Jacob B.
- Kansas City, MO 64111 ( 30.7 mi )
- Chess Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 08/2008
- Will travel up to 20 miles
- Rates from $37.00 to $45.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Study Skills, Homework Help
A Little Bit About Me...
I love teaching -- standing in front of a class of students, feeling the pressure of their attention and responsibility for their education -- but I think I enjoy tutoring more. Even when I was teaching a class of twenty-five college freshmen, I tried to move things in that direction, giving my students incentives to come by during my office hours (hard to do with such busy students). In the classroom, I made good use of the SMART boards (interactive computer displays), although I also enjoyed just talking to the students: I made the classroom a place that was relaxed and open to free discussion, but one which also had a purpose (basically, to learn to write).
I enjoy teaching and working with children: my parents adopted my two little sisters when I was a teenager and decided to home school them, so I helped out with their education.
I recently completed graduate work in Engli ... read more