I've been teaching general chemistry on and off since 2005. I've always loved chemistry even before I knew what chemistry was. I've done extra work for my students like holding review sessions and making full-length practice exams. Students who put in the work continued to have improved grades. The students who quit coming had their grades drop.

I will identify the student's stumbling points and treat the root cause of the problem, whether that be a conceptual problem or a math problem. I...