Yes. Varsity Tutors connects you with tutors experienced across the different curricula used in Nashville's five school districts, whether that's traditional textbooks, integrated approaches, or other frameworks. Your tutor will review your student's specific coursework and materials to ensure instruction aligns with what's being taught in class, making it easier for your student to apply new strategies and confidence directly to their schoolwork.

Word problems require students to translate real-world scenarios into mathematical language—a skill that builds with guided practice and strategy. Expert tutors help students break down complex problems into manageable steps, identify what information matters, and choose the right approach. Through personalized instruction, your student will develop problem-solving strategies and the confidence to tackle unfamiliar problem types, rather than just memorizing solutions.

Math anxiety often stems from feeling lost or rushed—tutoring creates a low-pressure space where your student can ask questions, make mistakes, and learn from them without judgment. Expert tutors work at your student's pace, celebrate small wins, and help them see patterns and connections they might have missed in a larger classroom. As your student experiences success with personalized support, confidence naturally grows, and anxiety diminishes.

Showing work isn't just for grades—it's how mathematicians communicate thinking and catch their own errors. Expert tutors teach students to organize their steps clearly, explain their reasoning, and develop habits that make problem-solving transparent and verifiable. This approach also helps students transition from purely procedural thinking to deeper conceptual understanding, which is especially valuable as math becomes more abstract in algebra, geometry, and beyond.

Your tutor will spend the first session getting to know your student—their current math level, specific challenges (whether that's graphing, equations, proofs, or test prep), and learning preferences. They'll ask diagnostic questions to understand where gaps might exist and what's working well. By the end of the session, you'll have a clear picture of the personalized plan moving forward and what to expect in future sessions.

Many students learn math as isolated procedures, but expert tutors help them see how concepts connect—how algebra builds on arithmetic, how graphing relates to equations, how geometric proofs follow logical patterns. By highlighting these relationships through targeted examples and guided exploration, tutors help students develop flexible thinking and deeper understanding, which makes learning new material faster and more intuitive.

Simply tell Varsity Tutors about your student's math level, specific challenges, and availability. We'll match you with an expert tutor who fits your needs and schedule. You can start with a single session to see if it's a good fit, or commit to ongoing support—the choice is yours. Most students and parents see the benefit of consistent tutoring, especially when tackling challenging topics or preparing for important assessments.