...I love mathematics, but I teach primarily not because I love mathematics, but because I love sharing the remarkable and unique experience of overcoming challenge and building self-confidence with others! My educational experience (in and out of the academic realm) has profoundly altered the wa... (read more)
...Instead, I teach them to think through the problems one step at a time, beginning with what they already know. If it’s discovered that they don’t know rudimentary and prerequisite concepts, those concepts are probed further until adequate-to-complete understanding is achieved. It’s also important for students to embrace mistakes. (read more)
...I worked with most of the children individually. Of the seven, six made very substantial gains from pre-test to post-test and attained grade-level skills or slightly better. I used the assigned curriculum which I supplemented with games, books and activities. (read more)