Math Tutoring in Indianapolis! Do
you live in the Indianapolis Area?* Do you
go to one of these High Schools? Do you
need help in any of these classes?
Arlington Center Grove Lawrence North Plainfield Arsenal Tech Chatard Lebanon Roncalli Avon Cloverdale Lutheran Scecina Beech Grove Danville Manual Southport Ben Davis Decatur Central
Monrovia Speedway Brebeuf Eminence
Mooresville Tri-West Broad
Ripple Greenwood Noblesville University Brownsburg Hamilton Heights
North
Central Warren Central Cardinal Ritter
Hamilton SE Northwest Western Boone Carmel Heritage Christian
Park-Tudor Westfield Cascade
Indiana Deaf Perry Meridian
Whiteland Cathedral Lawrence Central
Pike Zionsville Any
other High School (or college!) in
Central Indiana?
Pre-Algebra
Professional, 22-year math tutor is ready
to help YOU!
*Even if you don't, please
keep reading! The math success message is universal!
If you don't live in Indy, but need some
immediate help, click here.
First-Year Algebra
Second-Year Algebra
College Algebra
Business Math
Geometry
College Algebra
Trigonometry
Pre-Calculus
Calculus
SAT (either part)
Other Math?
Please, even if you never contact me, at least read what I have to tell you about success in math! |
It's truly amazing to me how many otherwise good students, who really CARE about their grades and WANT to do well in all their subjects, just simply have the worst time of their whole lives in math class!
That's just not how it has to be...
I've been tutoring in the Indianapolis area for 22 years,
and I think I can safely say "I've seen it all." I've answered the
"Why do I have to learn this stuff?" question more times than I
can remember, and I've heard "Why doesn't my teacher explain it
that way?" just about as many times. It's not the teacher's fault,
though! I know it's hard to believe, but there truly are not
very many people out there teaching who've set it as their main
professional goal to intentionally confuse and frustrate kids!
Maybe that's what you feel like is happening to you, but there is
another explanation: There are quite a few people who simply don't
learn well in a classroom environment. It's really that simple!
Learning is a combination of a lot of things, and what you do in
class is just the tip of the iceberg. Some people don't need to be
in a class at all to learn. Some people need more repetition than
others. Some people need to be talked to a little slower, and have
it repeated until they "get it". Some people need to go faster, so
they're not bored. Some people learn by seeing, some by hearing,
some by doing. Pick any group of 25 people, and you'll find 25
different learning styles! Part of tutoring is working with you to
find out exactly what's going to work for you, and there's
just no place to hide when you're working with someone who's going
to see it in your eyes when you understand it, and when
you don't. In fact, you probably don't even know what your
own individual learning style is. And if you do, you may have
discovered that a classroom is not the optimal situation for you.
The classroom is just one aspect of learning, but if you're
considering getting a tutor, then there's probably a lot more to
it than that for you. If you're willing to do whatever it takes to
find out what will work for you, and then do it, then
tutoring will be a fantastic resource for you to use!
Just
e-mail me to get started!
About Me
First, the boring stuff: I have a B.S. in Math from Purdue
University, with minors in Computer Science and Electrical
Engineering. I also have a grade 7-12 Teacher's License for math,
and was a traditional classroom math teacher in High School and
College before leaving for Industry. I speak German and Spanish,
am a professional-level musician, an instrument-rated private
pilot, and have traveled the world chasing total eclipses. I'm
married with three kids, and live way out in the country, just
west of Indianapolis. I tutor on all sides of town, though,
so we can certainly work something out as far as places to meet!
I tutor at libraries, at people's houses, at fast-food
restaurants, just wherever and whenever is convenient. Most of my
students live on the north side, so that's where I do a lot of my
tutoring. But I also see people on the west side, northwest,
southwest, northeast, just wherever. I see quite a few people
every week, so I usually try to schedule times for us to meet that
are somewhat consistent, but always subject to week-to-week
fluctuations to accommodate things that come up. I usually see
most of my students on the weekends, but of course, after I get
off work through the week is fine too. We usually meet for an hour
at a time, though I do see some people for a half hour. And
if you need more than an hour, I can talk about math all day long!
I tutor throughout the school year, and try to stay somewhat busy
in the summer. I can introduce an entire course with a few
meetings during the summer, and give you that "head start" into
the class that will make a big difference when the teacher is
explaining the subject for (as far as you're concerned) the second
time!
The most important thing is that I try to do what you need, when
you need it. I've seen some people ONE TIME only, right before a
big Calculus test they just wanted to make sure they got an A+ on.
Other people, I've seen on a weekly basis for all four years of
high school, mentoring them and being that fluent math role-model
they needed to get them through. (Then, it was their little
brother's or sister's turn!)
Whatever your situation, you can be sure that we can work
through it, and you can achieve up to your fullest
potential. It may not be easy, but then if it were, that diploma
or degree you get at the end wouldn't be worth much, would it? If
you go to one of the above-listed schools, I may already be on
your Guidance Counselor's math tutor list. Call or e-mail me, and we'll get something going right away.
(If I'm not on
their list, or if you just want to get hold of me right away,
then please e-mail me with your phone number, and I'll call
you. I just prefer that my home phone number not be openly
published on the Internet....)
Most importantly...
Thanks, and good luck in
school!
Just e-mail me to get started!
A note on "special needs" kids |
Update Nov 2007:
On a whim, I decided to take the SAT. No prep, no time to think
about it, just sign up and take it two weeks later. Partly to see
how I'd do, partly to be able to relate to what the kids have to
go through, and partly to help me better prepare them for the
questions they'll face. I'd hoped to ace the math, and at least
show well in the English. Well, I'm happy to say that I got a 2350
out of 2400! (800 Math / 800 Writing / 750 Critical Reading). I
then took the Math Level 1 and Level 2 tests, and got 800s on both
of them. The experience really opened my eyes to what high school
kids have to go through (that Level 2 test is extremely
challenging), and hopefully will help me better prepare the kids
that are going to be going through it themselves.
© 2012 Dan McGlaun
(dan at mcglaun.com)