Jacob Y.
- Petersburg, VA 23805 ( 27.7 mi )
- Elementary Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 09/2010
- Will travel up to 30 miles
- Rates from $43.00 to $56.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Elementary Social Studies, Elementary Science, Elementary Math
A Little Bit About Me...
I truly believe in learning by doing. Being shown the answer never helps anyone. You must go through the process of doing to be confident in your abilities. I try to make the student feel as comfortable as possible with making mistakes. That's the whole point of studying, to improve. This requires a lot of patience and understanding of how the student views the assignment. Looking back the teachers that I learned the most from were the ones that kept my attention and had practical experience with the courses I was taking. I hope to emulate them in my tutoring.
I have recently graduated from Virginia Tech where I majored in Biological Sciences. This included biology, physics, and chemistry as focus points. My tutoring experience has been volunteer work. Throughout my academic career I have always helped others, from explaining difficult concepts to peer reviewing papers in ... read more