Hi, I’m Kurt. I am recently retired from Seattle Public Schools, where I have 12 years experience teaching high school and middle school math (Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2) and science (Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry and Biology). Prior to teaching, I was an Aerospace/Electri... (read more)
...Whenever I tell a student that I've scored an 800 in the Math section of the SAT, their eyes kind of bug out, and they look at me like I'm a freak. What makes the math section so difficult is that students are expected have an extremely solid foundation of the math that they have taken over thei... (read more)
...For other subjects we can discuss tools to help student feel confident and organized.I have been using Excel for many years (and before that, lotus 123). My latest project used several pivot tables to summarize about 8,000 lines of data. This allowed us to check whether we needed to gather more... (read more)
...I have experience with students and curriculum from schools all around the Seattle area, and with GRE/ACT/SAT test preparation. Economics - I have a MA in Economics, and I currently work at the UW tutoring center as the head economics tutor. French - I lived in France for 3 years when I was younger, and I designed a course to learn French using songs that has been very popular with students. (read more)
...I graduated with my MBA degree in Finance and International Business in 1990. I also have a BSc in mathematics from the University of Washington, graduated with honor (cum laude).I have been tutoring math, standardized tests such as GMAT and SAT, and finance for more than 8 years. I possess licenses for Series 7, Series 63 and life insurance + variable annuities in WA, CA and other states. (read more)