Personal Math Tutor
Self-Employed
Santa Barbara, California, United States
Through my connections at the farmer's market, I was gifted an opportunity to tutor the daughter of a close friend of mine in mathematics. She was struggling in her differential calculus class, and needed extra help to solidify her understanding. We met 2-3 times a week, and by the end of the semester, her grade went from a D+ to an B+. By the end of the year, she graduated her math class with an A-. The word got around, and I began tutoring her friends and classmates. The results were unanimous; all of my tutees showed significant improvements in their understanding of calculus at a fundamental level. My method was as follows: 1st visit of the week - Go over the material they learned that day, tackle the homework together, and see what topics they struggle with the most. Find similar examples in the textbook that will solidify said topics, and work through them step by step2nd & 3rd visit of the week - Give them anywhere from 3-10 problems that I personally assigned, based on the level of confidence they portrayed during the previous session. These would be problems for them to work on alone. After completion, we'd work through the ones they got wrong (or failed to finish) together, addressing any questions and gaps in understanding. Then, we'd proceed to the material they learned in class that day, and worked through the homework together. Once again, we'd work through textbook examples that would reinforce any areas they found particularly difficult during the homework.