syed s. Qualification :
Graduate
Occupation :
Tutoring Tutor Type :
Online Tutor
State:
MI
County:
Livingston
City:
Milford
Zip:
48380
Category
Subject
Grade/Skill
Level
Experience
Math
Algebra
High School
3 Yr(s)
Math
Geometry
High School
3 Yr(s)
Math
PreCalculus
High School
3 Yr(s)
Personal Statement :
A faly of teachers, writers and performers underlie the skills, interest and
energy to become an acadec citizen. Grandmother, who was blind, used a boxful of
plastic letters and taught me to read. Grandfather was a writer and a teacher of
language and religion, and he loved to give speeches in public. Mother taught music and
played piano professionally. Being a professor of mathematics combines all of these.
And yes, mathematics is musical. It has rhythm, melodies, themes and variations, color,
depth, brilliance, and harmony that everyone can discover.
· Teaching
More than anything else, mathematics, and learning in general, should matter to
students. My teaching philosophy is very simple: raise the bar of expectations, treat
students with kindness and humor, help students confront their fears, and teach them to
know and love the subject matter. At its best, a mathematics class is enhanced by every
emotion—except ego. Teaching mathematics requires one of the most difficult efforts on
the part of a human being: sacrificing self to idea.
Students fail, not because too much is expected of them, but because we expect
too little. Gradually raising expectations will encourage the students to attain the heights
of which they are all capable. Find out where the students are, relative to the course
goals, and bring them along from that point. Challenge students by raising expectations,
because they must think, use their heads, and not just parrot back facts.
Students also fail because they are afraid. I failed my Ph.D. exams the first time
because of fear, not ignorance. On the retest, one professor began the exam with a
straightforward question. I answered it and knew, right then, that I was a mathematician.
This man handed me a life, and he provided a valuable lesson: treat students with
kindness, and they will do great things. When you genuinely care about students and
take extra steps with them, their responses will be gratifying.
To help students confront their fears is to help them remove barriers to learning.
Many students are afraid of mathematics, and my goal is to help students understand
the source of this fear. Once they are no longer afraid, they can then enjoy mathematics.
When students hear about battles with hard problems in my own research, they see that
they are not alone in their mathematical struggles. Students love to hear stories about
mathematicians and episodes from the history of mathematics, and as a result, they
change their nds about mathematics being devoid of humanity.
In a classroom there are two types of students, the captivated and the captive.
Those who are captivated by the subject will go as far as time allows, and eventually
they become colleagues. Find them interesting and challenging projects and then jump
out of the way. I have had the chance to do this for many wonderful and multitalented
students such as: Victoria Kerewich, a banker and horticulturalist; Jeff Klanderman, an
actuary and pilot; Carla Moravitz, a business consultant and mathematician; Ashley
White, an engineer and concert violinist; and three exceptionally talented students to be
mentioned later.
Bhavani R. Qualification :
Postgraduate
Occupation :
Financial Analyst
State:
MI
County:
Macomb
City:
Sterling Heights
Zip:
48312
Category
Subject
Grade/Skill
Level
Experience
English
Grammar
High School
10 Yr(s)
English
Reading Skills
College
10 Yr(s)
Personal Statement :
I hold a Master's degree in Management Studies, specializing in Finance; and a Undergraduate in Commerce. Highly proficient in English, Accountancy and Business Management concepts.
I am interested in using my skills to offer tutoring for students.
I hold a Master's degree in Management Studies, specializing in Finance; and a Undergraduate in Commerce. Highly proficient in English, Accountancy and Business Management concepts.
I am interested in using my skills to offer tutoring for students.
Chelsea H. Qualification :
Undergraduate
Occupation :
Civil Engineer
State:
MI
County:
Livingston
City:
Milford
Zip:
48380
Category
Subject
Grade/Skill
Level
Experience
Math
Basic Math
Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
10 Yr(s)
Math
Geometry
Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
3 Yr(s)
Math
Algebra
Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
6 Yr(s)
Personal Statement :
With a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering I have had to complete math requirements from basic algebra to calculus to differential equations and feel I am able to teach and guide other students well. I have helped a younger sister currently going through college for Mechanical Engineering. I really enjoy and feel called to help others.
Currently I am employed at a Consulting Civil and Environmental Engineering firm in Pontiac, where I am learning what it takes to actually be a practicing engineer versus what we learn in the class room.
I have completed physics, chestry, math, honors English, engineering, materials, statistics, and AutoCAD courses through out my educational experience while working full time as well.
Katrina D. Qualification :
Postgraduate
Occupation :
K-12,GED Tutor Tutor Type :
Online Tutor
State:
MI
County:
Jackson
City:
Jackson
Zip:
49203
Category
Subject
Grade/Skill
Level
Experience
English
Writing Skills
Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
10 Yr(s)
Science
Earth Science
Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
13 Yr(s)
Science
Biology
Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
14 Yr(s)
Personal Statement :
I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology from chigan State University. After graduation, I worked 7 years as a Human Biologist/Lab Specimen Processor and ran a local Free Tutoring Service. Currently, I am the Tutoring Coordinator at my local church and still Tutor for free one night a week. When I am not free Tutoring, I private Tutor 3-4 days a week. I Tutor all students from K-12th grade, in all subjects, and I also Tutor GED preparation students. With over a decade of Tutoring/Teaching experience, I have seen over 90% of my students improve grade point averages, graduate from high school or pass the GED exam, and enroll in college courses.