"I have obtained a Master's Degree in Applied Mathematics in 2013 from SDSU and a Bachelor's Degree in Pure Mathematics from UCSD. I am planning to teach at community colleges in the near future. Tutoring is a great way for me to refresh my knowledge and to gain more teaching experience.

At SDSU, I was working as a Graduate Teaching Assistant, where I prepared, lectured, and reviewed specialized supportive lessons to calculus students in parallel with the professor's lectures.

Prior to transferring to UCSD, I was a tutor for the math department at my junior college, where I worked 20 hours a week between my classes and on weekends. This allowed me to scratch the surface in discovering what it takes to be a good teacher. It’s often said that one learns 90% of the material that they teach. I found this to be especially true when I was a tutor since even though you may think you understand the material, you don’t learn it as well as you should until you have to teach it to someone else. As a result, I was able to improve my skills in both math and teaching from my tutoring experience

Moreover,as a requirement of my previous educational studies coursework for EDS 129A, I was assigned to De Portola Middle School in San Diego. In my time there, I shadowed a math teacher and my time was split between both observation and direct participation in the instructional process. I assisted students as a tutor in both individual and group work by helping them understand the material and completing their assignments.

From my personal experience as both a student and a tutor, I’ve found that the educational process is not as simple as made out to be. I believe that lifelong learning is a crucial part of an individual’s success. In order for a student to grasp the importance of becoming a lifelong learner, he or she must first maintain a positive attitude and outlook in school. When coupled with good learning skills, students can strengthen their performance in school and improve the chances of success in the f" less...