Four Steps to Word Problem Success (It's Not a Foreign Language)

I am a certified teacher, and I have been an educator for more than 30 years. As a private tutor I help students to understand that impossible math! Also I work with ESOL students to develop English language proficiency using subject area materials (science, social studies, literature, and more), and I've been a classroom teacher in private school at the middle school and high school level for over eight years. My BA is in Special Education and my MA is in ESOL. I can help your child to understand, including that thing that has been so impossible. 

My teaching philosophy is based in the notion that everyone can learn: we all learn in different ways, and so I try to present in as many different ways as possible. Another aspect of my teaching philosophy is in autonomous learning. It isn't enough just to be told what to do -- I think it is also important for students to learn how to figure things out for themselves, to dig deeper, to explore and experiment.

And with all that in mind, I think that questions are important, discussions and explanations are important, and I really want to help students to make sense of it all.