About Me

I have always enjoyed sharing knowledge with others and helping people learn to learn. Even as a young child, I loved seeing others transcend the limitations that once intimidated them, and that feeling continues to drive me today. I began tutoring in middle school when my grandmother, a retired second-grade teacher, found herself struggling to serve effectively as an algebra tutor. I put in an enthusiastic effort, and it worked out surprisingly well. Despite once “struggling in math” (this was the questionable word choice of his teachers), he eventually graduated college with a degree in mechanical engineering. Over the years, I have taught math, English, science, computer programming, and Latin. When I tutor, I am always careful to be empathetic, attentive, and flexible. I have found that communication is always improved by these habits, and I don't leave home without them. I believe I can teach any subject (even those with which I am not already familiar, given adequate time to prepare). I don't have a favorite subject to tutor; if I am able to help someone understand something that was previously incomprehensible, I'm happy. I have a degree in psychology from The Ohio State University, where I spent two years writing computerized tasks for the Clinical Neuroscience Laboratory. In my free time, I read (history, philosophy, science, economics, and whatever else winds up being relevant to whatever first grabs my attention [in other words, everything]), watch documentaries, play pool, practice guitar, and write songs.

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