Polly

My teaching philosophy is the goal is to encourage students to feel at ease with math. Our jobs as educators are to help others feel excited about mathematics and allow them to see how math is useful. The fun thing about math is that there can be multiple solutions to any given problem.
Math is helpful especially when it is taught in a way that makes sense. It provides a way for people to quantify, compare, and also measure variables. Mathematics proves best for solving problems and also finding ways to optimize data. In my perspective, having an open dialectic approach motivates students, by having their input, so we could work to find the best fit strategy together. Due to many years of experience, good math lessons involve solving with the student's input in mind.
Math Tutoring and Test Prep (2007 - present):
I have been providing instruction in math since 2000. My students represent a diverse cross section of New York City, hailing from throughout Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. In the past, I have gone as far as NJ for a tutoring session. I also had worked in Williamsburg Charter School with regents preparation.
I went to CUNY Brooklyn College majoring in math and Pace University School of Education acquiring Masters in Math Education with concentration in grades 7 through 12. I am also certified to teach math in NYS. In the past, I have had taught math, specifically grades 7th and 8th, and also regents level math.
In my free time, I usually spend my time with family and friends. I also volunteer at my church. In addition, I am a huge fan of board games. I enjoy Scrabble, Words with Friends and Apples to Apples. I also love reading a good book. My current reads are Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain and Point of Purchase: How Shopping Changed American Culture by Sharon Zukin.

My favorite esoteric movie would be: Being John Malkovich