...I see tutoring as an opportunity to empower students to navigate problems independently. Rather than teaching strategies and procedures alone, I dig into the “why”s underneath- why a method works, how it relates to other concepts, why we are doing what we are doing. Throughout our sessions, I try to tease out my students’ curiosity and foster perseverance. (read more)
...I specialize in working with students with learning difficulties, regardless of academic status (Academically Gifted, Average student, or students with disabilities). My intuitive approach is what makes my style somewhat different than most tutors. I don't teach "tricks." I teach conceptually.... (read more)
...That is why I recently retired from a forty-three year teaching career. Most of my career was in Florida teaching high school students with the last eleven years in Georgia working with students with learning differences. I have been trained by Emory University in teaching math to students with math difficulties. (read more)
3 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Biology,Elementary Math