...I have always loved math throughout my educational career as I had excellent math mentors from a very young age in the form of my dad and grandpa. They taught me that learning is not a linear process where you simply learn steps and execute them. I tend to favor encouraging students to explore math, expand their knowledge, and find their own ways to solve problems. (read more)
...Simplifying expressions, binomials, powers, factoring, linear equations, and graphing don't have to be difficult topics but if a student misses a key idea on a certain class day, it can quickly snowball. Many times, all it takes to get back on track is some focused review work. The second year ... (read more)
Hello! I am a certified K-12 Spanish teacher with more than 15 years of experience working with students, and I have been a professional tutor since 2009. I have been studying Spanish since 2000, and I studied abroad in Spain and Ecuador for a semester each as part of my Teaching of Spanish degree. (read more)
...In order to make sure this is the case I take my lessons slow and try to help my students understand the material to the point when they are capable of solving problems on their own. Rather than just help them complete their assignments and move on to the next subject I want to help students dev... (read more)
...I have found it to be critical to be sure that the student has mastered skills from Algebra 1 before going forward. My first session thus usually involves some diagnosis of which skills the student needs help with before going on to Algebra 2. A firm base on which to build is required. (read more)