
Dane
Certified Tutor
Education & Certification
Graduate Degree: Stetson University - Current Grad Student, Biochemistry
Graduate Degree: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Current Grad Student, MD
Test Scores
SAT Math: 730
MCAT: 35
SAT Mathematics Level 2: 800
MCAT Biological Sciences: 12
MCAT Physical Sciences: 14
SAT Subject Test in Mathematics Level 1: 750
SAT Subject Test in Physics: 710
Hobbies
Tennis; running; medicine; beach
Tutoring Subjects
Anatomy & Physiology
College Biology
Conversational Spanish
High School Biology
MCAT Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
MCAT Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
Spanish 1
What is your teaching philosophy?
My primary goal as a teacher is to inspire and motivate students to learn. Once a student is engaged and motivated, anything is possible.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Set goals for the session and ask students what they would like to focus on.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
By teaching them the skills that are required to learn on there own. This might include teaching organizational skills, teaching them how to be resourceful and to find information for themselves, and teaching them how to go about solving problems when they don't know the answer.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
By making the sessions fun and enjoyable, and also by ensuring that they are continuing to learn.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
I would go back to the basics to make sure that they are not having problems with any basic concepts that are preventing them from learning the new skill or concept.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
I would get the student to deconstruct each sentence/paragraph to make sure that they understand what the author is trying to say.
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
I start by asking them a range of questions with increasing difficulty to assess where their level is.