...I have been exposed to it since my early days in high school, in college, and through a long engineering career dating back to 1988. Every subject in engineering from Calculus to Physics to Statics to Mechanics of Materials and others requires some form of trigonometric knowledge in problem solv... (read more)
...As a passionate, well-rounded educator, I love to show my students the practical uses of mathematics. I have tutored many over the last 20 years ranging from ages 6 to 60, all with different educational backgrounds, and I strive to teach students that mathematics is accessible to all educational... (read more)
...As a certified elementary school teacher, I have utilized phonices instruction in my classrooms to successfully help children gain phonemic awareness and progress as readers. Additionally, as a classroom volunteer in both elementary and Montessori classrooms, I have assisted students in developi... (read more)
Hi, my name is Jeff, for the past four years I have been teaching high school chemistry at Kents Hill School. Prior to that I taught freshman and sophomore chemistry at St. John's University and The College of Saint Benedict in MN. (read more)
...I consistently see the value of children having background information in a number of areas. One of the saddest thins I've heard was from a high school student. She said, "I don't remember being taught to read to love reading. (read more)