...I have a bachelor degree from Miami of Ohio University and a master degree in secondary math education from University of Illinois in Chicago. I hold a teaching certificate for secondary mathematics in Illinois. I completed my student teaching experience in Australia, then taught full time for 5 years in high schools in Chicago. (read more)
...I like to work problems forwards and backwards to make sure the student understands not only how to set up certain types of problems, but how to think them through and how to check their answers. I took 10 years of formal piano lessons including music theory classes in high school and college. I consistently earned top marks in adjudicated festivals and events. (read more)
...My extensive background in teaching mathematics--amassed over a decade of experience in tutoring as well as through my experience as a math teacher in the US, Korea, and Taiwan-- has exposed me to the limitations of traditional math education and hence the importance of student-centered learning... (read more)
...In high school, I received a score of 5 on the AP Calc BC exam, and have helped several students improve their grades in calculus. I am a PhD student in mathematics at the University of Utah and have tutored college-level students in differential equations. I worked as an actuary for 3 years an... (read more)
...Statistics is a lot more about understanding terminology than difficult or new calculations. It can be quite difficult to keep them all straight. I like to create a solid, defining list of the statistical terms. (read more)