...I earned two Bachelor's degrees, one in Mathematics and the other in Physics, in college where I also became a lifetime member of the mathematics honor society Kappa Mu Epsilon. My undergraduate studies gave me many valuable experiences when it comes to the student/teacher dynamic. I was able t... (read more)
...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. I have a lot of enthusiasm when I teach and I encourage students not to give up when they are struggling. (read more)
...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 ... (read more)
...Maths with my students, running Math Counts contests at the state level, helping to create the end-of-year high school math contest for my state, and many others. I believe that although algorithmic thinking and deductive reasoning is critically important in mathematics, so are conceptual thinki... (read more)