...One of my strengths is that I can always find another way to explain math concepts if my student is having trouble with the way I explain something. Because math is concrete and conceptual at the same time, there are many ways to delve into concepts of algebra, thus many ways to trigger understanding. I am a CT Certified Social Studies teacher. (read more)
...Perhaps somewhat counter-intuitively though, the more time you spend 'dwelling' on a problem during preparation, to painstakingly slowly build a quality mental model, the faster your thoughts in the future will be able to access it. There are other tidbits to my approach, dovetailing to what is ... (read more)
...I received my Bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut where I majored in Spanish and Judaic Studies, respectively, graduating Magna Cum Laude. I then went on to pursue my Master's degree in Translation (Spanish>English) where I graduated with a nearly 4.0 GPA. As someone who has... (read more)
I have been teaching and tutoring for over twenty years and have worked with hundreds (thousands?) of students from pre-school through adulthood. I have a Master's of Science in Education and have worked as a middle school teacher (math), along with a number of college courses I taught as an adjunc... (read more)
...I also received a 720 on the Mathematics Level 1 SAT subject test. I received a 35 on the math section of the ACT. I took differential equations at Penn State and received an A-. Since then, I have used differentials in most of my engineering classes and have continued to improve my skills at taking derivatives and integrals. (read more)