Certified Tutors From California State University-Monterey Bay

...mathematics, but I know that the average person can find it daunting and impossible. Many times, students express to me that they are just "bad at math" and they create a barrier for themselves. I'm a firm believer that anyone can learn how to do math well, it just takes some patience, hard work, and,...

...over a year and a half in Japan. As you might expect, I tutor Japanese. I plan my tutoring sessions around the student's needs and desires. If the student wants to conduct it entirely in Japanese, then that is fine. It's also fine to do a mixture for those not as comfortable with that.

...my tutoring in that way. I find it important to take time in the first few sessions to get to know my students and establish mutual respect for one another. This will allow me to relate things to their interests, as well as, create learning experiences that are engaging and helpful. I have been a...

I am a very caring person making me well-suited to work with children. I have a joyful personality that engages children effectively as well as maintains a good rapport with families. I have many strategies to support students in retaining information and strategies to help them achieve confidence and success.

...be very adaptive in helping students. My training as a Molecular Biologist means I have a wide background that includes experience in many STEM disciplines and I love using this broad integrative background to be able to better relate concepts to students and help them also see connections between different STEM disciplines.