Pat
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7+ years of tutoring

Pat

Bachelors, Chemical Engineering Lamar University
Masters, Finance University of Southern California
  • I am a graduate of Lamar University.

About Me

I received my Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. I also received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern California. I worked eleven years in corporate business as a chemical engineer, until I chose to leave to pursue my passion which is education. For the last thirteen years, I have been teaching developmental math classes at the community college level. In addition, I have been tutoring students of all ages and levels. I enjoy tutoring students, because you get to experience that light bulb moment with them. They realize that things aren't as complex as they were originally thinking. I emphasize showing the rules of math. So often students get confused on certain concepts because they have learned some type of shortcut in the past, which does not apply with all cases. However, if the students just know the rules, they can apply their knowledge with any given problem. The rules will never change; the only thing that changes are the numbers. My tutoring work also helps me be a better classroom teacher, because by working one-on-one you learn where the misunderstandings may be with a particular concept.

Hobbies & Interests

Walking for exercise

Education

Bachelors, Chemical Engineering - Lamar University
Masters, Finance - University of Southern California

Q&A with Pat

When it comes to math, I emphasize the rules. So many students are just taught the tricks and the shortcuts, and they don't understand the basic rules of math. Once they know the rules, they can then apply them to any problem. The only thing that changes is the type of numbers presented.
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