Dana S.
- Greeley, CO 80634 ( 17.7 mi )
- Statistics Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 01/2011
- Will travel up to 15 miles
- Rates from $37.00 to $42.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Trigonometry, Pre-Algebra, Logic, Geometry, Algebra I
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I believe that in order to help a student you must first be able to connect with him/her. That could mean understanding a student’s background, researching the latest video games or playing softball after class. For example, several of the girls I worked with at the JEI Learning Center, spoke very little English. Often they got frustrated and just sort of shut down -- stopped responding. At first I tried to have them draw pictures but when that didn't work, I asked them to show me something from home. They folded cranes and strawberries out of the paper that I gave them. Though the exercise didn't help them understand verb tense, it did help build trust between us. After that, when they felt insecure or confused, I was less intimidating.
While earning my bachelor's degree, I worked in several tutoring programs assisting students with reading comprehension and writing composition sk ... read more