...I love the spark of excitement in an "aha moment" and seeing my students grow and become more confident. I see tutoring as an opportunity to empower students to navigate problems independently. Rather than teaching strategies and procedures alone, I dig into the “why”s underneath- why a method works, how it relates to other concepts, why we are doing what we are doing. (read more)
...I can identify and strengthen concepts the student may not have completely retained from prerequisite courses. I will safely guide the student through the challenges of Precalculus. We can work sample problems, remediate any gaps in learning, and develop a test taking strategy so that you will succeed on the math portion of the SAT. (read more)
...In middle school, I headed a tutoring program that assisted other middle school students in completing the Pre-Algebra and Algebra curriculum. Throughout all of high school, I tutored freelance for AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus AB/BC, and the Scripps National Spelling Bee. I was also appointed the teaching substitute and taught multiple classes for Chemistry and AP Chemistry. (read more)
...We believe his results were directly related to his work with Marty and the increase in these scores clearly provided my son with college opportunities that would not have been afforded to him without these results."
Robin and Jim M. - Croton on Hudson, NY
"We have used Marty B. as a Math tutor... (read more)
...I always welcome feedback and suggestions as to what may work best for you/your student. I am thorough and communicative. Please always reach out with any questions or to schedule any lessons!I have a math heavy background in engineering and more recently have helped with two of my own through ... (read more)