...If students don't understand the underlying mechanics, then how could they ever truly learn mathematics? I'm not a tutor who will just teach a process and call it a day, I want students to feel like they have control over their work. Overall, I want to increase a student's mathematical reasoning, conceptual understanding, and procedural fluency to be worked upon in tutoring sessions. (read more)
...As Rita Pierson once said, "Kids don't learn from people they don't like."I taught HS Geometry for 1.5 years at the #1 public school in Indiana, where I was rated as a Highly Effective teacher. I have taken graduate-level geometry courses, as well. I have taken courses based in logic at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. (read more)
14 Subjects: includingGeometry,Algebra 1,Algebra 2,SAT Math
...I think about these concepts every weekday as I work my classes through Algebra 2, and I am very familiar with what students need to know and how teachers write tests. I teach math at all high school and college levels. I have helped many students improve their practice test scores from the time they started working with me until the SAT test came. (read more)
...I currently work as a contractor for a Biotech company (midnights), which gives me an open daytime availability. I have taken (and passed) math classes through Calculus III. I also have the ability to explain mathematical concepts through everyday examples, making it much easier to comprehend. (read more)