...As long as they give a good effort, they are always successful with me. I have taught foreign students for many years. I taught Honduran students in Honduras for two years and was very successful. (read more)
...One student went from 28 percent in fourth-grade math at a private Christian school to 28 out of 30 on a placement test to continue to fifth-grade math. His teacher had failed him in math for dubious reasons (he was at a B level in math for his last exams), and I gave him the knowledge and confi... (read more)
...I even had one of my students call me to tell me that she was accepted into college and just wanted me to know. She was very proud of herself. I try to be patient and encouraging. (read more)
...They use patterns to help solve problems. They represent number relationships and conduct simple probability experiments. Fourth Grade Students understand large numbers and addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers. (read more)
I have taught high school science for over 30 years. I am certified by the State of Virginia in Chemistry, Physics, and Earth & Space Science. Although my classroom experience has been in the sciences, I am equally comfortable tutoring geometry and algebra, including SAT Prep. (read more)