...I have a thorough knowledge of math concepts, including the "new" math highlighted in the Common Core. Because I have experience with a vast number of students, I have built up resources and strategies to effectively teach students with all different strengths, weaknesses, temperaments, and learning styles. The average increase in SAT scores of the students I tutor is 300+ points. (read more)
...I continued my education at Lehigh University. I am a math teacher at a high school in Fairfield County, CT. I have been teaching for 20 years and also tutoring much of that time. (read more)
...The breadth of my experiences range from being a college-level tutor at Keene State College for seven semesters of college, to an intervention-focused math tutor for Seymour Middle School, even to my current job as a part time programming instructor for a private company, where I teach children h... (read more)
...Sometimes this engagement comes from intrinsic sources like a desire to do well or a drive to learn, but more often in middle school it becomes a matter of helping students discover an extrinsic motivator until the intrinsic one has time to develop. This extrinsic motivation can come in many for... (read more)