Experience Summary
During my time at Rice, I tutored at-risk elementary school students for one year at an after-school day care program (mostly math and reading). A year or so later I began working for a private tutoring company, teaching middle school and high school students math, writing skills, time management skills, social studies, and science. After college I spent about eight months teaching English to Japanese middle school students. I am comfortable teaching nearly anything to anyone.
Teaching Style
There are numerous reasons why a parent or guardian may want to hire a tutor. Perhaps their generally successful student is having trouble keeping up in math. Or maybe the child is having trouble focusing and needs someone to help them hone their problem-solving skills. Perhaps the student simply has poor organization or study habits. A successful tutor must be flexible, ready to cope with any circumstance that may arise. I believe that flexibility and patience are the most important traits a tutor can have.