Former math teacher and current actuary who loves teaching math!

Eduardo S.

I was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and was lucky enough to have had amazing math teachers throughout my life. My interest in mathematics started in high school, followed me in my undergraduate career at Dartmouth, and eventually led me to Teachers College Columbia University for grad school, where I attained my Masters of Education in Mathematics.

As my teaching career grew, I focused on increasing the confidence level of my students. I learned how to pinpoint exactly what a student is struggling with, and how to help the student overcome those obstacles. My favorite part about teaching and tutoring was seeing students have that moment of clarity. Even though I have since left teaching to join the professional world as an actuary, I still love teaching, and I find every opportunity to do so in my free time.

My math interests started to takeoff due to my high school BC Calculus teacher, who was amazing. In college, due to his instruction, I was able to pass higher level math courses with ease. In grad school, while I took and excelled at many more math courses, I also gained invaluable experience on how to teach mathematics.

Finally, when I started my career as an actuary, my mathematical expertise expanded to probability and statistics, as the professional exams required to be an actuary require an advanced knowledge of both. I eventually attained my credential as an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, considered one of the most difficult credentials to attain, as it requires passing a series of 7-8 advanced math exams.

However, I feel my main qualification is not the vast math content knowledge I have acquired, but my experience on how to approach any subject, no matter what level, and assist a student to be able to understand the underlying concepts.

Please feel free to contact me and we can schedule lessons.