I have been an elementary school teacher and private tutor for nearly 18 years. I enjoy working with children, either one on one or in small groups. Private tutoring can focus on a student's individual talents and challenges. It is essential to pinpoint and clear up any confusion or barriers that are blocking a student's comprehension in any particular area of study. Once this is addressed, he or she will improve and move forward with greater success. I love working with kids. I love seeing their faces brighten, when they really "get it", and are excited about learning. I also feel tremendous satisfaction, when I can help a student over...

As a Middle School Math and Science Teacher in the State of Illinois, I dedicated my life to instructing mathematical skills to students at a point in life when it matters most. Starting with 4th grade, children already have the foundation of arithmetic and the next step is to prepare them for pre-algebra, algebra, and so on. My role as a Math teacher is to take them onto this journey, sprinkled with theorems, graphs and equations, systems and matrices, powers and radicals, rates and units, and everything else Math produces, at exponential levels! Besides teaching in the United States, I previously studied Mechanical Engineering abroad....