George M.
- FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303 ( 29.8 mi )
- MCAT Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 05/2011
- Will travel up to 10 miles
- Rates from $61.00 to $67.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
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My teaching style has evolved somewhat since then. I mostly give mini-lectures immediately followed by student problem solving work. I then get input from the students on how to solve a problem, and then show them the way I did it. We also debate the different ways of approaching the problem. I do stress, as much as possible, the development of critical thinking skills. I find that a key skill here is that the student should try and develop the patience and fortitude to struggle with understanding complex chemical principles (easier said than done?).
Having struggled through four years of attempting to learn chemistry at the undergraduate level, listening to “inarticulate though erudite” lectures on various topics in chemistry in the dank, damp, hallowed halls of the University of Paisley, I was determined to redress the balance in favor of the student. My ideas on education have ... read more
