"I discovered my preference for teaching and helping those that struggle with understanding concepts during my graduate work. I have a passion for learning and for learning the most effective routes for concept building. This is the basis of how I structure my tutoring sessions regardless of subject. I believe that conceptual understanding followed by appropriate application of learned tools for maneuvering within the concept is the key to learning and internalizing a subject as opposed to rote or temporary memorization information.

I have 3 AA degrees from Palomar College, a Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from UCSD, and a Masters of Science in Chemistry from UCSD. I have worked as a Teacher's Assistant for undergraduates at UCSD for 2 years, been a private tutor on and off for 20+ years, and have worked as a chemist for the last 10 years .

I am bilingual in Spanish, raised in Peru, with parents fluent in Spanish and English.

I specialize in Chemistry (including college level courses) and Math (any level through the Calculus series).

I do have a 4 hr cancellation policy (in case of those "woke up sick" scenarios.

I look forward to meeting you and helping you find a learning style that works for you!

-Genevieve

My previous teaching experience has been described above but where I really learned teaching techniques, and how to apply them, came from my graduate degree requirements. We were required to teach as a TA for at least 1 quarter of the school years. I enjoyed it so much I taught all 10 quarters I was there (summers included)." less...