I am a certified special educator with fourteen years of experience in the school system. As the parent of a gifted child with a disability, I understand that no two students process information the same way. As a teacher in a socioeconomically challenged demographic, I understand that in order to reach ALL students, one must strive to truly know EACH student. (read more)
...Tutoring is a partnership. Your input as a parent is extremely valuable and any input the teacher can give is helpful. I will keep you updated as tutoring progresses and I will make suggestions as appropriate. (read more)
...When we approach a new subject, first we take the time to understand the 'Why' behind it. It's really hard to just crunch numbers if you don't understand the purpose, so that's the first step. From there we move on to the 'How' where we learn how to actually do the problems. (read more)
...I am very familiar with HCPS math curricula, common core math standards, and all secondary math content. My strength as a teacher lies in meeting a student where he/she is, building knowledge to bridge the gap between what is known and what still needs to be learned. My strength lies in clarity of explanations and in helping students understand "why" things work like they do in mathematics. (read more)
I'm not really all that great at this type of thing, but I like to think I'm good at math. I have experience working with people that struggle with math. I interned as a student teacher for a Westminster middle school during my senior year of high school, teaching algebra 1 and pre-algebra. (read more)