expert academics; they are motivational coaches. The greatest obstacle preventing a student from learning is lack of belief in their own abilities. There is no knowledge outside the reach of anyone's understanding. ... Patience, understanding, and kindness go a very long way with helping students build their confidence.... Get an understanding for the student’s objective and learning style.

...that can be useful in bridging diverse subjects. My personal interests outside academic subjects include watching and playing sports (e.g. basketball), listening to music (especially rock), volunteering (Y Guides leadership council), participating in events with my church, and hanging out with my family. Our family has recently gotten involved with fostering dogs, which is a...

...to this summer!) in which I taught the SAT math class and in general helped students adjust to the american college application system(this was a camp for international Chinese students). Like You Ask, We Tutor, I really loved this camp as well, both in teaching and in the relationships I got to build over those...

...I tutored a Freshman Physics class as a teaching assistant and provided online tutoring via the Star Tribune homework help web site. In general, I enjoy tutoring Mathematics and Physics. I also enjoy hiking and orienteering, which is an application of Mathematics to transcribe back and forth between an abstract map and the physical landscape....

...strengths in this regard is my ability to approach a problem from multiple angles. If the first approach I suggest for a problem isn't clear to a student, I can usually come up with an alternate, sometimes more intuitive way of addressing the same problem. Recreationally, I spend a significant fraction of my time developing...

...My main reading interests are Science Fiction and Fantasy. I've been a teacher for 14 years, and I prefer to guide my students to the answer, rather than give them answers to regurgitate on a test. To me, the process of finding the answer is just as important as finding the answer.... I think of myself as a facilitator. I provide the knowledge, then help you understand it yourself. My goal is to provide enough help to ensure my students achieve their own success.

I enjoy working with students. Every student is different. Understanding their motivations and their goals helps us to focus and develop weaknesses into strengths. I feel pride when students who felt that they were unsuccessful at a topic blossom into confidence when they have mastered it.... Learning is all about making connections between what you learn and what you already know, and what you are curious about.

...peers in whatever endeavor I have taken on, from schoolwork to singing to managing businesses and organizations. My formal experience as a tutor ranges from working on mathematics skills and Latin in middle and high school to working as a Supplemental Instructor at Emory University to assisting countless students prepare for standardized exams. While I...