...Part of this process has been looking back in history to understand the context of knowledge which led to a given experiment/discovery. Context shows students that discovering and understanding advanced knowledge is within their grasp and is not just a magic process beyond their reach. Furtherm... (read more)
...I am highly skilled in writing, reading and phonics. I love to teach spelling and grammar, and know how to make it clear and easy. I write children's books, and have had poetry and articles published online. (read more)
...This is an area that many students have difficulty with. I carefully teach my students about the ratio of the diameter to the circumference (also known as "pi"), and then proceed to radii, arcs, tangents, chords, and the rest. Another area that can cause trouble in geometry is formal proofs. (read more)
...I bought and sold an engineering business with about 50 employees in Arizona and currently run an investment banking group in Phoenix that focuses on helping business owner sell their companies. I started teaching in high school (chess and math) and have continued working with students over the ... (read more)
...I was a peer tutor through middle and high school while maintaining an above 4.0 GPA, so I'm both familiar and experienced with tutoring specifically middle and high school level curriculum. I have extensive personal math experience as an engineering major, as well as a deep understanding of eff... (read more)