1^st lesson free

Ruth

5 (7 reviews)

Rate $50
Response 1h
Students
Number of students Ruth has taught since their arrival at Superprof
16
Number of students Ruth has taught since their arrival at Superprof

5 (7 reviews)

$50/h

1^st lesson free

Chemistry

Experienced tutor in Chemistry in Pasadena, Ruth offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Chemistry

Lesson location

- At Ruth's house: Pasadena
- online
- at your home or a public place : will travel up to 20 mi. from Pasadena

About Ruth

I am a retired CCISD chemistry teacher (pre-AP and on-level). I am currently working part-time in CCISD tutoring science and math. I also tutor high school and college chemistry in the evenings and on weekends.

I am familiar with all of the common mistakes and misconceptions that students have when they are learning chemistry. I have many resources at my fingertips (electronic and on paper) to quiz students and make sure that they master a topic. The key to getting an A in chemistry is to do as many problems as possible for depth of understanding. My specialty is to help you master your assignments and then to provide you with "practice quizzes and tests" to help you prepare for your exams. The best news is that I can do all of this remotely using the white board feature in Zoom!

My degree is in chemical engineering with a masters in environmental management. My careers have been: chemical engineer, environmental engineer, stay at home mom/volunteer, theater teacher, chemistry teacher, and now a chemistry tutor!

I have 3 adult children in college who are all STEM majors with a love of science and math. I also have a 11th grader who also excels in science and math.

I have always loved chemistry! In college, I always had to study for my tests early since friends would show up at my dorm the night before the tests for help. Later, the university employeed me as a chemistry tutor.

I love to use my theater/music background to help students learn through song (periodic table song, electron configuration song, etc.). I love to help students see how important chemistry is to everyday life and to describe how I used stoichiometry in my chemical engineering career.

About the lesson

I always provide the first session free! I want to let the student get a chance to see if he/she thinks that we will work well together and to determine if I can meet their needs.

Depending on the time of the school year, I sometimes prepare a diagnostic evaluation to determine baseline knowledge about chemistry and to determine if there are any gaps.

I typically ask students to provide me copies of their assignments in advance. This allows me to work through the solutions prior. When we meet, we can compare answers and save time (and money)! Then, we can quickly focus on the misconceptions and errors and have plenty of time to correct them and get you back on track. NEW: During the pandemic, I have been using Zoom to tutor students remotely. I use the white board feature and the "share document" feature to show all the steps in solving complicated chemistry problems such as kinetics and acid/base titrations.

Review

All of our reviews are collected by us and are 100% reliable. They correspond to a real experience lived by students with Ruth.

5 (7 reviews)

K

Kimberly
- 5
Perfect! I like how she takes the time to make sure her students understand the concepts and she is very flexible.
Read more Read more

K

Kimberly

Perfect! I like how she takes the time to make sure her students understand the concepts and she is very flexible.
I

Ian
- 5
Perfect! It was quite refreshing to have Ms. Ruth help me with Chemistry II, especially taken online and in a condensed 5 week semester. I was able to bounce back ideas and figure out my errors during my sessions with her. I was able to bring my average back up to an A after hovering by a B- for the first two weeks.
Read more Read more

I

Ian

Perfect! It was quite refreshing to have Ms. Ruth help me with Chemistry II, especially taken online and in a condensed 5 week semester. I was able to bounce back ideas and figure out my errors during my sessions with her. I was able to bring my average back up to an A after hovering by a B- for the first two weeks.
View more reviews

Recommendations

Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher

Geri

Mrs. S always prepares the material in advance. If the student has a specific topic/area requiring attention, she wants to know prior to the session. This is unique about Mrs. S bc she truly cares and wants the tutor session to be efficient and helpful. I highly recommend Mrs. S who has been a Chemistry teacher in High school for many years, who has a lot of experience how to help students to understand the subject.
Read more

G
Geri
Mrs. S always prepares the material in advance. If the student has a specific topic/area requiring attention, she wants to know prior to the session. This is unique about Mrs. S bc she truly cares and wants the tutor session to be efficient and helpful. I highly recommend Mrs. S who has been a Chemistry teacher in High school for many years, who has a lot of experience how to help students to understand the subject.
Rita

Ruth is an amazing tutor! She knows the content extremely well, provides various resources, simplifies steps, and makes the content relatable to help you understand it. She is readily available and truly loves to help! I would recommend her in a heartbeat, to anyone that is struggling with chemistry!
Read more

R
Rita
Ruth is an amazing tutor! She knows the content extremely well, provides various resources, simplifies steps, and makes the content relatable to help you understand it. She is readily available and truly loves to help! I would recommend her in a heartbeat, to anyone that is struggling with chemistry!
Rebecca

Ruth is very friendly and personable and works hard to support my son with his Chemistry. She goes above and beyond to prepare manipulatives and foldables that he can keep to help on future assignments. She was flexible with her time as well to accommodate our ridiculous schedule.
Read more

R
Rebecca
Ruth is very friendly and personable and works hard to support my son with his Chemistry. She goes above and beyond to prepare manipulatives and foldables that he can keep to help on future assignments. She was flexible with her time as well to accommodate our ridiculous schedule.
Nooshin

I will be forever grateful to Ms.Ruth for her helping my son in AP Chem. She seems to have nurtured genuine interest in chemistry in my son.
She was patient and ensured he provided detail explanations when tutoring.She is so nice and acknowledged and responsible.I really appreciated her timely responses, communications and flexibility with scheduling!
Read more

N
Nooshin

I will be forever grateful to Ms.Ruth for her helping my son in AP Chem. She seems to have nurtured genuine interest in chemistry in my son.
She was patient and ensured he provided detail explanations when tutoring.She is so nice and acknowledged and responsible.I really appreciated her timely responses, communications and flexibility with scheduling!
K

Mrs. Soisson was a wonderful tutor. She was able to break down the concepts and help me to understand the chapter well. I did the best I had ever done on a chemistry exam with the help of her tutorial session.
Read more

K
K
Mrs. Soisson was a wonderful tutor. She was able to break down the concepts and help me to understand the chapter well. I did the best I had ever done on a chemistry exam with the help of her tutorial session.
View more recommendations

Rates

Rate

Pack rates

5h: $250
10h: $500

free lessons

This first lesson offered with Ruth will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.

online

$50/h

Experienced tutor in Chemistry in Pasadena, Ruth offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Lesson location

Recommended

About Ruth

About the lesson

Review

Recommendations

Rates

Rate

Pack rates

free lessons

online

Other tutors in Chemistry

Vishal

Wasifuddin

Christina

Sydney

Muskaan

Dfpu

Gina

Danaka

Khnum

Julie

Alexander

Reagan

Jimmy

Sean

Obaid ur

Dianet

Jacqueline

Amanda

Samuel

Mikey

Experienced tutor in Chemistry in Pasadena, Ruth offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Lesson location

Recommended

About Ruth

About the lesson

Review

Recommendations

Rates

Rate

Pack rates

free lessons

online

Other tutors in Chemistry

Vishal

Wasifuddin

Christina

Sydney

Muskaan

Dfpu

Gina

Danaka

Khnum

Julie

Alexander

Reagan

Jimmy

Sean

Obaid ur

Dianet

Jacqueline

Amanda

Samuel

Mikey

Share

Verified teacher profile

levels

All languages in which the lesson is available

Review

Évaluations

Recommendations

free lessons

Report this posting