...When teaching, I always make an effort to identify the areas the student is struggling the most with and provide multiple examples and guided practice so that the student internalizes the concepts effectively. I carried this approach with me in TA positions in math/CS courses, where I answered s... (read more)
Hi, I'm Jon! I hold a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering with a minor in Marketing, a Master's in Quantitative Finance, and an MBA, all from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After a successful career on Wall Street, I launched my own hedge fund, which I continue to manage today. (read more)
...Historically, math teaching has had a very narrow approach, largely relying on the "I do, we do, you do" model. This approach only works for a small sector of students who manage to make sense of the math on their own, while others flounder, struggling to remember all of the rules and procedures... (read more)
5 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Algebra 1,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I am a polished professional, veteran educator of Mathematics, now supplementing a career change with tutoring. I have held three Educators licenses in two States, and I bring a broad, reality based spectrum of examples to students. I teach to all learning styles and I am happy to dialogue with families of students to assist them in maximizing their child's learning potential. (read more)