Hey, my name is Lakin! I received my Undergraduate and Master’s Degrees in Human Development and Elementary Education from Virginia Tech. I am currently working on an MBA from University of Lynchburg. (read more)
...To help students make sense of content, I look at the big ideas, the themes that run through the curriculum. I help students find the patterns in their coursework so that they can build a framework for understanding. I emphasize strategies that increase memory and problem-solving skills. (read more)
Thank you for taking the first step with on your path to math mastery. As a Math/STEM educator and tutor for over 20 years (15 in the classroom and 5 online) and as a parent myself, I understand that the ultimate reason you are here is because you care. It doesn’t matter if you only know 1 + 1 = 2 or if you can take the triple integral to derive the volume of a sphere. (read more)
...With tutoring, I have been helping people on my hall with math consistently for the past three years and these classes include everything from basic algebra to Calculus. I believe math is as easy as the person teaching makes it. I believe with a little bit of help anyone can be very competent with highschool level mathematics and eventually college level mathematics. (read more)
...I have taught both general education and special education. My background has allowed me to interact with many different kids and methods of learning. I have tutored many as well, from teaching them to read, to helping them prep for the SAT and get through a tough intro college math class. (read more)