Let's make connections!

Math can be really tough

Do you find yourself or your student having a hard time with: 

• Understanding how things are connected

• Knowing when to use what you've learned

• Remembering procedures, rules, and formulas

• Forgetting what you're doing in the middle of a problem

• Little mistakes like negative signs

Are you or your student intimidated by:

• Fractions

• Word Problems

• Factoring

• Graphing

• Square Roots

You can probably relate to at least some of these - you are not alone! 

Math is tough for everyone, even the ones who enjoy it, like me- I promise.

...but so are you!

I believe you are just as tough as math, and we can figure out a way for you to connect the dots and make sense out of it. 

What I can do for you

I can help your student really understand what they are doing in class and why, and see how capable they are. 

I will

• work with them through problems

• walk them through concepts

• challenge them to keep going when they want to give up

• try different ways of looking at a concept until we find the one that clicks for them

• fill in the gaps they may have from previous years of math

(So many kids have skills or strategies they missed or didn't quite master when they were taught, and then it comes up again years later and they are lost and confused. This is especially common since COVID, and most times they just need some help and practice to nail it down.)

My students learn to

• ask themselves questions and look for clues (so they can solve problems when I'm not there)

• squeeze the juice out of their mistakes

• fight through problems

• set goals for themselves

These practices are crucial to developing a growth mindset and over time build up confidence, skill, and grit. The benefits reach far beyond mathematics and the classroom!