"I just don't get it - it's SO hard!"I cried every night for a week as my parents patiently drilled me with multiplication flashcards, timed tests, and encouraged me to work through learning something difficult that seemed pointless to a third grader. Fast forward a few decades, I realize that firs... (read more)
I have tutored math for Sierra College and American River College for a combined 5+ years. Nothing makes me happier than solving math and chemistry problems. Most recently, I taught nutrition at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and students voted my class in the top 5 classes required for their major. (read more)
Tutoring math is my passion. There's nothing more rewarding to me than helping a student go from feeling frustrated and disheartened to that feeling of relief when they understand. As a single mother of a child with ADHD, I have learned how to teach math students with attention difficulty. (read more)
...Thinking about problems, solving problems, and explaining solutions are fulfilling on their own. Being able to help others learn how to solve problems is such a blessing, I am so thankful to have the background and experience to be able to be a teacher of mathematics. Even though I have always ... (read more)