...However I have studied the Prealgebra material multiple times between middle school and high school, and therefore know the subject matter very well. Prealgebra is a foundation for Algebra I and various higher levels of math, and during those upper level courses I learned that mastering Prealgeb... (read more)
...Students have ended up at schools such as Providence College, Harvard, Brown, Trinity, among others. I have taught all levels of the SSAT, ISEE, and college entrance exams for nearly ten years as well as subject tutoring for nearly twenty. I know the test formats, the question types, and I also... (read more)
...Along the way I've learned two things: I will never be great at tennis, but I do seem to have a knack for helping people write more clearly, more directly, and with just the right amount of style (because too much is often worse than too little). Plus, I get a big kick out of it - especially that... (read more)
Although I have taught all age groups for the past 20 years and have been certified as a Middle School Generalist, K-12 in Reading and 5-12 in English, the majority of my experience has been at the college level as an English professor and reading specialist. At my college, I have also worked in ou... (read more)