Matthew M.
- Ramona, CA 92065 ( 36.1 mi )
- Geometry Tutor
- Male
- Member Since: 05/2010
- Will travel up to 15 miles
- Rates from $45.00 to $51.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Trigonometry, Statistics, Pre-Calculus, Pre-Algebra, Logic, Calculus II, Calculus I, Algebra II, Algebra I
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When I was in high school I tutored other students in science and math. In college I majored in psychology (BA University of Missouri), and then statistics (MA University of Missouri, PhD Carnegie Mellon University). I taught and tutored all levels of undergraduate statistics, with emphasis on behavioral science majors. In my classes and tutoring I met students (and classmates) from diverse parts of the world.
Learning requires practice, so I emphasize practice to mastery, following Kumon. In tutoring, it is usually the case that the students can learn most of the subject without a tutor, but that each student who has difficulty has a difficulty not shared by most other students, hence not covered in class or homework. For tutoring, I learn what the students can already do well, what they can do with difficulty, and what they can't do yet, and I learn what is limiting their ne ... read more
