David S.
- Saint Louis, MO 63146 ( 27.6 mi )
- Expert Math Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 10/2012
- Will travel up to 30 miles
- Rates from $20.00 to $50.00 /hr
- I am a Certified Teacher
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In-Home
In-Group
- Also Tutors: Pre-Algebra, Algebra I
My comments on tutoring Math : I have a strong background in mathematics and have successfully tutored students need assistance in math from grades K - 12. I make math interesting, relevant, and most of all, fun. By utilizing games, puzzles, and more traditional methods, I help my students succeed and overcome their math anxieties. I also include banking and consumer math skills since most students do not get any instruction on this vital math life skill! I do not tutor the following; Pre Calculus, Calculus, Trig., statistics, and other high level math concepts at this time.
I am a retired elementary school teacher and taught for over 15 years in the St. Louis area public/private schools. I taught mainly in grades K-5, but do have Kindergarten and Preschool experience as well. I also have taught in the St. Louis Community College system as a substitute professor and also an instructor in the reading/writing lab. I tutored college students and began tutoring on my own while employed here.
I am also a certified national trainer/educational consultant that trains teachers on how to effectively manage their classrooms to eliminate low level behavior issues. I give these full day in service training sessions in the schools upon request. I also present at educational conferences and break out sessions on this topic.
I have been tutoring for almost 10 years now, mainly elementary school and middle school students, but recently have been teaching adults al ... read more