...While some math students learn best by just "following the steps" and memorizing an algorithm I also understand some students need to know the answer to the question of "Why do I need to know this?". For those students I attempt to go out of my way to give real life examples of how they would us... (read more)
My name is Amanda. I am a high school math teacher. I have just recently moved to Des Moines from Kansas City, MO where I taught high school math for 11 years. (read more)
...Some of the subjects I would be a great tutor for include but are not limited to Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Pre-Calculus, Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Trigonometry, and Discrete Mathematics (Combinatorics/Graph Theory). In addition, I can tutor for ACT/SAT math. I received a perfect score on the Math and ... (read more)
...I taught at the high school level for 12 years loved every minute of it! For the last four years I have had the opportunity to teach at the college level and specifically teach future elementary math teachers the "why" mathematics is taught how it is taught. Through the years I have tutored high school math in Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, Trigonometry, PreCalculus and Calculus. (read more)