...I have helped many math students raise their grades dramatically in short periods of time. I accomplish this by focusing on improving a student's problem solving ability, a skill that is not often taught well in school. I have worked with students with learning disabilities as well as gifted students taking advanced classes or classes beyond their grade level. (read more)
...While as a graduate student at UMass at Amherst, I taught calculus to the undergraduate students. I found the experience extremely rewarding. I have the ability to present complicated ideas in an easy to understand way. (read more)
...I also show them how to abuse the author's punctuation to get a faster sense of the purpose of a paragraph. When they read in this manner, they are more prepared to answer the questions and spend less time searching for the necessary information. Each student is given a binder which will archiv... (read more)
...I loved working individually with students, helping them in understanding Algebra, Geometry, Spanish, or the tricks to improve their scores in standardized tests. I decided then to bring that love for learning and helping others to understand to tutoring. My approach is simple: Easy, direct to the point theory and lots of practice. (read more)
...For this reason math gets harder for these kids every school year. To help these children, I go back to the basics to see where a student got lost. I help students grasp basic concepts of math that will apply to life skills such as paying bills, managing a budget, and other necessary math-related skills. (read more)
30 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,English,Reading,SAT Math