Showing posts with label Tutor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tutor. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

James Whitla

 
Get to know James Whitla, tutor for Project CONNECT!

Q: Why did you want to become a Project CONNECT Tutor?
A: I became a Project CONNECT tutor to help give students a better understanding of the material he/she is learning in his/her classes. Collegiate classes are difficult and I am here to help.

Q: What do you like best about being a Tutor?
A: I love it when a student learns something that he/she didn’t understand before and walks away knowing the material thoroughly.

Q: What subjects do you tutor?
A: I tutor Math, and Physics. I can also help with Paper Edits and Study Skills to improve study habits and confidence in learning course work.

Q: What is your major?
A: My major is Theatre with an emphasis on Acting/Directing.

Q: What do you want to do after you graduate?
A: I want to direct and stage manage film, and stage productions.

Q: Where are you from?
A: I am from Magnolia, Texas.

Q: What do you miss most about your hometown?
A: I miss the large open spaces and isolation feel when living at home.

Q: What do you like best about college?
A: I like knowing that at the end of my college career that I have improved my education very greatly and am ready and confident to work in my field.

Q: What is the strangest or most interesting thing you’ve seen or place you’ve been to while at SHSU?
A: The strangest thing I have seen was an interaction between two people at the LSC Mall area that almost got physical. The verbal argument was very intense before people nearly pushed one another.

Q: What is your favorite free thing to do on campus?
A: I like seeing shows at the Theatre Department.

Q: What do you normally do on the weekends?
A: During my weekends, I work in Downtown Houston,  do homework and sometimes lounge around my apartment here in Huntsville.

Q: Do you have any pets?
A: I don’t have any pets currently.

Q: Do you have any siblings?
A: Yes I do have siblings. I have two brothers and one sister.

Q: What has been the best moment of your life so far?
A: I have too many proud moments of my life to narrow it down to one moment of my life specifically.

Thanks, James!