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Alexandra
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Alexandra

MS University of North Texas Health Science Center
MS Rice University
College Chemistry
Grade 12 Chemistry
General Chemistry 2

Two years teaching Anatomy and Physiology at the college level gave Alexandra a front-row seat to what happens when students carry shaky gen chem knowledge into upper-level science — gaps in acid-base...

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Thomas

BA Rice University
MD Rice University
Pre-Algebra
College Algebra
Statistics
Pre-Calculus
28+ more

Equilibrium, thermodynamics, and acid-base chemistry stop being abstract once a student sees how they govern real reactions. Thomas approaches college chemistry through the lens of someone who applied...

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Kathy

MS Texas Tech University
MS University of the Incarnate Word
Algebra
High School Chemistry
College Chemistry
Algebra 2

My favorite part of tutoring is what I call the light bulb moments. These are the moments when a topic makes sense to a student, and if we were in a cartoon, a light bulb would appear over their head....

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Mimi

MS Harvard University
BA Dartmouth College
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
Elementary School Math
28+ more

I am an interdisciplinary educator with an Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. My background is primarily in integrated arts learning and museum educ...

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Aaron

BA The University of Texas at Dallas
Current Grad Student, Mechanical Engineering Duke University
Pre-Algebra
Calculus 2
Calculus
Algebra
19+ more

I'm not tutoring or buried in my textbooks, you will either find me rock climbing at the Triangle Rock Club, playing Ultimate Frisbee, working on my car, or enjoying the great outdoors (beaches, mount...

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Nina

MS Columbia University
BA Northwestern University
Statistics Graduate Level
Statistics
Calculus
Algebra
20+ more

I am a recent graduate from a masters program in biostatistics at Columbia University. I received my Bachelor of Arts in biological sciences, with a focus in neurobiology at Northwestern University. I...

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Reid

PhD Harvard University
BA Wesleyan University
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
32+ more

I am a graduate of Wesleyan University, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with High Honors. With eight years of experience working in education, I've tutored students in math, science,...

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Clara

BA Stanford University
Pre-Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Middle School Math
28+ more

I am tutoring I tend to ask my students to try to "teach" me concepts they are struggling with, or walk me through a problem that is challenging them, so that any conceptual mistakes or assumptions th...

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Charles

BA Yale University
AP Calculus AB
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 3/4
Trigonometry
22+ more

I am a junior Mechanical Engineering major at Yale, and I hope to become a Naval Aviator after college. I am also a varsity sailor, and enjoy playing music with friends when I can get some free time. ...

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Liz

MS Simmons College
BA Washington University in St. Louis
Pre-Algebra
Middle School Math
Calculus
Algebra
38+ more

I am a graduate of Washington University in St Louis, where I received my Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in Humanities and Anthropology. Since graduation, I have worked as a tutor, teacher, a...

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