Positivity Math

I'll start a session or correspondence with attempts to know what the students material is and what the student needs from me. With those two nailed down, I like to start off with seeing what concepts the student knows best, and which ones they need the most work on. If general practice is needed for an upcoming test, I'd like to come up with practice problems for students to perform and see how basic concepts apply to simplified problems. We can then work up to more complex problems that deal with multiple concepts at once. 

I have tutored coworkers in algebra and trigonometry. I love working on math problems every so often at home to just keep my mind sharp. Sudoku and other mental math games are fun, and I also enjoy reading about the concepts of math applying to all walks of life: biology, game theory, music, architecture, beauty. 

I charge $20/session for the first session and then $25/session after that; each session should probably last 45min - 60min based on what we are trying to achieve. ($30/90min or up to $40/90min if I need to do extra prepwork)

When my younger neighbors needed help with math, I helped them out and enjoyed doing it so much I offered it to other friends.

I've worked with Elementary, Middle, and High schoolers. I've also tutored my friends in Precalculus at the College level as well as some Calculus.

You should feel comfortable telling your instructor that it's not making sense, and you need a new approach to see it differently. I think students should let the instructor know it's working or it's not working, because ultimately I am not putting importance on how *I'm* seeing it, but how *you* need to see it to understand it.

Do you know your problem areas? Are there specific things you wish you could understand more? Take note of what you are good at and do well, and what you would like to improve, and optionally what areas you do not really want to focus on.