...In addition, I have participated in various local musical theatre productions as an actor, pit musician, and music director. I read treble, bass, alto clefs, white and black mensural notation, and I have an orchestration background. I have played guitar since the age of 10; my father played professionally, and I learned by ear. (read more)
...I have worked as a private tutor for 15 years and have assisted many students with their study skills. I use graphic organizers, various note taking methods and an understanding of learning styles. I recently attended a workshop on executive function which provided me with additional strategies. (read more)
...However Geometry is a foundation for Precalculus and various higher levels of math, and during those upper level courses I learned that mastering Geometry was crucial to my success. It is important for the SATs as well, and a student who feels confident in his or her math skills will excel. Math is very important for all students, though I know it is not everyone's favorite subjects. (read more)
...DE and surrounding PA achieve success in math. My feeling about tutoring math is that math was not made to be difficult, and if you have experienced difficulties in math it is perhaps because you were taught the wrong way. My approach is to teach students how to use the reasoning skills they already have and to bring these skills to bear to conquer whatever math problems they have. (read more)
...As a current math teacher, I see the issues students face when solving these problems everyday, and I therefore adapt my lessons to better serve my students. I am especially adept at meeting the needs of individual students to provide the highest-quality instruction. I have been tutoring high school students in Algebra 2 for several years. (read more)