...As a tutor of long practice, I bring a breadth and depth of expertise to contemporary curricula, methods and standards. I am extraordinarily patient, gentle, easy to understand and work with. Tutoring is different in important ways from classroom teaching, and requires a unique relationship with the student and their individual style of learning. (read more)
I have other thirty-five years of teaching/tutoring experience beginning in 1977 as the manager/tutor of the Stanford Tutoring Service in Palo Alto, California. There are few things more gratifying to me than the look of satisfaction in the eyes of a student for whom the math mystery has been revea... (read more)
...I am passionate about breaking down seemingly complex problems into intuitive, bite-sized pieces. So, if that is something that appeals to you, please contact me!I have applied math professionally in different business contexts, where I often had to explain difficult concepts in simple language. I have tutored math for 30+ years. (read more)
...I also teach students specific approaches that are used by the best students to 1) increase memorization capability, 2) focus on what is important, and 3) increase their proficiency in taking standardized tests. I teach chess to middle school students as an elective as there are substantial bene... (read more)