...I am, without a doubt, a math teacher. I spent many of my early years struggling with mathematics in large part because of the poor quality of teacher that was put in front of me. I understand the difficulties, the struggles, and the frustrations that are often experienced in mathematics because I too dealt with those things for many years. (read more)
...In all my math teaching endeavors, I place a strong emphasis on the "why" behind problems, and don't just focus on the "how". That is, in addition to completing a problem, I want to make sure that you understand why the answer is what it is, and why the math we used in solving the problem works ... (read more)