I am Melissa! I am currently a 7th grade math teacher and have been teaching for 13 years. I have experience teaching 6th and 7th grade math. (read more)
...I have experience tutoring students who are preparing for both the SAT and the ACT in addition to also working with students to obtain their GED. I am also happy to work on various writing pieces, even college essays. I also work with students on reading and study skills.I have taught English for the last 12 years in which writing was a major component of the curriculum. (read more)
...The first one was in Dramatic Literature, earned at Harvard University. (Wyzant only provides space for one bachelor's degree in the official background information.) So I also tutor reading, writing, spelling, and related subjects, as well as public speaking. My tutoring approach focuses on ide... (read more)
...I am not the type of tutor that gives out answers, but I will not waste your time with long lengthy explanations that are not always necessary. The majority of my 20+ years of teaching has been spent teaching upper leveled high school electives such as Trigonometry, Precalculus, and Calculus. I also have a great deal of experience with Geometry as well. (read more)
...I didn't always like math, but I found that I fell in love with it once I learned it in a way that made sense to me. I hope to help students have this same experience, where they fall in love with math when they learn it in a way that makes sense for them! As a result, personalized approaches are very important for my tutoring practice. (read more)