Troy

About Me

I have ten years of 1-on-1 tutoring experience helping students from second grade through adult age. In my sessions, I've tutored a variety of math topics ranging from elementary school math to calculus. A main goal in my math sessions is providing the students the opportunity to understand their work as thoroughly as possible.

Tutoring Style

I focus on individual styles of teaching. Everyone has a unique way of understanding material, and I enjoy helping students find that way- as well as learning new ways of understanding content myself! Through my individualized teaching, I make sure we focus on examples related to the topic as well as foundational material. My goal is to make sure a student demonstrates mastery of a subject.

Success Story

An Algebra 2 student I tutored came in feeling that she understood the class material pretty well, but her test scores were lower than she expected.

We determined that one key reason for this was that she was finishing the tests quickly and not checking her work for errors. So, we discussed the importance of taking her time and double checking her work (the latter of which is especially important in a subject with a lot of numbers and steps)! When working on current material, we also determined that there were a few prerequisite topics the student wasn’t sure about- so we spent the time reviewing those topics as well.

There was a notable improvement quickly: The D’s on tests became B’s and A’s, and the student found she understood the material better than ever!