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Adam

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

About Me

I am physics major from Virginia Tech, class of 2015. I have been involved with sports for my whole life and am really into weight lifting and playing basketball. While studying at Virginia Tech, I have volunteered with Special Olympics, the American Cancer Society, Alzheimer's Association, and various other service initiatives. During the Summer of 2013, I studied Irish politics and culture at Queen's University Belfast on a scholarship from the Fulbright Commission. My favorite subjects to tutor are physics and calculus. I am familiar with the struggles that students often have in understanding a topic and am able to diagnose how much explanation is needed in order to help the student understand it in their own way. To me, being able to say it in your own words is the most important part of internalizing the subject.

Education & Certifications

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Bachelor of Science, Physics

Test Scores

SAT

Math

770

GRE

Composite

331

Quantitative

170

Verbal

161

Q&A with Adam

Teaching is about understanding what the student needs. Sometimes a nudge in the right direction is all the student needs to come to the right conclusion. It is best to try to give the student just enough so that they figure things out on their own. However, a teacher needs to be able to tell when the student is not going to make the connection. This could be because the solution is counter-intuitive, or because the student has misunderstood or forgotten a fundamental. In either case, it is important to work from the ground up and make sure the student understands the problem at a fundamental level. Regardless of how much work it takes to come to the solution, it is important that in the end the student is able to voice the solution in their own words.