Ms. Gehlot holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics from Jai Narayan Vyas University, India. Having been closely involved in her daughters education, she began her professional teaching career after they graduated from high school. Since then she has been a mathematics instructor specializing in math contest training and subjects including Geometry, Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus for students across high schools in the Bay Area since.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‍​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‍​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍​‌​​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Her primary goal as a BASIS Independent educator is to instill a love of learning in her students. One of her favorite quotes by Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman, sums it up for her, "I don’t love studying. I hate studying. I like learning. Learning is beautiful." This is the sentiment that she strives to embody as a teacher. More than simply having a mastery of the concepts being taught, she wants her students to enjoy the learning process and continue to learn, even past their years at school.

BASIS Independent Silicon Valley’s learning philosophy resonates with Ms. Gehlot’s teaching methods and ideology. She believes that foundational learning leads students towards achieving continuous success. BASIS Independent Silicon Valley provides a platform to affect the future of tomorrow – a place where she can effectively share her knowledge and experiences with children and provide them with a safe space to learn and succeed. Through her teaching experience thus far, she has noted that, “students learn best when they connect with teachers, allowing for open communication and dialogue. This allows students to move out of their comfort zones, exploring new areas of thought – no matter the subject that is being taught!” Learning is maximized by providing students with an even balance of effective instruction and application-based learning.

Ms. Gehlot connects mathematical concepts to the real world to improve the learning process and strengthen students’ fundamental skills. In her experience, equating Ferris Wheels with trigonometry functions and poker playing with probability will ensure that students don’t forget these concepts. When she is not teaching, Ms. Gehlot spends her time cooking, travelling, and having (one too many) movie marathons with her husband and two daughters.

Fun Fact - Her family has a major sweet tooth and makes sure to swing by a dessert place no matter where they are - whether it's rose-flavored macaroons at Ladurée London or the Muir Woods Cherry ice-cream sundae at Ghirardelli Square!