I was born and have lived here in San Antonio my entire
life. I have always been interested in science and technology in some form or another. A
list of some of my previous jobs shows a broad range of experience in many fields. These include being
a maintenance worker in a nursing home, a zookeeper, a painter, a bird of prey trainer, a veterinary assistant, a research
assistant in physiology, a science puzzle magazine creator/publisher, a high school science teacher, a technical trainer in
the semiconductor industry, a physics instructor, and now a science/math tutor. My wife and I have have one child, Matthew, who is now attending the School of Architecture at The
University of Texas. We enjoy our country home located about 20 miles southeast of San Antonio. My qualifications include the life experiences mentioned
above plus a very strong background in science and math. These include a Bachelors Degree in Biology, a
Secondary Composite Science Certification, and also a Master’s Degree in Physics. I especially feel
that my experience as a high school science teacher and a Technical Trainer in the semiconductor industry enhances my ability
to relate information in a more meaningful and productive way to my tutor clients. Tutoring all high school science
and math and many of these courses in college keeps me sharp and aware of what’s going in many diverse fields of study.
I always look forward to bringing my students a gift of knowledge and
experience that they can take with them, beyond the course they are taking at the moment. I aim to
help them become more independent thinkers and better problem solvers. Of course for my own benefit,
I get compensation, new experiences and a deep satisfaction that I did something very worthwhile. I tutor because
I truly love it and I hope that my clients become educationally and intellectually empowered by the experience. Donald J Ostrowski
Other Educational/Teaching
Experiences
Science Club Sponsor
Help organize NASA Houston Trip for Math and Science Clubs
Organize Field Trip to Natural Bridge
Caverns for Math and Science Club
Organize Physics Day at Astroworld
Science Fair Judge twice
Read Scientific American and Physics Today
cover-to-cover--ongoing
Member of American Physical Society since 1984
Produced a 150 problem Physics Problem Answer Key put on file at Texas
State University
Lifetime member of Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society
Created and Published Scientific Puzzler Magazine for ~ 8 months
Recognition for Academic Excellence in
Physics at Texas State University 1995
Taught Physics at two Homeschool Co-ops (A.A.C.E. and HCCH) Yr of 2006-7