...I encourage an informal, friendly environment, where students are comfortable to be themselves, ask questions, and make mistakes. I encourage wrong answers in lessons, not only because wrong answers help us learn, but also because many of today's most essential scientific advances began as mista... (read more)
...Overall, I believe that math is not a difficult subject, it's just the way it's presented that makes it difficult. I have lots of examples from former students of how they changed the way they thought about math to a more positive feeling. I can help you work through your stumbling blocks and h... (read more)
...While some instructors introduce mathematical formulas early on, I choose to focus on proofs and derivations for a deeper conceptual understanding of material. Mathematics often has a reputation of being mundane but rather than stifling creativity I like to foster imaginative methods and approac... (read more)
...I have spent almost 5 months living in Trujillo, Peru where I not only studied Spanish but also taught English as a second language to Peruvian high school students and adults using curriculum from Oxford University. This was at the San Agustin Language Institute (SALI).
I am still actively inv... (read more)