...I really enjoy watching students grow in their powers of comprehension, which inevitably results in growth in confidence. I worked at a math tutoring organization for 9 years before I started tutoring independently 3 years ago. There, I specialized in working with students who were very far behind, students with behavioral issues, and students who were very far ahead. (read more)
I was born and raised in Memphis, TN and was the 2nd child of a family of seven. I graduated from Hillcrest High School in Memphis TN and then attended The University of TN, Knoxville where I majored in Business Education & Math Education. I have taught math in various schools and have been tutoring students in Math since 2014. (read more)
...Geometry was one of my favorite classes in high school, and the subject appears all over tests like the SAT and ACT. I enjoyed answering those questions on the tests, and I find it useful even today to have gotten a solid understanding of the concepts. I remember taking prealgebra in middle school and really enjoying the basics of algebra. (read more)
...As a former practicing engineer, I know the value of having my students understand mathematics. Students will need math long after I teach them, so I always make sure they see the value of mathematics, not just pass a test. While working as an engineer for NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center, I had the opportunity to see how Algebra is the foundation of all sciences. (read more)
...I have 7 years of tutoring and teaching experience at my university and job which I have found to be very rewarding. I have tutored groups of up to 30 students in math and science as well as individually. My experience includes subjects from basic algebra up to linear algebra, differential equations, and calculus. (read more)