"One of my favorite things to do is to help students get that "Ah, ha!" moment. My first tutoring job helped me decide to pursue teaching as my career. I believe that everyone can learn and it is my job, as a teacher, to find the way the student learns best. The methods that work for one student may not work for another student. The challenge of finding what works for each of my students is what makes this job so fun...that, and working with people.

My degree is in secondary mathematics teaching and I am qualified to teach any math for middle school, junior high, and high school students. I think trigonometry and calculus are particularly fun! As part of my previous tutoring job at Weber State University, I am a CRLA certified tutor. The primary emphasis of this certification is tutoring using questions.

I believe that it is my job to take what the student already knows and ask questions to help the student better understand the material. It is not my job to teach, or re-teach, the student my way of doing things. That can potentially make things worse. I have been a very successful tutor at WSU, having had several students request me for subsequent semesters of tutoring. I consider that to be very flattering and a testament to my skill at teaching.

I have very high standards for myself and for my students. This does not mean that I expect perfection, it means that I expect students to try and to do their best. No one is perfect, especially when first learning something. I expect my students to come prepared with questions, and my students can expect me to be prepared to answer them.

I am pretty flexible when it comes to scheduling, and I require at least two hours of notice if a session will need to be canceled. I would be happy to reschedule a makeup session at the student's request.

I am really excited to begin working with students again. I look forward to hearing from you and to begin our fun journey toward success!" less...