Fun Facts

First of all, I'm an artist. I doodle all the time, and have thrown pottery since I was 11 years old. I still go to a local clay studio every week to make pottery. Though I'm almost tone-deaf, I've played the saxophone since the 4th grade, and love to sing in my car. Currently, I'm learning how to speak Telugu.

About Me

I recently graduated from wheaton-college">Wheaton College, MA, with a major in Studio Art and a minor in Chemistry. I hope to attend medical school next year. I'm currently the most interested in specialties such as surgery, ophthalmology, anesthesia, but I am certain that once I'm in medical school I will discover even more incredible fields of study.

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I have always enjoyed learning, and encourage this joy in those around me. However, many of my friends often struggled in school, and came to me for assistance. It was upsetting to learn that often times the students that are most in need of positive support and guidance are denied it by impatient teachers. I strongly believe that everyone can excel given the right circumstances and attitude. In my philadelphia">tutoring approach, I break down concepts and explain them piece by piece, and guide students to learn how to apply the concepts that will result in correct language structure, calculations, or inferences. Teaching should be like telling a joke. You can introduce the joke, and tell the punchline, but it's the audience's job to connect the two. Likewise, a teacher can lay out the concepts, and show the problem, but it's the student's job to connect it to the answer. The joy of learning lies in that "aha!" moment, when at student makes a connection and fully understands the problem at hand. I want all of my students to enjoy lear