...I am Amanda! I am currently in my 24th year of teaching both Algebra and Pre-Algebra in a junior high. I have always tutored students in a one-on-one setting throughout those 24 years of teaching. (read more)
I earned my B.S. in Physics from Illinois State University, with a minor in Mathematics. Afterward, I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I earned my M.S. in Physics, as well as another M.S. in Agronomy (studying the evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds). I then att... (read more)
...I describe my tutoring style as demonstrative and interactive. When a student is having difficulty with a problem or concept I will patiently demonstrate the solution, working through the problem or concept while explaining each step, describing the steps in different ways until I see that the s... (read more)
...I worked with most of the children individually. Of the seven, six made very substantial gains from pre-test to post-test and attained grade-level skills or slightly better. I used the assigned curriculum which I supplemented with games, books and activities. (read more)