Steven C

Palo Alto, CA Tutor

About Me

Effective teaching is my passion, and I love the opportunity to connect with individual students on an ongoing basis. I bring enthusiasm and perspective to any number of subjects from middle school algebra to PSAT and SAT prep to AP chemistry to college biology.

I've done tutoring and teaching for the last seven years including some teaching at the middle school, high school, and college levels, and individual tutoring with everything in-between. This has included prealgebra, algebra, AP US History, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and college-level neuroscience, biology, psychology, and ethics. Having written the tests and graded the papers of Stanford students, I can also create curricula and practice work for a variety of subjects.

I'm a senior at Stanford, and I've loved my classes in human biology, psychology, and philosophy. They help me bring a calming sense of perspective to otherwise daunting challenges, and I've found the application of cognitive psychology to practical learning and memory challenges in school to be very effective.

Outside of the classroom, I have a passion for mental and sexual health on campus, meditation, rock climbing, yoga, bicycling, cooperative living, and thinking about the big questions in life. Please inquire about tutoring and I'm sure we can work out something that's great for everybody!

Reviews (3)

Samantha
he is awesome and I really like him as a teacher =)
Kelly
Steven is an excellent AP Psychology tutor. His knowlege on the subject matter is extensive, and he is able to add interesting facts and stories that illustrate the topics in the textbook. Steven 's passion for the subject comes across in every tutoring session, and it really inspired my daughter to want to learn more about pyschology. Even more important than helping my daughter earn a high grade on the AP Exam, Steven taught my daughter to love psychology and learning.
Arnie
Excellent tutor for AP Psychology. He brought out the best in my son. I 've never seen him wanting to study so hard, and enjoying it. Highly recommended.

Experience

  • Stanford University
    Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience
  • St. Michael
    20052006
    Algebra Substitute Teaching
  • University High School
    20062007
    AP US History Senior Instruction
  • Home Schooling
    20062007
    Algebra Curriculum
  • Silicon Valley Educational Foundation Teacher
    20112011
    6th Grade Fractions and Word Problems

Education

  • Stanford University
    2011