...Afterward, I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I earned my M.S. in Physics, as well as another M.S. in Agronomy (studying the evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds). I then attended Penn State University, where I earned my Ph.D. in Physics. After my Ph.D., I tau... (read more)
...That's why I became a math teacher; I've been through what your student is going through, & I said ENOUGH. I remove all the meaningless memorization, & don't just focus on getting the right answers, but on understanding WHY we're even doing what we're doing! I believe that math is something tha... (read more)
...Mistakes are thought of as wins because students know they’re growing their brains. I have been teaching pre-calculus (in addition to a number of other subjects) for quite awhile now. I use a variety of proven techniques to help my student understand the underlying concepts. (read more)
...I am able to take my many years of experience and use that to help explain the math to students in a way that makes sense. A strength of mine is to take the concept and break it down for students using language that they understand and at a pace that allows them to truly grasp the concept. Anot... (read more)