Teaching/Tutoring

My journey as an educator began at Pasadena City College during the 2021 pandemic shift to remote learning. I was initially hired by the Math Success Center (MSC) as a Zoom host, where my primary duty was to greet students and triage them to the appropriate math tutors. At the time, I was taking Calculus 1, and during high-volume hours, my supervisors began asking if I’d be willing to step in and tutor students in precalculus and algebra.

Stepping into a tutoring role for the first time was challenging, and navigating the learning curve taught me how to be resourceful. Whenever I encountered a problem I couldn't immediately solve, I learned to guide the student through their own notes, textbooks, and online resources so we could find the solution together. By the following semester, while taking Calculus 2, I was officially promoted to a part-time tutor at the MSC. I spent 20 hours a week helping students with core math concepts and homework. This experience fundamentally shaped my view of education as a collaborative process; I quickly realized that every tutoring session was a mutual benefit, reinforcing my own fundamental understanding while helping my peers succeed.