I bring the work and your child focuses on learning
Most tutoring is a band-aid solution,
and does not fix the real problem.
Students who are struggling in math generally also struggle to bring home their work, understand what they need, or identify what they don’t understand. That’s too much to ask of a child who is already struggling.
Helping a child with tonight’s homework isn’t the same as teaching them mathematics. One gets them through the week. The other changes everything.
I have been teaching and tutoring middle school students for nearly 20 years. In that time I have developed something most educators don’t have — a complete understanding of exactly how middle school mathematics builds on itself from elementary through high school, where students get lost, and what it takes to bring them back.
Give me any math problem and I can tell you every mistake a child is likely to make before they even start — and I know how to fix every one of those missing skills.
Sessions
I work with students in Grades 5 through 10, online via Google Meet, in one-on-one sessions of one to two hours.
Every student — regardless of grade or where they are in the curriculum — starts at the Toxero beginning. The gaps causing problems today were created years earlier. We find them, we fill them, and we build from there.
I run a curated, individualized program built entirely from my own materials. No need to upload homework, buy extra cameras or argue with your child about what they are doing in class. Each session is informed by what the child is doing in school, but driven entirely by what they actually need. The learning moves quickly. In one hour a week, students typically cover the equivalent of a full month of Grade 6 classroom instruction, two weeks of Grade 7, and one week of Grade 8.
The Effect
Many of the students I tutor go on to pursue education and careers in science and mathematics. They fall in love with learning — and with being genuinely good at something.
But the real results go well beyond math class.
When a student who has struggled for years finally understands — it changes them. They realize the problem was never them. They weren’t failing mathematics. They were failed by the way it was taught.
Students start asking more questions in class. They start taking leadership roles and helping their friends with questions. They begin to recognize effective teaching when they see it. They develop a standard for their own learning that they carry into every subject. The confidence built in math becomes something larger.
The vast majority of my private clients over the years have been the children of educators — principals and teachers who recognize the limitations of the system and understand the importance of accessing what works. Expertise recognizes expertise.
What my Students Say
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