Award-Winning Algebra Tutors in Garland, TX

I worked as a computer programmer for 10 years before turning to math tutoring. I love teaching math and computer science to all ages. I see patience and creativity as being the highest attributes of my teaching style.... Every individual is unique in the way they learn. I believe that anything can be taught to anyone by a patient and creative teacher, which I hope to be.... Get to know something of my student's personality and interests. Find out what my student already knows about what I'm going to teach. Find ways to adjust my teaching style to who they are.

...involves helping liberal arts students experience math and science in a way that makes sense to them. In high school, I struggled with math and science classes and believed that I would never be good at them. After a break of several years, I'm currently in the middle of an undergraduate in Applied Mathematics. I was fortunate enough to have a paradigm shift in the way I perceived myself and the world around me and...

...of the liberal arts honors programs offered at UT. Throughout college, I had internships and jobs both on and off-campus, and I was an undergraduate researcher in the department of neuroscience at my university. Among these experiences, working as a writing consultant at our undergraduate writing center was especially memorable for me. It was a joy to help students from various academic backgrounds cultivate the writing skills they needed in order to flourish in undergraduate...

...at Duke University with a Masters in management Studies. My education background is extremely diverse and promotes strong critical thinking and problem solving skills in various contexts. I began tutoring while a student at Princeton University. There, I tutored underclassmen while on campus as well as high school and middle school students from my hometown. I thoroughly enjoy tutoring individuals of all ages. At Princeton, I took two math courses, four Spanish courses, and a...

...believe in giving back to the community and helping kids and young people to build and get clear ideas about their careers.I love and enjoy tutoring, especially math and computer science subjects. I have been a tutor and mentor for a lot of kids for about 4 years, and I feel proud when I see them achieve their goal. I strongly believe one should have a solid fundamentals of the basic stuff to be more...

...I was accepted as a corps member into Teach For America and was assigned to teach in Houston, TX. I decided to join the corps to obtain the much needed experience in education before directing my efforts to a doctoral graduate study program in School Psychology (which requires pedagogical and psychological foundations). I am a certified teacher in Mathematics grades 4-8 and in Generalist grades EC-6. I taught sixth and fifth grade mathematics during my...

...University of Dallas, where I am studying for a math/science degree. I tutor for all middle and high school math, as well as for standardized tests like the ACT and SAT. I am very patient, and I enjoy working with students. When I tutor a student, I try to discover the root of the problem, usually a misunderstood or inadequately explained concept. Once I find the problem area, I can explain it as clearly and...

...fall, I will be attending the UT Southwestern Medical School and am very excited about it. For the last 3 years at UTD, I have worked under the Student Success Center as a Peer Led Team Learning (PLTL) Leader for General Chemistry I & II. As a PLTL Leader, my main focus is not to teach the material, but guide the students into figuring out and understanding the material through discussion with their peers. Through...

...support and encouragement to students (and parents) in the areas of study skills and time management. I have a B.A. in English from SMU where I graduated with Honors, and completed over 45 hours of natural sciences in the pre-medical program. I have worked closely with learning specialists and others to enhance my educational strategies and techniques, as well as my time management and organizational skills. I am skilled at evaluating student's needs as well...

I have an extensive background in mathematics instruction as I am a certified teacher for over 18 years in tthe state of Texas. I have taught high school math from algebra 1 up to and including AP Calculus AB. I have tutored students in grade school math through GRE PREP.... In working with my students, my philosophy is to meet the students where they are, and advance them in incremental steps where they can be advancing and successful. Some refer to this as the "zone of proximal" development.