Hi, I’m Kurt. I am recently retired from Seattle Public Schools, where I have 12 years experience teaching high school and middle school math (Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra 2) and science (Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry and Biology). Prior to teaching, I was an Aerospace/Electri... (read more)
...I have been formally trained in math through multi-variable calculus. I have been teaching pre-algebra for more than five years. I have helped many middle school and high school student learn pre-algebra for the first time or revisit it to aid in upper level classes or ACT/SAT prep. (read more)
...I have worked with the following software and programming languages
*Eclipse, IntelliJ, BlueJay, Notepad++, jGrasp, VScode
*Virtual Machines
*Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Project)
*Java
*C, C++
*javascript
*Operating Systems: Windows, OS X, Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, ... (read more)
...I enjoy working with students to improve their writing in a variety of contexts – from literary analyses to history research papers to college application essays. Please contact me with any questions or to schedule a session. I offer free consultations (online or phone) with prospective students and their parents.I earned a JD from New York University in 1990. (read more)
...Word won't do everything for us. With the SAT math historically more difficult, it's easy to write off the ACT Math as its more benign cousin, when in reality, it's just a different set of questions. I have a whole range of ACT Math practice questions that focus the student on the ACT approach and help them get the best math score they can. (read more)