MathCoach

I make the student feel at ease by saying that I can help them succeed and that I have a way to make it easy for them to understand the material, no matter how difficult it may seem to them.

I have 38 years of teaching experience in the Los Angeles area as a high school math/physics/chemistry teacher, including 8 years as a math coach, which means I guided and coached math teachers on how to teach math to high school students. I worked at many high schools including Mira Costa, Bishop Montgomery, Redondo Union,  Elizabeth Learning Center, and King Drew Medical Magnet.

I charge according to the length of the session the client wants. I try to keep it one session a week, unless more is needed.

I was educated in Melbourne, Australia and got my Bachelor of Science degree with a major in physics. I went on to get a Diploma in Education with emphasis on teaching math and physics and taught in a private high school in my first year of teaching. I then came to Los Angeles in 1981 and got offered a job as a physics math teacher at a private high school in Bellflower. I moved on to other high schools teaching math, physics and chemistry.

I have worked with many students with many levels ranging from grade 9 through grade 12, and with different ethnicities and different socioeconomic backgrounds. I believe every student can succeed in math.

I was in charge of setting up an after school tutoring program for all subjects and levels at Elizabeth Learning Center. I had both teachers and students attending and a lot of students were successful in passing their classes with excellent grades. 

My advice is to make sure the tutor has a lot of experience in teaching their subject and with many different levels of students. They must be patient and have many ways of presenting the material.

Questions such as what part of the lesson or unit the student did not understand, and what can the teacher do to help and guide the student through the misunderstandings.