I have seventeen years experience teaching high school mathematics and I have had numerous tutoring jobs over the years. I have a great deal of experience teaching students of varying math abilities and when explaining concepts/skills/ideas to a student I work hard to make the problem relevant and understandable for the individual student. (read more)
...In fact, I offered a course for a small group of education majors who needed help on the math portion. I have also helped individuals prepare for the PRAXIS II's in mathematics. These individuals had done much of the preparation work on their own; they just needed help on specific exercises. (read more)
...I believe that a personalized, friendly approach to math helps to alleviate "math anxiety" and tap into everyone's capacity for logical thought. I have a PhD in math (operator algebras). I’ve studied all higher-level algebraic structures (groups, rings, fields, modules, category theory, homology... (read more)
...I adapt my lessons by having shorter lessons with them on a more frequent basis. In the lessons I break down concepts into smaller chunks and will move on to a new subject quicker. In order to assure they have understood the lesson I will do a quick review of the concept the next lesson. (read more)