Bayley

Hi I'm Bayley! Statistics is one of those subjects where anxiety can become its own roadblock before a student ever opens the textbook. I've learned to pay attention to whether a student is struggling with a concept or struggling with fear, because the approach is different. When it's fear, the first step is the same one you'd take with anyone facing something new and scary: let them name it, express it, and feel heard. Rapport has to come before instruction. In a full classroom setting that kind of individual attention is hard to sustain, especially online. Tutoring lets me go straight to the students who need that one-on-one support most. I live and work remotely full time, which means online tutoring isn't a compromise for me. It's the format where I can do my best work with the students who need it most. I love this subject and I love helping students stop being afraid of it.

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