...I feel that the main downfall many students share throughout math and engineering/physics courses is that they are taught to robotically memorize formulas and problem solving methods without actually understanding the inner mechanisms of why these things work. This was commonplace in college cla... (read more)
...For the last 25+ years of my life, I have spent the majority of my time working in the classroom with K-12 and post-secondary students. I have also worked in other settings in the community. Initially, over 40 years ago, I learned ASL through association with the Deaf Community. (read more)
...I like to think and teach outside of the box. My background is in biology. I became a teacher after receiving my Master’s degree from Rutgers University. (read more)
15 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Geometry,Microsoft Excel,SAT Math
...I have also worked in test prep tutoring for students preparing for standardized testing. Being an elementary school teacher you have the benefit of teaching everything. Science was one of my favorite subjects because it shows the student content in ways other subjects can’t. (read more)
...I know where the curriculum starts and goes year to year but more importantly how students think and respond at these different ages as well as what skills are lacking. I am a reading intervention specialist. This experience has given me insight to the learning of language and information from children on a as needed basis as it pertains to advancing in reading "levels". (read more)