...I emphasize deep understanding and problem-solving skills and try to make the material intuitive to students. My experience clearly indicates that confidence is essential, so I work carefully to help my students become more confident in their abilities. I have taught algebra 2 many times-- at the standard and the honors level. (read more)
...I also enhance learning and test performance by understanding just where students are often weak, and making sure they have solid skills in the many Geometry topics such as Parallel Lines & Angles, Transformations, Right Triangles and Trigonometry, Circles, Sectors, Tangents, etc. I have a deep ... (read more)
...Through my teaching and tutoring I have learned many ways to explain a problem and can find the best way to explain a concept to a student. Computer Science used to be a hobby but through happenstance I ended up starting to teach Computer Science and I love it! Computer Science can be tricky to master as it does involve a lot trial and error and being left to explore, which can be scary. (read more)
...I have been coaching soccer since the fall of 1993, including 9 years as the head coach of the varsity girls soccer program at Somerville high school, and 16 years of coaching at Boston Soccer Academy/Boston Lightning summer camps. I was granted New York state certification in teaching secondary... (read more)