Math Instructor of all levels and abilities

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My name is Robert L. I have been in the field of education for over 10 years. I first started out as a substitute teacher in York County. My first full time job was as a seventh grade teacher at Sanford Junior High School. After my first child was born, I decided to work nights at Sanford Community Adult Education and also part time in the field of special education for Sanford Schools. A couple years later I took a position as an adjunct instructor with Southern Maine Community College. I also now teach at York County Community College. I love working with both kids and adults. The main way I try to help students succeed is by working neatly and checking all the work by using opposite operations for basic math and substitution for equations. I try to make sure students know that if they can verify that an answer is correct they can build confidence. I hope to help you out in the same way. Thank You!

Robert's Subjects

Math:	algebra 1, algebra 2, geometry, prealgebra, SAT math
Test Preparation:	SAT math
Elementary Education:	elementary math
Homeschool:	algebra 1, algebra 2, geometry, prealgebra, SAT math

Algebra 1

Once a strong foundation in Prealgebra is achieved, a student is ready to tackle the challenges of the algebraic language. The main concepts that a student must work hard on for success in Algebra I are expressions, solving and checking all forms of equations, learning all aspects of the Cartesian Coordinate System, and rules of exponents. A strong emphasis is put upon checking your work, working neatly and organized, achieving mental math skills, and other study skills and aspects of becoming... Read More

Algebra 2

Proficiency in Algebra I requires a student to be able to simplify basic expressions, solve basic equations, graph basic linear equations, and factor basic polynomials.

In Algebra II, a student should be able to solve all first and second order equations, graph second order equations, perform operations with logs of all bases, and solve word problems involving these concepts.

The student understands the importance of working neat, justifying their results, and explaining... Read More

Geometry

I believe to have success with geometry it is important to understand it both on its own and as it directly and indirectly relates to algebra. I think the important thing to remember with geometrical problems is to approach them with the classic 4 to 5 step problem-solving method. For example:

1. draw a picture if possible and label known and unknown dimensions

2. recall and write down the correct formula to use

3. set up and solve the equation using the correct... Read More

Prealgebra

I believe a student must work hard on his times tables in order to prepare for success in Prealgebra. In Prealgebra, a student must first work hard to develop a strong foundation with the four basic operations. Once this is done, the main concepts that need to be worked on to prepare for success in Algebra I are fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, and signed numbers. Finally, a student is definitely ready for Algebra I after he has worked hard on understanding how to simplify... Read More

SAT Math

I studied mathematics in college for 14 years. I have been teaching math for 11 years. I have been very committed to teaching students the correct way to do mathematics. As such, I feel I can help other students do very well on math tests.

Elementary Math

I think in mathematics nothing is more important when starting out then building a strong foundation. I would like to help students at this level build strong skills with the basics to prepare them for success in higher level mathematics courses.

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Education

The University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine (Other) University of New England, Portland, ME.

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Robert will travel within 20 miles of Sanford, ME 04073.

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