...Tutoring is a great opportunity for the tutor and student because the student's needs can be better addressed since the student is the sole focus of tutoring sessions. I feel that my experience studying the field of education and teaching allow me to understand where other teachers are coming fr... (read more)
...To help bridge the gap between math/stats theory and real world relevance, I incorporate real world datasets into my teaching whenever possible. I believe that mathematical and statistical techniques are tools in an ever growing toolbox that we use to solve problems, and I hope to share this kno... (read more)
...I am recently retired and, although new to Wyzant, I have 25+ years of teaching and tutoring experience. My teaching has been profiled in the New York Times. I recently retired from a large law firm after many years of private practice. (read more)
...I have learned over the past 8+ years how to understand how a student thinks through a problem. By understanding how the student thinks, I am able to shift their thinking from where they are to where they need to be. Many teachers will try to force a student to learn the way the teacher underst... (read more)
...In the Trenton Public School District of NJ, I taught 6th and 7th Grade Math. Under the Common Core Curriculum Standards, High School Level Algebra and Geometry concepts were incorporated into the Mathematics Curriculum. Thus, my students were required to solve 1st degree linear equations, and ... (read more)