...Before coming to a tutoring session, I ask the student to tell me what topic or problem he or she wants to work on so that I can prepare examples and assemble the materials needed to have a successful session. Even though I have had an extensive study in mathematics, there have been times when I... (read more)
...Some of my students are highly gifted and like the challenge I can provide that they don't get at their regular school. Others just like the comfort of knowing that I will meet with them each week to answer questions that maybe they didn't want to ask in class and reteach concepts that they need... (read more)
...My teaching led me to participate on the National Quantitative Literacy project sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Statistical Association. Through in-service training of elementary and secondary school faculty, teachers were taught how to create excitement and increas... (read more)