...I find that helping students succeed in Geometry helps them to succeed in further areas such as SAT tests, sciences like Physics and Chemistry, and higher maths like Precalculus and Calculus. To acquire Geometry skills, I work with student to think on paper! This helps them envision what the solutions look like with the process to get to the solution. (read more)
...I see it as incredibly important. Personally, I advanced through AP calculus in high school and honors quantitative methods with calculus in college, and therefore am quite comfortable with prealgebra. I am in the process of becoming certified as a middle school math teacher, too, as backup for business in case I move from my school district. (read more)