Jade

*text or message me to confirm or set up first lesson (text will typically get a little faster reply)* I have certainly been in classes where the professor just didn't facilitate a strong mastery of the material and I might have been lost if it weren't for outside resources. I think the flexibility and amount of attention you can get from tutoring can be a critical support to the lecture, notes, and homework when it's just not clicking. I really enjoy teaching people things especially in the areas of math and philosophy, and love when a different perspective or explanation makes everything suddenly make sense. I've tutored in a variety of contexts both formal and informal since high school over the last decade, in topics ranging from ethics to calculus to art analysis. I am now working toward a graduate degree in mathematics with a background in math and philosophy at Purdue. I enjoy both topics genuinely and have always enjoyed sharing that fascination and curiosity with others. This is helpful especially for classes that the student feels bored or disappointed with; sometimes it just takes some broader context (like when a math class may seem boring but it's actually central to a lot of math or physics etc.) or more explicit motivation (like when a particular class feels pointless but you end up using it all the time later), or even just some clear visualizations for a particular class to start making more sense. At the very least, it makes the work for that class less painful. I am very flexible and have no issues with doing whatever kind of tutoring or help a student needs from organized regular lesson plans to a brief series of cramming sessions to make things make sense before a big exam. My objective is to make sure the student learns the things they came to learn, and to do that in a way that is consistent and helpful to the student. Whether they want to prepare for an exam coming up soon, have ongoing support for a course, or just really fine tune their grasp of material, I want to help them in a way that makes sense for them. For different people, that might look different and I'm happy to try figuring out what actually works for each student. I have years of experience tutoring from middle school math, to undergrad math and philosophy, even up to some graduate level math. I'm patient and have plenty of experience working with students from totally unmotivated all the way up to exceptionally driven people who want to learn subjects without taking the course.

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