Bingqing

About Me

I am an experienced teacher with more than five years of tutoring math, chemistry, and Chinese - Mandarin to students of all ages. I have a master's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Tutoring Style

My skills include communication, patience, and adaptability. I can clearly explain concepts and ideas after listening to and finding students' questions. I will determine the time students need to work by themselves or if they need help immediately. I always maintain a supportive attitude throughout the learning process.

Success Story

When I first started with an elementary school student, I noticed he was having difficulty with the idea of carrying numbers over or we call "regrouping" in addition.

The traditional methods of explaining the concept weren't effective. 10 ones equals 1 ten, so regroup ten ones as a ten, taking away 10 one in the ones place and replacing one ten in the tens place.

To help the student visualize and comprehend regrouping, I decided to introduce physical aids- specifically, cubes. We worked with different size cubes representing hundreds, tens, and ones, Student could physically manipulate and count the cubes, making the regrouping process more concrete.

In addition, shapes also help in other questions.

My students were confused about how to divide odd numbers, such as 9 into equal parts. Usually, they could easily halve even numbers, so I use a simple tool: circles to help them.

I started by drawing a circle and explained this circle represents a number. Starting from even numbers which they have understood. If we need to divide an even number, like 4 into halves, we just split the four circles by 2 and 2, a straight line in the middle of the four circles.

Next , I demonstrated with an odd number, To find half of 7, I drew 7 circles and counted from left to 3 and right by 3, there is one circle in the middle which is unpaired. Students easily draw a straight line in the middle of the unpair circle, which makes it half. This visual representation helped the students see that 7 can be split into two equal groups of three whole and one half.

These experiences reinforced my belief in the power of visualization in learning. I was able to help my students understand the concept. Watching them succeed was incredibly rewarding and a reminder of why I love tutoring.

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