...It always is awkward at first like riding a bike but once you learn it, you'll have familiarity and confidence to solve problems and not just the ones in books!I've taught Algebra 1 for 5 years. Additionally there wasn't a day in my undergrad as an engineer where I didn't use it. In fact there isn't a day that goes by where I don't use it. (read more)
...I had many ideas come and go, but my work-study experience tutoring at New River Community College before I went to Virginia Tech stuck with me. There was nothing more satisfying than to break down a problem and see something that a student had a hard time with become simple. Not long after gra... (read more)
...Just buying a tablet of square ruled paper to draw on can be an enormous help. My experience in land surveying, the original purpose of geometry, can be helpful in being able to give concrete explanations and examples, to show how to set up and solve problems. I have over ten years' experience teaching German at the high school and college level. (read more)