...I have since gone on to provide math tutoring at my local community college where I still employ the same principles that I learned while studying for my degrees. On top of the tutoring that I had performed in college, I took part in grading assignments for some Physics classes that were offered... (read more)
...I first take the time to understand what is troubling each individual student. Then, I provide step by step examples that students can use to try other problems. Along the way, I ask students questions to see how much of the information they are absorbing. (read more)
Hello! My name is Sandy and I've been teaching high school math since 1990. I earned my undergraduate degree in mathematics from Mount Holyoke College and my masters degree in education from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst). I have taught at private schools, public schools and online for the past 32 years. (read more)
...I believe that although algorithmic thinking and deductive reasoning is critically important in mathematics, so are conceptual thinking, inductive reasoning, mental mathematics, and making connections. Questions that I often ask are: What do you expect? Does this make sense? (read more)