Chris
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: University of Pennsylvania - Bachelors, English
Music, Skateboarding, Fitness, Photography, Ceramics, Food
Beginner Spanish (Grades 2-3)
Beginner Spanish (Grades 4-5)
Beginner Spanish (Grades 6-8)
College English
Comparative Literature
Conversational Spanish
Drum
Drum and Percussion
Elementary School Math
High School English
High School Level American Literature
High School Writing
Homework Support
Intermediate Spanish for Adults
Music
Other
SAT Verbal
Study Skills
Study Skills and Organization
Summer
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Our first session would consist of us getting to know each other. I want to know what you're studying, what aspects of the course material you need help with, and your academic goals. Of equal importance, I want to get to know who you are as a person: where your interests outside of the classroom lie, what drives you forward, and what you enjoy doing with your free time.
What is your teaching philosophy?
Growing up in a family of educators, I have always deeply valued the importance of education and access to education. I imagine the classroom as a space that fosters inquisitiveness and creativity, where students are challenged academically as they are nurtured, where they are encouraged to take intellectual risks and to think about the relevance of what they're learning inside to their lives outside. Where they are forging connections between things that might seem disparate and disconnected, to read closely and attentively, thinking beyond the page to the world around them, and imparting upon them the importance of education and how it empowers them to change the world.