...I try to make sure that students understand that they are learning math for a reason and that it will be helpful to them in the future. I realize that many students believe that math is useless and not necessary, so I aim to help them change this belief. For my prior work tutoring experience, I... (read more)
...I have a copy of the introductory texts for nearly every major curriculum -- e.g. Ecce Romani, Latin for the New Milennium, The Oxford Latin Course, etc. But English writing is my true area of expertise. (read more)
...I welcome the opportunity to broaden the diversity in this field. After completing a Master's degree in economics, I taught both math and economics at community college and university. While teaching Algebra 1, I excelled at helping students who had always struggled with math gain confidence and begin to enjoy the class. (read more)
...Because I currently work in a K-6 environment, I am very familiar with the K-3 standards which I teach. If I need additional resources or assistance helping a student with upper elementary concepts, I have access to colleagues who would be more than willing to provide support. When I taught 4-6... (read more)
14 Subjects: includingElementary (K-6th),Dyslexia,Common Core,Elementary Math
...Geology is my passion but I also adore finding ways to snake science part of everyday life. A recent example: one of my children wanted to make rainbow lemonade but couldn’t understand why her brother said it would turn brown when she tried to layer the colors. We went to the kitchen and pulled out ten different liquids. (read more)