Brynne Grady

I may not have a teaching degree or as much experience in a classroom as other applicants, but I am passionate about helping others succeed. I am reliable, warm, empathetic, genuine, and kind. I left my big law firm job because I wanted to do more things that I love and help people on a daily basis in a real, tangible way--not just by donating money or occasionally squeezing in some pro bono work between all the billable work. I didn't want to sit behind a desk my whole life, doing very little that really felt valuable or important simply because I felt that I needed the money. After I left the firm, I immediately volunteered to coach a kid's soccer team in Ohio City and began working at a cat cafe that helps adoptable rescue cats find homes. The kids were amazing (and so were the cats!) and the experiences have both been incredibly valuable and exactly what I was looking for when I left my firm. In other words, I'm not in this for the money; I'm here because I care. I would be thrilled to get to know you and your child and to do whatever I can to help your child succeed.

I love the creativity of teaching. I love coming up with fun problems and creative solutions tailored to the individual(s) I'm working with. Each student is unique and learns in a different way. And I love the challenge of figuring out what works best for each person and then the rewarding pride when they finally get it. I also love getting to know them personally and being a part of the learning/growing process for them.

I love how teaching encourages me to learn the material better. You can't really teach it if you don't understand it. Teaching gives me that opportunity to really reinforce what I have learned in the past.

I love helping and giving back. Coaching and teaching make me feel more connected to the younger version of myself that played sports and took classes and I love having the opportunity to help create those experiences for new generations of athletes and students.

I also love science. I love how ordered it is. I took mineralogy as part of my geology degree and it was basically an inorganic chemistry class. I memorized the chemical formulas for over a hundred different minerals using index cards and mnemonic devices. And I loved doing it. I still remember many of them. Although I was a geology major, I also took Chem I & II and Organic Chem I & II in college. I loved Chem so much that I took Organic Chem I & II as electives.