"Hey, I'm Alex. I'm a web developer and programming/CS tutor based out of the Northampton, MA area. I have over 350 hours of teaching and tutoring experience.

I was a mentor for the online web development bootcamp Viking Code School with a total of 5 students who I met with twice a week. Three of them continued to work with me one-on-one to continue in the curriculum after Viking was bought up by another code school.

I’ve helped students at almost all levels of learning, from teens learning basic programming skills to people at a professional level just tuning up their skills for job interviews.

I love teaching because every session reminds me of what got me excited about programming in the first place. Every field has a core of simple concepts that are beautiful and, if taught well, easy to understand. Instead of treating the material as a dry list of facts and exercises, I treat every session as a real conversation where I try to share my genuine enthusiasm for the material. Any averagely intelligent person can learn almost any topic up to a high level if there's someone there to help with the little mental roadblocks that come up along the way.

I favor a Socratic approach, asking a lot of questions (most of them easy) and doing small, simple exercises so you come to the solution mostly on your own.

I work remotely, so my hours are very flexible. I'm available for online or in-person sessions 7 days a week. I look forward to hearing from you!" less...