...The goal is to improve your "content confidence" so you can achieve better quiz and test scores. To help with "looming" exams, I often recommend an accelerated test prep "sprint" - an intensive 2-5 day series of custom-tuned problem sets to firm up your weak areas ahead of a major exam. The sprint includes test-taking tactics and strategies. (read more)
...My doctoral degree is in psychology. I think this is a wonderful combination: I can relate to students, understand their frustrations and fears, and at the same time I deeply understand math and take great joy in communicating this to reluctant and struggling students, as well as to well-perform... (read more)
...Alongside my academic tutoring, I've also been active in the arts. I optioned a comedy screenplay to Warner Bros. in 1989 and continue to work as a screenwriter. I was also the founder, guitar player and singer-songwriter in a folk-rock band, have released three CDs of original music, published a book of poems and am working on a book. (read more)
...In algebra 1, you learn how to solve for x in an equation; in algebra 2, you learn how to solve for both x and y in systems of two equations. In algebra 1, you learn how to factor x^2 + 5x +6 into (x + 2)*(x + 3); in algebra 2, you learn how to divide x^2 + 5x + 6 by (x + 4), even though the result is a fraction. I got a 5, the highest score, on the AP United States History exam. (read more)
...I worked for over 4 years at a tutoring company here in the Bay Area in CA. Here, I gained a lot of experience tutoring high school and college algebra, geometry, precalculus, trigonometry, calculus, and ACT/SAT prep. I also have experience working as a paralegal. (read more)