209 Kalamazoo County Algebra 1 Tutors

I have a Master of Science in Chemistry and a Master of Arts in Teaching and for the past 17 years, I have been a stay-at-home mom with my two girls and have worked as a substitute teacher in the Kalamazoo and Portage area. Before my daughters were born, I taught chemistry at Miami University on their Middletown campus. With this experience I can... read more

...I feel comfortable teaching subject matters such as physics and earth science, but I also can teach grammar and writing. Typically when I teach and tutor, I strive to instill independence in the students that I am working with. There is an old saying, "If you give a student the answers he needs, he'll learn and thrive for a day. If you guide a student... read more

...I believe with the right materials, environment, self-motivation and the right tutor every student has a potential for success. Every student has his/her own study method. Once you identify the style that works for you, and with improved test taking skills then you are sure of better performance. I delight in helping students master the relevant... read more

...Often times, to make sure a certain concept is grasped, I will make up my own problem on the spot and test the student's understanding. If it is a multiple choice problem, I will ask the student which answer they think it is, and then without saying whether they are right or wrong, ask them to explain their reasoning to me. I have tutored quite... read more

...I have served on the State of Michigan Mathematics High School Content Expectations committee and I was part of the writing team for the State of Michigan Content Expectations. During the past 6 summers, I have been asked by the state of Michigan to write MEAP questions for middle school, and for the past 12 years, I have served on the Content Review... read more