Hello everyone!

My name is Jay Grasso and I love helping kids succeed in Math! I have 15 years of experience as a certified Middle and High School Math Teacher in Massachusetts and remotely. Two years ago, my wife and I moved to Hawaii and last year I taught as a Math Intervention teacher for Catapult Learning at a school in Honolulu. 

My favorite story is how I was able to help a junior in High School who had failed Algebra 2 Honors Math in the third quarter. It turns out he did not like his teacher and had given up. I was able to empathize with him and help him to focus on what he could control: his own behavior and doing well in Math. It was very rewarding for me to see him turn things around and get a B in the final quarter!

I also helped him  to prepare for the SAT Math test he took once school ended. I gave him questions to try that were from previous SAT tests. This helped him review areas he had forgotten and build his confidence for the test. I hope to pass on to other students the insights that I've gained from going through several Math SAT questions. 

I really believe that students need to unlearn worrying and stressing over Math and then apply themselves to fixing their weak areas. But some Math Teachers are not able to help a student reverse course. I help students with this by getting them to have some fun while learning Math.