...My students frequently tell me that they never really understood math until they worked with me, and that I have a knack for explaining things in a way that just makes sense. Parents tell me their children have asked them, "Can you get Annette to tutor me?" and students ask me, "Can I please tut... (read more)
...I have worked with every type of student - from those that have struggled with math their entire lives to those for whom math is easy and need to be constantly challenged. I love coming up with different ways to explain concepts to my students...breaking down difficult topics into bite sized pie... (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've always had a strong, but not perfect, aptitude for standardized tests (GMAT: 97th percentile), so I can relate to the struggles you may have with the patterns of the questions and overall test. I've been helping students significantly improve their scores for years and would love to help yo... (read more)
...Before I started teaching I was an engineer in the semiconductor industry. I wrote chemical recipes for making microchips. It was a very creative and challenging job which taught me how to communicate with not only engineers but also many non-engineering types. (read more)