I have a natural aptitude for chemistry and an innate ability to make complex concepts accessible for most anyone. I was selected as a tutor for the Valdosta State University Chemistry department due ... to my professors seeing me excelling at chemistry and helping fellow students to do the same. I taught one year of high school science after graduating with my BS and enjoyed being in the classroom. The experience of watching students who thought science was boring become fascinated by what the were learning was especially rewarding. I left the classroom to continue my own education and entered the graduate program at Auburn University. After a year of teaching freshman chemistry laboratory classes, I was selected to teach senior inorganic laboratory classes due, again, to my mastery of the subject and the ability to make it accessible to young learners. I continued to tutor throughout my graduate and post-doctoral career before leaving science to start a patient advocacy organization for families affected by hereditary colon cancer. I again found myself explaining complex medical terms and surgical procedures to lay people and eventually led the development of patient-friendly educational resources. Most recently, I worked as a subject matter expert for the Electric Power Research Institute, again developing chemistry educational resources for new employees. I truly feel it is a gift to be able to help learners understand the complex field of chemistry and hope to be able to share that gift with you.read more

Hello, I'm Travis Bray. I am grateful for your interest in me as your chemistry tutor. I currently live in Canton, GA and am an avid gardener. I enjoy tutoring because of the rewarding feeling tha... t comes when a learner has that "ah ha" moment. One of my most joyous occasions tutoring came when a "good ole' boy" who was nearly failing chemistry, which he was only taking as part of his forestry program, became so competent that he began tutoring other students. His grade went from a low C to an A! My method of tutoring is rather simple. I work to connect with the learner on a personal level so that I can better understand their interests and how the see and interact with the world. Then I draw from their experiences and world view to draw analogy to complex concepts. Once they are able to integrate chemistry uniquely into their person, they own the content and are no longer simply memorizing and regurgitating it. I also work with learners to develop a systematic approach towards reading, understanding, and solving chemical problems. This system allows them to become confident in their skills and reduce test anxiety.read more