Experience Summary
As a high school student, I spent time volunteering for a developmental learning center working with children who had mild to severe handicaps. While I found it to be a physically, as well as mentally, demanding job, I also found it to be quite rewarding. During college, I found a new appreciation for educators, and a desire to become one. I started working for Mad Science in December of 2008 teaching kids science. Most of the work that I do is contained within a classroom with between ten and twenty children at a time, grades 1-5, teaching fun, hands-on style science.
Teaching Style
Learning of any form comes from experience. I am willing as a tutor to help bring learning to a personal level for the student, making connections with their everyday lives and creating unique ways for the students to remember and retain the material being taught. I consider my approach to study to be that of patience, perseverance, and positivity. Students should be rewarded positively for grasping concepts that they are having difficulty with because too often in our schools small achievements are overlooked, and a few encouraging words can often make the difference between success and failure. If you give the student a reason to desire success, I believe they will find a way to make it possible.