I have seventeen years experience teaching high school mathematics and I have had numerous tutoring jobs over the years. I have a great deal of experience teaching students of varying math abilities and when explaining concepts/skills/ideas to a student I work hard to make the problem relevant and understandable for the individual student. (read more)
...I can also teach you how to prepare a weekly menu and create wonderful meals on a budget. I've worked with many children who have ADD or ADHD, both on and off medication. I adapt my lessons by having shorter lessons with them on a more frequent basis. (read more)
...In my tutoring approach, I show students literacy strategies (i.e., practical methods for comprehension and analyzing texts for meaning), often using graphic organizers and teaching note-taking and study skills. I highlight some of the most important reasons for reading literature: for learning ... (read more)
...My fifth job is to show students how to use what they know and what they like to open doors that seem locked. I have tutored students who said not only "I cannot write," but also "I hate trying to write." However, if I turned the content of the paragraph to their interests (bugs, skateboard phys... (read more)