Hello! My name is Ben B and I've taught high school math since 2002. I have a Bachelor's degree in math and a Master's degree in education. (read more)
...Time is flexible. I will schedule the sessions mostly for student's convenient. I won't charge the scheduled sessions if the student will not able to come for some unavoidable reason.I have six years of experience helping students to achieve their goals in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 and Algebra 2. (read more)
...I have worked in the Computer Software field for more than 30 years. I have participated in recreational sports and have coached youth baseball, basketball, and soccer. I enjoy music and have been active volunteer with the youth music programs in Los Gatos. (read more)
...This includes allocating time for both introducing new concepts and facilitating thorough review sessions with an open forum for questions. Moreover, I emphasize application-based learning to demonstrate the real-world relevance of mathematical concepts. By steering away from mundane textbook problems, I can guarantee you will leave my sessions with a new found confidence. (read more)
...Through this, I found that helping others work through their frustrations was incredibly rewarding, and this has pushed me towards teaching and tutoring. In high school, I mostly did well, testing 34 on the ACT and 2280 on the SAT, as well as mostly taking AP classes. However, I found out that in college, what I was doing in high school would not suffice. (read more)