Experience Summary
As an engineering graduate student at Stanford University for the last 4 years, I have seen firsthand the importance of developing a strong background in mathematics, the sciences, and the humanities. Prior to graduate school, I attended a liberal arts college that focused on technical rigor, but also strongly emphasized the importance of the humanities and social sciences. While working toward my BS in Chemistry, I spent two years as a tutor in the Writing Center, assisting students with their technical reports, essays, and graduate school applications. More recently as a teaching assistant at Stanford, I have worked with students on both technical subjects and communication skills.
Teaching Style
I believe that an effective tutor must have the ability to inspire students to explore new concepts and to discover their own modes of understanding, while also providing a strong anchor in the fundamentals of the subject matter. No single explanation of a physical phenomenon, grammatical structure, or mathematical problem will make sense to everyone and it is the challenge of the tutor to work with each student to discover how they can best understand the material. It's an exciting challenge, and I hope to encourage in my students the same curiosity and passion that I share for learning.