...In fact, it was peer tutoring in high school that drove me to pursue teaching as a career. The feeling of watching "the lightbulb go on" with a student is what motivates me for each and every session. The one-on-one setting (or small group) allows me to curtail any lesson to a student's individual needs. (read more)
...I have extensive (5+ years each) experience teaching Algebra 1 and Geometry, as well as lesser experience teaching Algebra 2 and Trigonometry. That isn't to say I do not know the material, I simply have not been assigned those classes at my school. As a student teacher, I scored within the top 10% of all prospective math teachers on my PRAXIS 2 exam. (read more)