Exceptional math support can be difficult to find.  At helpwithMATH123 that's my goal: to offer exceptional math tutoring no matter where you live.   Through helpwithMATH123 I offer the capability and convenience to tutor your child online from the comfort of your own home.

Math understanding is cumulative.   Each concept builds on the one before and any weak area creates ongoing challenges as the complexity and difficulty only increases with each new area of study.   I can help on both sides of the spectrum, with kids who are struggling with the material, the teaching approach, or their confidence and with those who want to advance more rapidly or prepare for standardized tests.  

My sole focus is math with a primary concentration on middle-school and high-school students.  I can support your child in their academic class work, standardized tests, AP exams and also with academic guidance. 

If it involves math, helpwithMATH123 is here to help.

Every child is different and it is impossible to predict the impact I can have on yours.  That said, here are some typical examples of the impact I have had on the students I have worked with.

help with a class:

I was introduced to a student mid year who was on the border between a B- and a C+ in an Algebra II class.  He and I began working together weekly.  The teacher was tough, not a great communicator, and not very approachable.  We worked on homework, test prep, and deeper understanding of the material.  The academic year finished with the student achieving an A on the final, and receiving an A- for a final grade.

help with concepts:

A younger student was struggling with "new math".  So we explored other ways of learning the same material.  We found that she was spot-on and consistent with traditional math techniques.  We practiced these techniques until she mastered them and 5th grade math ended up a confidence builder rather than a setback. 

Help with standardized tests:

Months after working with another test prep coach, a student came to me frustrated that his SATs scores hadn't improved and were preventing him from applying to the college of his dreams.  This student had four weeks and one more shot at taking the SATs before his college applications were due.  Together, we came up with a combined strategy of working on the math material, and focusing on his individual test-taking strategy.  This student's scores improved 450 points.

Jill Weisz

I have always had a fascination and facility with math.  Despite being encouraged to pursue a math focused career I instead gravitated towards the arts.  As often happens in life, circumstances dictated a change and so over 10 years ago, I started tutoring kids in math.  Despite the fact that math has always been one of the great loves of my life, I had no idea how much I would love communicating the material, figuring out how to individualize my approach for each student and just how much I would end up caring about my students.  For many I am part of the family and some keep in touch on a regular basis. 

I started out working with students at both pubic and private schools in the Boston area including Noble and Greenough, Milton Academy, the Rivers School, and St. Marks, as well as Wellesley, Weston, and Dover-Sherborn public schools.  Because much of my work is online, I have expanded to areas outside of Boston with students in such places Florida, North Carolina, and Washington DC. My students have gone on to Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Princeton, Williams, Wesleyan, Georgetown, Bowdoin, Colby, Duke, Stanford and so many other leading universities that it's hard to name them all.

When I work one on one with students, I look at the whole picture.   I decipher their problem solving process.  I observe whether their approach to math is structured or unstructured.  We discuss their classroom environment and their test-taking experience.  We look at the effectiveness of the homework.  And then step-by-step, we fix things.  Often it is as much how the material is approached as it is about the material and concepts themselves.

Whether or not math comes easily to your children, they will grow when we work together.  They'll learn to push themselves beyond their limits and to look at numbers, their classes, and standardized test differently. My goal is to help them to become the best students and test-takers they can be.  And my success rate is pretty darn good.