So you're ready to sit down with your child and help them with their math. But you don't quite remember how to do it. All of the formulas seem to work differently, and you have to know the exact steps needed in order to get them to complete their homework.
Of course they don't quite know how to do it either, and seem to be getting more frustrated by the minute.
So you look up some videos online, but the explanations aren't as clear as you'd like. Now you contact the teacher. But the teacher seems to be so busy that they can't find the time to respond to you. So you're left to help your child yourself.
Or maybe they have a test coming up, so you sit down to help them study. But you can't follow the examples since you haven't done this math for years. So you read....and read. And read some more. And you watch videos, but they seem like they were made for people who have already mastered the subject.
But you make some progress, and you feel like you've helped your child the best you could and send them to take their test. Your child comes home, and you ask them how they think they did. And that's when it all falls apart. They are extremely frustrated, and they say it seems like the teacher gave them problems they've never seen before. They are struggling, and you are seeing them gradually start to check out.
Your child is asking for help, but you can't help them this time.
That's where I come in.
I started tutoring math in college, where I studied Computer Science, so I not only understand the math itself but also how it's applied in the real world. I get that most kids won't use math every day after they graduate, but being able to connect what they're learning to real-life situations can make all the difference.
I've been tutoring since 2009 and I understand how to diagnose exactly what a particular students' issues are and specifically address those issues for rapid improvement. You see, a lot of the time the issue with a specific topic stems from something deeper that the child didn't get. Improve their understanding of the underlying concept, and "suddenly" their grades improve with their current work.