I have been a high school math teacher for 20 years, teaching everything from Algebra 1 all the way to AP Calculus. I have worked with every type of student - from those that have struggled with math their entire lives to those for whom math is easy and need to be constantly challenged. I love com... (read more)
...Since graduating, I've taught algebra and grammar in summer school; taught Latin and AP Computer Science (in Java) as a full-time high school teacher; and also done one-on-one tutoring (mostly in Latin, algebra, and world history) with students ranging from the 7th to 12th grade. My interest in ... (read more)
...I started pretty young and still remember what it's like to be a student and struggle in math classes. I have taught just about every mathematics course imaginable during my career and can certainly tutor for each of those. I have also taught and tutored a large number of test prep courses (e.g., SAT or LSAT analytical reasoning) over the last few years. (read more)
...I think the best thing any teacher could hope for is to inspire a student enough for him to go beyond the lesson plan. This method proved especially effective for me; earning me a 3.646/4.0 GPA as an undergraduate and a 3.495/4.0 GPA as a masters student at the Colorado School of Mines. My prev... (read more)