I've been tutoring one-on-one for the last two years in K-8 Reading, Writing and Mathematics. I'm a retired accountant who loves to teach and loves to learn. Many students don't like school because what they're working on doesn't make sense to them. (read more)
...Realizing that each student’s success and well-being must be our top priority, I welcome close communication with parents and educators. When tutoring math, I employ hands-on techniques to render all kinds of math concepts accessible. Commonly, students I have tutored in math for even a short period of time experience major improvement in standardized test scores. (read more)
...It helps for students to see how the theoretical converts to the practical. I worked for the US Forest Service for 16 years ranging from using my degree in Biology (recombiant DNA) for the Institute of Forest Genetics to doing the Abandoned Mine survey for the El Dorado and Tahoe National Forest... (read more)