...But researchers say think again. The things we think typically matter to make an effective teacher- how many years experience, how many degrees, whether you have a degree in this or that-don't seem to matter much at all. What really matters is what teachers do with children in the classroom or within a tutoring environment. (read more)
...It took me two months to refresh my memory. I could remember solving a system of linear equations by elimination but could not remember solving a system of linear equations by substitution. I could remember the slope intercept method of expressing and equation but not the point slope form. (read more)
...I am a near-perfect scorer on the Math section on the SAT. I have received a score of 5 on the AP Calculus AB exam. I have yet to fail or receive lower than an "A" on any school-given math class. (read more)
...Currently, I am a STEM professor (adjunct) at Reading Area Community College. To me, math is history, art, poetry, nature, and the search for a divine fingerprint. But frequently it presents itself as frustrating confusing problems that make your head spin. (read more)
I am currently employed by the Blue Mountain School District, Orwigsburg, PA, as a per diem substitute teacher. I have served as a substitute in many different disciplines. I have taught in grades 1-4 while at the school and have also been afforded to work as Special Education teacher on many different occasions in grades 1 and 3. (read more)