For the past 10 years I have specialized in teaching math to elementary age students.  I have learned that many students get overwhelmed when looking at a word problem and immediately they begin to shut down and tune out the information.  I have found that when teaching students to take word problems one step at a time and to analyze the information in the word problem, that they can solve them easily.  

I also know that many students learn differently and it has been a passion of mine to show students that there is no "one" solution to a problem.  I teach kiddos that there are many ways to solve a problem and they should use what works for them.  

My passion is teaching kiddos that math does not have to be overwhelming, but that we can find a way to embrace and love the challenge that math brings to our daily life.