"My name is Sean G. and I am a STEM teacher teaching a variety of subjects, such as biology, organic chemistry, chemistry, mechanics, thermodynamics, calculus, pre-calculus, algebra, and statistics, among others! I also tutor algebra at a local technical college during the evenings. I have been a teacher for just about half a year now, and I have been a tutor (on paper) for about a year, though I have been tutoring students on and off for about 5 years now (mostly within college). I have bachelor's degrees in Physics and applied Mathematics, and I took significant coursework toward the chemistry major. Though my undergraduate institution did not offer a Chemistry minor during my attendance, I am sure that if it did offer a Chemistry minor, I would no doubt have one.

As far as what I may bring to the table if you choose me as your tutor: I love learning about what your interests are so that we can relate what you're learning about to these interests. I also love learning about how you learn best, so that we can take an approach that is more in line with how you prefer to learn. In this way I am experimental, trying out a variety of methods of instruction in order to find what works best for you. I also like to infuse a healthy amount of humor within my teaching sessions, as I believe humor helps not only as a teaching aide, but it also helps foster a stronger tutor/tutee connection.

In addition, I am very adaptable. I will reach you at your pace, or push you if you want to be pushed. I teach students with varying levels of material mastery in a wide array of subjects, so I am comfortable adjusting "the level" of my speech and discussion. This fits in with my fundamental philosophy behind tutoring: it's all about you, the student, so why wouldn't I adapt to your needs?

Finally, a word about problem solving: problem-solving, at its core, is more of an art than a science. I can give you my advice from "being there and having done that" and I can give you insights into what a problem is really asking, but then" less...