...I have experience with homeschooled students with both the k12.com and Ohio Virtual Academy curriculums. I have a gentle demeanor with a patience for a variety of learning situations. I am a father of four children, two daughters and two sons.After running at the youth, middle school, high school and collegiate levels, I have coached track & field for over 35 years. (read more)
...Consequently, students often need tutoring who never had trouble with math before. Tutoring a higher level course, with more gifted students, is somewhat different than tutoring lower courses with those not gifted in math. There is a different focus, less on pure rote monotony of drilling, more... (read more)
...This includes helping students prepare for AP calculus classes, both AB and BC versions, working through college-level coursework, and also doing independent preparation for calculus outside of a formal class. Chemistry was my major in college and is my most frequently tutored subject. I have taught students of all abilities in high school, honors, AP, and college level courses. (read more)
...For two years, I specifically taught 9th grade biology and 10th grade chemistry to over 300 high schoolers, and I have received certification for teaching in Ohio and Texas. As a classroom teacher, I created collaborative classroom environments where each student achieved maximal success and lea... (read more)
...This being said, algebra is a foreign language to most students and may take more practice than previous math classes. Algebra requires that the student think abstractly and set up problems differently than other maths. I have many tools and techniques at my disposal to teach algebraic concepts to most any student. (read more)