I have been tutoring since I was in high school in the 1960s. I tutored throughout college. In my 35 years of public and private school teaching, I worked individually with my students before, during and after school. (read more)
...I have always loved math and am fulfilled by sharing that love with others. I have gotten a lot of feedback from my students and their parents, that they like my teaching style. I am a proponent of teaching the ‘why’ as opposed to rote memorization. (read more)
...So we are a small group used to dealing with colleagues and customers who may not understand the field. This has taught me the importance of breaking down the topic and simplifying it enough for someone who is unfamiliar. This can be carried over to tutoring, especially in the math and science subjects. (read more)
...Once they were finished, I enjoyed having them guide me step by step on how they completed a problem and "teach me back" the lesson I taught them. This can then show me what the student did or did not understand. We then usually ended with a fun math game that went over the lesson I taught. (read more)
...I do an excellent job of balancing a laid-back easy-going attitude - that allows for true learning and vulnerability - with a goal-oriented approach that produces consistent and fast results through tangible milestones and deliverables. I've always found the best results come from the student fe... (read more)
26 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Physics,Calculus,SAT Math