...So if I see one approach to a topic not working, I can switch gears easily to adapt. Also, I think my enthusiasm tends to show through pretty blatantly, which my students appreciate. In recent years I have begun working more with high school aged students with IEPs; as a teacher, I personally love the challenge many of these students present, and my students have seen strong results. (read more)
...Practice with both computation and problem solving makes students confident and successful. So often, I encounter students who know how to "follow the steps" but lack the understanding of why a problem is solved in a particular way or what the answer actually means. The use of the Common Core standards asks students to see the meaning behind the math--I can help give them that understanding. (read more)
...They will inform a student about how prepared he or she really is for the SATs. I did very well on my PSATs and this was reflected in my SAT scores. My highest PSAT scores were Critical Reading: 68 Mathematics: 63 Writing Skills: 64. (read more)
...Over my 15 years of tutoring I have helped hundreds of students in New Castle Co. DE and surrounding PA achieve success in math. My feeling about tutoring math is that math was not made to be difficult, and if you have experienced difficulties in math it is perhaps because you were taught the wrong way. (read more)
...I believe that Trigonometry should not be something students try to memorize. Rather, it requires critical thinking and analytical skills that allow students to see success. I began tutoring high school students for the math SATs when I was a college student at Holy Cross. (read more)