Marina Vasvary is a Pi Plus tutor in the Mukilteo area. Marina earned a degree in Microbiology from the University of Calgary before moving south of her hometown of Vancouver, B.C. to the Mukilteo area.
Marina, like many of our other tutors, was inspired to teach from an early age. Her father, a theoretical physicist, taught Marina the joys and satisfaction of math and science. “I’ve always loved Math, there was always a definite answer. I knew whether I was right or wrong.” When Marina got to college she discovered something more interesting than the right answer, bacteria. “I was hooked. They are so small but so complicated.”
Marina’s favorite part of tutoring is the confidence that comes with having the right answer. “I like to know that I can help them gain confidence. They start to smile. When they start they are so stressed and often unhappy because of it. When they start to do better they smile more. They are so excited to tell me how they’ve done, they can’t wait.” This confidence allows for more than better grades on math tests. “There was one girl that I had tutored in Math but her English and Reading grades were going up because of her confidence. Her mom was thrilled.”
When Marina is not working and tutoring she enjoys the outdoors, usually with her dog Zoe at her heels.
Marina, like many of our other tutors, was inspired to teach from an early age. Her father, a theoretical physicist, taught Marina the joys and satisfaction of math and science. “I’ve always loved Math, there was always a definite answer. I knew whether I was right or wrong.” When Marina got to college she discovered something more interesting than the right answer, bacteria. “I was hooked. They are so small but so complicated.”
Marina’s favorite part of tutoring is the confidence that comes with having the right answer. “I like to know that I can help them gain confidence. They start to smile. When they start they are so stressed and often unhappy because of it. When they start to do better they smile more. They are so excited to tell me how they’ve done, they can’t wait.” This confidence allows for more than better grades on math tests. “There was one girl that I had tutored in Math but her English and Reading grades were going up because of her confidence. Her mom was thrilled.”
When Marina is not working and tutoring she enjoys the outdoors, usually with her dog Zoe at her heels.
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