...My primary goal as a tutor, substitute, or teacher is developing understanding, and putting that understanding into practice. Success and good grades tend to be a natural consequence of solid and practical understanding. I received my BA in philosophy from Boston University in 1999 and a Licence de Philosophie from the Université de Paris - Sorbonne in 2001. (read more)
...With my current job, I have had 8 years of full time tutoring/teaching with students and curriculum development. For my tutoring sessions, I like to review what was taught in the class, address student's understanding of what was taught, and reteach as I feel is necessary for the student to comp... (read more)
...I have tutored all levels of math over the last 14 years. I have also taught a few pre-algebra and algebra classes at the high school and college levels. I am a certified secondary math teacher qualified to teach any math from elementary school through calculus. (read more)
...I have always had a passion for teaching and helping those around me understand mathematics. I believe that the main barrier to students' success is a lack of confidence and I seek to bolster confidence every time that I teach as it is the most effective way to help students in the long term. I... (read more)