My name is Brian D., my students call me Dr. D. I am a high school and college math teacher with a strong background in various levels of math and have been teaching and tutoring all levels of math since 2005. (read more)
...Math and science have always been a talent of mine; in high school, I scored 5s on the AP Calculus and AP Statistics exams and went on to get As in Multivariable Calculus at Cornell. These skills have been the foundation of my work as a scientist, and I am passionate about demystifying STEM for ... (read more)
...I have been teaching for 16 years in Colorado. Our state adopted Common Core as well as the Colorado Academic Standards. Common Core is not a curriculum, in addition to aligning standards, Common Core calls for instruction to include three parts of equal time. (read more)
...As a tutor, my main job isn't to talk, but to listen: I think the real centerpiece is getting my students to explain the material in their own words. Everyone learns differently, and the beauty of tutoring is that we can adapt our approach on-the-fly to address just what it is that one specific ... (read more)
I have been a high school math teacher for 20 years, teaching everything from Algebra 1 all the way to AP Calculus. I have worked with every type of student - from those that have struggled with math their entire lives to those for whom math is easy and need to be constantly challenged. I love com... (read more)