"I hate math." That's the most common reaction I hear from people when I tell them what I do for a living. This reaction lives, rent-free, in my mind. How is it that so many people dislike an entire subject that I find... well... beautiful? In most cases, I have found it all boils down to one thing, how math is taught. In many cases people learn math algorithmically, which can be very tedious, rather than gaining the insight and intuition needed to understand the reasoning behind algorithms. When writing lesson plans, I put intuition first and details second. This may seem counterintuitive, but without intuition, I have found, students never gain the motivation needed to follow through with the mathematics. This is at the core of my teaching philosphy. For a more in-depth statement, please email me.

The essence of mathematics lies entirely in its freedom. -Georg Cantor