...I understand the difficulties, the struggles, and the frustrations that are often experienced in mathematics because I too dealt with those things for many years. I became a math teacher because I didn't want students to have to face the same negative experiences in math that I was forced to dea... (read more)
9 Subjects: includingGeometry,Algebra 1,Algebra 2,ACT Math
...I have had many opportunities to teach and tutor in various fields of mathematics. In all my math teaching endeavors, I place a strong emphasis on the "why" behind problems, and don't just focus on the "how". That is, in addition to completing a problem, I want to make sure that you understand why the answer is what it is, and why the math we used in solving the problem works like it does. (read more)