...My strength in teaching linear algebra is that I am good at making it seem fairly concrete and simple, not abstract, so that the theorems aren’t so bad after all, or even common sense. I probably help students in this course more than any other course I tutor, because I can usually take a studen... (read more)
...I have coached both boys' and girls teams, including my own daughters' and sons' teams as they were growing up. I continue to this day to coach and to run as running and track & field are lifelong passions of mine. I have taught physical education and teacher education classes, while also coaching a variety of sports. (read more)
...I have spent 22 years working in classrooms ranging from middle school to college where I have encountered, worked with, and helped hundreds of students with ADD or ADHD succeed. I have even helped create and implement their IEPs or 504s. I have tutored several students for high school placement tests, and they have all passed the test after working with me. (read more)
...Practice will be key in developing these skills, so I try to prepare my students to use their homework time effectively. I have a great deal of experience both with the SAT material itself and teaching this material to high school students preparing for college. The main thing to be gained from test prep tutoring is a plan of attack specific to the test. (read more)
...In addition to assisting students with algebraic components of pre-calc, I can assist with trigonometry, analytic geometry, and function/graphing topics. I enjoy assisting students with this important bridge to Calculus and other college-level classes. I am a long-time teacher of the proof and logic course at our university. (read more)