"Hello potential students! My name is Erin, and I'm excited that you're here. I graduated from the University of Alabama (Roll Tide) with a degree in economics and math in 2016. In this degree program, I always aimed to challenge myself, even taking multiple graduate courses in economics (up to the PhD level in microeconomics). I also managed to meet these challenges well, receiving awards from the economics department in both my junior and senior year. When I graduated, I was even given the Distinguished Undergraduate Scholar award for having the highest GPA in the College of Arts and Sciences at Alabama. Surprisingly, I wasn't even originally interested in math, and I definitely wouldn't have expected to succeed in this degree program when I was crying about how confusing factoring was in high school! After spending a year working in consulting, I then attended the University of Wisconsin and just graduated with a master's degree in economics. During that time, I have become more interested in education, and I am working towards becoming a fully certified secondary math teacher in the state of Florida!

Especially for topics like math, it is easy to get stuck in a "fixed" mindset - the idea that someone is just "not a math person" and therefore will never get it. As my experience shows, no matter how much trouble someone has with math, it is always possible to improve with practice! In my tutoring sessions, I always try to bring in my personal experience to encourage students who are feeling frustrated. Any student will know that a teacher's attitude has a huge impact on how the class goes, so I always aim to be approachable and enthusiastic! My general tutoring method relies on communication and interaction with students. I try to make sure the student is talking more than I am - while I present simple explanations and examples, the most important thing is that the student can complete the material independently! Of course, there is plenty of flexibility based on individual student needs.

I have worked in" less...