Cedric S.
- Savannah, GA 31404 ( 9.4 mi )
- Expert Chemistry Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 04/2014
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $30.00 to $70.00 /hr
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On-line
In-Home
- Also Tutors: Inorganic Chemistry, Bio Chemistry, Science, Physics, Organic Chemistry, Earth Science, Biology
My comments on tutoring Chemistry : I am very familiar with all branches of chemistry up to PhD level, and did a two-year post-doc fellowship.
I use the heuristic style - teach a little; now you try it! The student learns best what they learn from within. At my English boarding school, that is the way we were taught, and it worked.
Also, I show them different study methods to see what works for them.
I have read widely on psychology. Early on, I assess a student's best learning mode - visual, aural, spatial, numerical, verbal, etc., and play to it. While being active in drama I learned how to 'read' the hearers and viewers. Many of my former students are teachers. Sometimes they recommend students to me when their students pass beyond the teacher's comfort zone. Occasionally student's stop seeing me, and months or years later I hear things like: 'Guess what, I made 100% on the final.'; 'I was the only grad. school entrant who passed the exemption test for Physical Chemistry'; 'I made the Headmaster's list for th ... read more