...The relationship between the angles of a triangles and the sides of the triangle is explored as the sine of the angle, the cosine, and the tangent. The reciprocals of those relationships are learned as well as how those ratios look on a unit circle whose radius is one. The "laws" of the trigonometric relationships can be used to solve problems more simply that using other means. (read more)
...Following that time, I left teaching to pursue a different career, only to come back at the height of the pandemic in 2020. Being back in the classroom was very challenging during that time, and for two years I was at a small rural school teaching Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Chemistry. An opportunity to move to a bigger school was presented and I took it. (read more)
7 Subjects: includingAlgebra 1,Geometry,Trigonometry,SAT Math
...I also taught 4 years of 8th Grade Math at Hudson Middle School in Hudson, Michigan. I am also a coach at Napoleon. I have been the Varsity Wrestling Coach for 27 years, along with coaching football, baseball and softball. (read more)
9 Subjects: includingAlgebra 2,Trigonometry,Statistics,SAT Math
...I was forced to leave the classroom because of a medical condition which limited my stamina, but I really love to teach. I miss the classroom and the interaction with the students. Teaching brings out all my creativity and curiosity; it inspires me. (read more)