As I tell all my students, please call me Alison, not Dr. Wood. I've been an engineering professor for 8 years and have 10 years of tutoring experience before that. (read more)
Hi, I'm Mike and my goal is to make math fun and approachable to all students. I have ten years' experience teaching high school math. I have experience working with students who are math challenged. (read more)
...I enjoy explaining things and the challenge of trying to make complicated topics simpler or at least understandable. For me, it's very satisfying to see a student finally get something they've been struggling with for a while, to experience that moment when something clicks and becomes clear. A... (read more)
...Shortly thereafter, as my schedule filled up with tutoring students, and the demand greatly outweighed the supply, I recognized I had a gift for teaching math. Being an average math student in high school, and not realizing my true potential until a teacher took time out of his schedule to work ... (read more)
...I love seeing a concept click with another person since it means that they understand how to do the problem and that they are making sense of the puzzle that is math. While math does not seem approachable to many people, I believe that with the right help, anyone can learn to be good at and enjoy math. This is reflected in my approach to tutoring. (read more)
9 Subjects: includingCalculus,Algebra 1,Algebra 2,SAT Math