...My personal story: I attended Wake Forest University on a merit scholarship and brought in $50,000.00 in additional scholarships. After college, I served as a teacher for Teach for America, teaching 9th grade Common Core Math I. Upon completing my tenure, I left the classroom to pursue a career in law at the University of Miami School of Law in Miami, Florida. (read more)
6 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Algebra 1,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Secondary Mathematics (minored in Spanish) from Clarion University of Pennsylvania (2004). I went on to earn a Master's Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Gannon University of Pennsylvania (2007). I earned my AP Calculus AB certification in 2008 (taught AP ... (read more)
...I also have an ADD son and stepson as well as a 19 year old daughter (diseased)with leukodystrophy, CP, cortical blindness, developmental delay, epilepsy, and kidney disease. I know more about these conditions than many doctors since I researched nutrition, medications, treatments, and alternative medicine for each. My daughter lived 18 years longer than expected. (read more)
...I seem to have found a niche as a calculus and statistics tutor, mainly at the college level. But I have recently helped a student improve his math scores on the ISEE and tutored AP Calculus, Pre-Calculus, and Statistics students. My approach is to simply be willing to go to any length to help ... (read more)
...I believe it is important to help students make the connection between what they already know and the new concepts they seek to master. I enjoy helping students recognize the usefulness of mathematics and how it applies to daily life. I have taught math ranging from introductory algebra to calculus at the community college level. (read more)