...A student may not understand why 0.3 is greater than 0.25, but they know why three dimes are worth more than two dimes and a nickel. Another is to present a simpler problem with the same concept, such as posing 1/3 + 1/4 to a student who answers 7/12 + 4/5 = 11/17. Yet another is to consider an extreme case. (read more)
...It took having to sit with the book and read through the chapter until I understood everything I read. This meant not only learning the process but the why behind it. Most placement exams tend to be over college algebra which happens to be the subject I have tutored the most. (read more)
...I find it valuable to understand mathematics as a whole, even as an elementary teacher. I have my Texas Teachers Certificate in Mathematics 4-8. I am also ESL certified and I have the Professional Pedagogy and Responsibility Certification. (read more)
5 Subjects: includingPrealgebra,Algebra 1,Elementary (K-6th),Elementary Math
...I have a Master's degree in chemistry from the University of Alabama and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from Lawrence University, WI. I have spent some time in industry working as a chemist at Chattem Chemical, Chattanooga and at the DuPont Experimental Station in Delaware as an Associate Inve... (read more)