About
I have been an elementary, junior high, and high school math teacher in Arizona for 26 years. I specialize in helping students who have traditionally struggled with math. I find where they first started having trouble, and then work to fill in their gaps and catch up to their expected grade level.
I love helping kids who "hate" math find out that it's nothing more than a puzzle that can be solved with knowledge they already use everyday.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
After talking about goals and issues that the student/parent feels are causing problems, I have students take a pre-test to determine what skills they do or do not have. Then we work to fill in the missing gaps that are causing them to struggle with current work.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Arizona teaching certificate for elementary, middle school, gifted and talented, and high school math.
I currently work at Westwood High School with incoming freshmen who have previously failed math classes. I take them all the way back to early elementary topics, and then build them back up through the grade levels until they are ready for Algebra 1.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
$30 per hour if I travel to you.
$20 per hour if you travel to me.
First session must be either at your home or a neutral location.
How did you get started teaching?
I've always known I wanted to be a teacher. When I was in elementary school, I "played school" with my sister (who is 7 years younger than I am) and ended up teaching her to read and write her letters, name, and basic words before she started Kindergarten. I also taught Sunday School when I was in high school, and then enrolled at college as an Education major. I graduated at 20 and started my first teaching job (6th graders in California) that August.
What types of students have you worked with?
Just about every type there is! I taught elementary students for 10 years (all subjects, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades), then moved to junior high for the next 10 years (science, Honors math, and computers), and am now working with high school students (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and "Remedial" math).
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a tutor in your area of expertise?
Find someone who listens to you. See if they talk to you, over you, or with you. You want the one who talks with you! You want someone who makes you "see" math -- not just memorize a bunch of steps because that's what you're supposed to do with that type of problem.