...I have been tutoring elementary school students for 25 years and am thus very familiar with all aspects of the elementary curriculum. As a certified special educator I am also familiar with program like Touchmath which are designed to help struggling students. My graduate research focused on the teaching of reading, so I also very familiar with programs like Foundations. (read more)
...My number one goal is to make math seem intuitive to you. With the right person (me), and with some time, there is no math concept (at least those taught at the high school or DP level) that can't make sense! I am completely qualified to do anything from help you with your homework, to give you a set of problems that will help you prepare for a test you have coming up in a few days. (read more)
...I feel that my dual background in science and science education along with my experience as a science teacher provides practical implications to guide my instruction.I like teaching because it is challenging and for the joyous moments it provides when the learning clicks and the student gains a n... (read more)
...I have also taken AP math classes, as well as was a teaching assistant in the Russian School of Mathematics in high school. I worked at a Math and Reading Center for three years, where I worked with 13-18 year olds on the algebra, geometry and calculus. I have also taken AP math classes, as well as was a teaching assistant in the Russian School of Mathematics in high school. (read more)
...In addition, over the years I have done one-on-one math tutoring to middle-school and high-school students. My teaching approach relies on a combination of concept discovery/derivation and a lot of practice -- teaching some of the fundamental principles and then asking the student to internalize... (read more)