...I take each student seriously, personalizing my teaching method to each’s learning style and treat their success as my own. It’s gratifying to see students improve results-wise but more so in their confidence and enjoyment of a subject. I have been tutoring math for 4 years. (read more)
...The SI model has been shown to improve student understanding and retention in courses traditionally considered ‘difficult’; in my sessions, I implement the techniques I learned as an SI leader. This includes creating lesson plans according to cognition based educational models, identifying stude... (read more)
...I'm Rich. I've been a professor of mathematics for over 30 years at the college level. I just recently retired, but I am continuing my work in education by tutoring math. (read more)
...It often takes time and patience to learn something new. Topics build on each other, especially in mathematics. Understanding calculus depends on understanding algebra, which depends on understanding fractions and arithmetic. (read more)
...My tutoring sessions focus on helping the student understand the "why" -- "why is equation X appropriate and not equation Y?". From my own experience, this approach allows students to fully understand the course material and apply it in a variety of settings, from academia to careers and interns... (read more)