Award-Winning Middle School Math Tutors in Omaha, NE

...for you, and why, will make mastering material painless and even fun. Outside of science, I enjoy running, traveling, and volunteering. I have had a chance to hike the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal, and have reached the summit of Mt. Elbert, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains. While there, I completed a course in mountain medicine. I've also bungy jumped on three continents and have plans to do the remaining three (does Antarctica even...

...to provide the student with a comfortable learning atmosphere, where we can figure out how much the student knows and most importantly, where there are gaps in the student’s knowledge base. Once we accomplish this, it’s a simple matter of figuring out the best teaching method and angle to help the student fill in those gaps. Further, I firmly believe in helping my students develop into independent learners, equipping them with the proper learning skills...

...array of subjects. My favorite subject to tutor is Math. I also enjoy helping students with test studying, test prep skills, and career building. I have experience teaching elementary and middle school students. I have tutored high school students as well as college students. I choose to tutor because I appreciate all that my education has given me . I was also given help while in high school. I love seeing the lightbulb when a...

...of subject content and strive to include real-world examples so that my students understand the bigger picture of what we are studying. Beyond my interests in education, I am an avid sports fan with my favorite sports being football, basketball, lacrosse and golf. After playing lacrosse at Washington and Lee, I continue to play in competitive leagues for lacrosse and a number of other sports (e.g., flag football, hockey, kickball, squash) - essentially trying to...

...different jobs! Directly after graduating, I served as a Youth Developement Peace Corps Volunteer in Peru. For two years I lived with a host family in the Andes Mountains and developed sustainable programs in preventative healthcare and education! After Peace Corps I helped launch a technology startup in New York City that partnered with taxi drivers. I absolutely love tutoring and sharing my passion for a variety of subjects including math, history, economics and Spanish! I...

...While at Wharton, I was invited to be a teaching assistant for a core marketing course. Before business school, I mentored high school juniors and seniors through Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO). After Wharton, I co-chaired the Junior Board of the East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) for 4 years. I continue to serve on the Junior Board at EHTP, and I also mentor first generation college students through MLT's Ascend program. Last summer, a friend...

My tutoring experience ranges from teaching a mid-20s Bloomberg employee how to program in Python to helping fellow MIT computer science undergraduates understand the more thorny minutiae of digital system design. I spend most of my free time programming, reading about transportation and politics, and playing softball most summer weekends.

...students. Currently, I tutor all levels of elementary and middle school math as well as Algebra II and Geometry. I am also currently serving as a pre-college mentor for a few family members, helping them navigate the college selection , application, and financial aid processes. I am a huge math nerd! I absolutely love tutoring math. I love solving math equations myself. I know it sounds weird, but I really love all math topics. Math...

...a family of teachers, so I have plenty of resources. I previously tutored students for the ACT and SAT for another company. Nearly all my students showed improvement, some of them very significant improvement. I personally have always done exceptionally well on standardized tests. I practiced law for fourteen years. I have excellent verbal and writing skills. I also read quite a lot, so I have educated myself on any number of subjects.... Be patient. Make things interesting. Aim high. Students can often achieve more than they think.

...printed on the back, first by me, and then, by imitation, by them. I stress the quality of each of these seemingly obvious steps, because the effectiveness of my method depends upon all of them working together. I insist on a minimum of three problems reviewed in one session and focus on the student adopting the method of short, very frequent review of the material, throughout the day. This technique works! Ambitious students will use...