...Spent many years teaching calculus series at university. In my opinion, Pre-Calculus is the most difficult math class offered at the high school level. The trigonometry portion presents many new and difficult concepts, but the algebra portion takes everything from Algebra II deeper making everything very complex and solving problems you don't really see any reason to solve. (read more)
...I am responsible for the creation of the Wittry programming contest held each March for high school students mostly in the Southern California area. I have been chosen as the recipient for several awards including the 2019 Stanford Terman Award by an award winning graduate as the influential sec... (read more)
...I eventually returned to school to get my Master's degree in Mathematics at Cal State Long Beach. I am in my 23rd year of teaching math in high school and have taught almost every math subject offered at my school, including AP Calculus AB and BC. I am also in my 6th year as an adjunct professor and have taught college algebra, trigonometry, pre-calculus, and calculus 1. (read more)
...Many of my students have gone on to schools like Cal Tech and MIT because of their strong foundations in math. I have always found math to be an incredible topic. It is still a major passion of mine. (read more)
...Over the last few years, I have graded over 2,500 essays in the largest essay contest in the world. During my undergraduate years, I took extracurricular courses in writing and communication taught by professional writers and PhDs. I have 150 hours of experience teaching English (reading, writing, and speaking) to K-Adult students. (read more)