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Richard A.

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I have been a teacher most of my life. After graduating from college, I began my teaching career at a high school in Pennsylvania which lasted 36 years. While teaching full time, I attended graduate school earning a Master of Science in mathematics. During those 36 years at a high school, I also taught part-time for a community college for 21 years. I also taught for several other colleges including Penn State. After retiring from my high school position, I moved to Florida and taught for 6...

I have been a teacher most of my life. After graduating from college, I began my teaching career at a high school in Pennsylvania which lasted 36 years. While teaching full time, I attended graduate school earning a Master of Science in mathematics. During those 36 years at a high school, I also taught part-time for a community college for 21 years. I also taught for several other colleges including Penn State. After retiring from my high school position, I moved to Florida and taught for 6 years at Valencia Community College. After 42 years in education, Brevard Community College offered me a couple of classes, so I decided to go into semi-retirement.

Although most of my teaching has been in the classroom, many of my years at the high school level included tutoring students who were unable to attend school for a variety of reasons. In some cases students were absent from school for an extended period of time. Even though the task was rather difficult, I experienced great satisfaction making it possible for those students to finish the school year or in all cases, graduate.

I have always enjoyed studying mathematics and would like to open a student's eyes to the beauty of mathematics and strive to instill in them the same enjoyment. Before coming to a tutoring session, I ask the student to tell me what topic or problem he or she wants to work on so that I can prepare examples and assemble the materials needed to have a successful session. Even though I have had an extensive study in mathematics, there have been times when I struggled, so I can identify with students and understand any frustration they may have.

Students who are having difficulty in mathematics need to get help before they feel that all is lost. It is better to get help early when just a little help goes a long way rather than waiting until the student feels that nothing is understood. In that case it is much more difficult and takes much longer to get back on track.

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Education

California State College
Mathematics
Indiana University of Pa.
Masters
  • Licensed teacher

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ACT Math

ACT Math

I have taught subjects covered on the ACT in a high school in Pennsylvania for 36 years as well as helping students prepare for the SAT exam. I understand the position students are in as they begin the preparation for the college classroom as well as the end result of their preparation for I have also taught at Valencia Community College and Brevard Community College for 8 years just before they became four year colleges.
Algebra 1

Algebra 1

I have taught algebra 1 to students at Greater Latrobe Junior and Senior High Schools for 36 years. In addition to that I have taught algebra at a community college in Pennsylvania, Valencia College and Eastern Florida State College.
Algebra 2

Algebra 2

I have taught algebra 2 for 36 years in a public high school and part-time for 21 years for a community college. After retiring I taught 6 years for Valencia College and 2 years for Eastern Florida State College. Since then I have tutored for WyzAnt with close to 400 hours.
Geometry

Geometry

I taught high school mathematics in Pennsylvania for 36 years and taught geometry for most of those years. My experience in geometry spans writing proofs(traditional approach) to a more intuitive approach(modern).
Prealgebra

Prealgebra

In addition to teaching 36 years in a public school in Pa., I tutored students in a variety of subjects including prealgebra who could not attend school while they were ill or incapacitated in some way so that they could complete their school year successfully.
Precalculus

Precalculus

In addition to teaching precalculus at the high school level, I most recently have taught precalculus at Valencia College and Eastern Florida State College from 2004 to 2012. I am also familiar with the TI-83 graphing calculator which is commonly used in classrooms.
Probability

Probability

I have taught probability as a part of statistics courses for the Westmoreland County Community College for 21 years, Valencia College for 6 years, Eastern Florida State College for 2 more years and 2 years for WyzAnt.
SAT Math

SAT Math

Over the course of 36 years of teaching mathematics in a high school in Pennsylvania, I have monitored the SAT test for many of those years and tutored students in our math lab prior to taking the test and am familiar with the mathematical topics frequently appearing on the SAT. Therefore, I feel I can be a great aid in your son or daughter's preparation.
Statistics

Statistics

I taught statistics for 21 years at a community college in Pa. and during that time I instituted a course in statistics at the high school where I taught mathematics. After coming to Florida, I taught statistics at Valencia College(6 years) and Eastern Florida State College(2 years).
Trigonometry

Trigonometry

At the high school level I taught trigonometry based on right triangle(traditional method) and also on the unit circle(modern method). After 36 years of teaching at that level, I retired and moved to Florida and taught trigonometry as a part of a pre-calculus course for Valencia College for 6 years.

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Good tutor

Richard is a great tutor to have for my daughter always thorough at explaining each concepts till it gets fully absorbed, always revising assignments and very patient.

Suhana, 18 lessons with Richard

Great Teacher

Richard is excellent! He thought me patiently and made a clear and simple explanation of a very difficult for me topic.

Alejandra, 7 lessons with Richard

Knowledge and patience

Great help for my 9 th grader math concepts. Patient and clear about geometry. My son loved it. He explained every single question and made him think and understand what’s going on.

Olga, 5 lessons with Richard

Great Tutor

Richard has taught both of my kids. He is very knowledgeable and has a very good way of explaining the content. He is quite patient and is very good with the kids.

Mehr, 25 lessons with Richard

Patient tutor

Richard explains the concepts very well. He gives tips and shortcuts that make solving the problem easier. My sons feel he explains better than any other tutor they’ve had. He is clear and concise. Thanks to Richard they have their confidence back and they have ‘A’ averages once again. Now math is their favorite subject. They no longer get upset or discouraged when it’s time to work on math.

Alta, 205 lessons with Richard

Good tutor but needs to review supplied materials.

The tutoring session was very good but there are some very important caveats that I must mention. Richard did not review the necessary materials of my class that were important for me to adhere to for proper credit and went as far as telling me that it was my responsibility to make sure he reviewed them. This was frustrating because the Wyzant functions did not work in chat. I would compare this to doing sign language in the dark. In the end, he did display patience and knowledge and but did not respect me as a student.

JULIETTE, 1 lesson with Richard

Patient tutor

Richard explains the concepts very well. My sons feel he explains better than any other tutor they’ve had. He is clear and concise. He provides useful tips that make solving the problem easier for his students. Semester 1 left my sons feeling defeated. Thanks to Richard they have their confidence back and they have ‘A’ averages once again.

Alta, 205 lessons with Richard

Patient tutor

Richard explains the concepts very well. My sons feel he explains better than any other tutor they’ve had. He is clear and concise. He provides useful tips that make solving the problem easier for his students. Semester 1 left my sons feeling defeated. Thanks to Richard they have their confidence back and they have ‘A’ averages once again.

Alta, 205 lessons with Richard

Patient tutor

Richard explains the concepts very well. My sons feel he explains better than any other tutor they’ve had. He is clear and concise. He provides useful tips that make solving the problem easier for his students. Semester 1 left my sons feeling defeated. Thanks to Richard they are getting their confidence back.

Alta, 205 lessons with Richard

Patient tutor

Richard explains the concepts very well. My sons feel he explains better than any other tutor they’ve had. He is clear and concise. He provides useful tips that make solving the problem easier for his students. Semester 1 left my sons feeling defeated. Thanks to Richard they are getting their confidence back.

Alta, 205 lessons with Richard
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