Tutoring

James Wakefield, founder of ChemPractice, is available for tutoring at the high school and college (including community college) levels for those who live in or near Bend, Oregon. For more information, visit chempractice.com/tutor, e-mail tutor@chempractice.com, or call (541) 550-6892.

Reasons to Get Tutoring in July:

• Help with summer school
• Preparing for fall coursework
• Reviewing for entrant's and Advanced Placement (AP) exams

Why Choose James for Tutoring:

• Years of experience teaching college and working with chemical educators
• Years of designing skills-building exercises for ChemPractice and implementation of guided-inquiry learning techniques
• Knowledge of what teachers expect, what the AP board expects
• Extra online help, through the ChemPractice website, e-mail and instant messaging (AIM: chempractice)
• Approved by Bend-La Pine School District for volunteer work (see district information on Volunteer Criminal Record Checks for more information)

What to Expect:

• Hour-long sessions at my house (SW Bend, off Cascade Lakes Highway)
• First hour-long session is free of charge with no obligation to continue. Price per hour thereafter is $30 for private tutoring, $25 for group tutoring
• Each session will consist of a combination of a concept-building activity and drills
• Guidance on quantitative matters: you will gain familiarity with calculations, comparisons, spatial reasoning
• Guidance on communication skills: you will become more precise, accurate and confident speaking and writing about chemistry and expressing yourself, in general