...This was my major in college. I have been a TA for a Precalculus course and have also tutored it at the high school and college level. I have been a TA in a Trigonometry course and have tutored it at the high school and college level. (read more)
...Regarding my tutoring of young students, my experience includes having worked as a Peer Tutor in both high school and college. Additionally, over the years I have performed freelance Math and English Composition tutoring for elementary, middle school, and high school students via word-of-mouth ... (read more)
8 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,English,Algebra 1,Elementary Math
...I'm Josh. I graduated with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (go Badgers!), where I also studied education and completed a semester of student teaching. After college I continued my studies while working in business by completing the full series of actu... (read more)
...I just re-enforce concepts in case they explain it incorrectly. This helps the student be engaged and think more critically about their work and why things are the way they are.
if a subject is new to a student, I teach with concepts and practice. At Kumon, I learned that even as a student... (read more)
...Learning math is far more complex than just memorizing a lot of facts.... in fact, it is not really about memorizing at all! Math is about learning how to think in different ways, and developing an attitude of confidence in one's ability to do math. In order to do this, a good rapport with each student has to be developed. (read more)