Sommer Tutoring

No Math Anxiety

Whether you need a math tune-up, advancement or want to overcome math anxiety, I can help.
Math Anxiety is a feeling of intense frustration or helplessness about one’s ability to do math. It can result when students learn “math facts” as separate bits of information to be recalled individually. When you forget a “fact” and have no strategy to reconstruct it, a student can lose initiative and confidence.
Math is a science of patterns not just facts. When a student learns both facts and relationships a solid foundation is built.
Each person has different interests, experiences, skills and abilities. I like to use a Socratic approach to teaching in which we base new learning on what is already known and learn how to learn. Through a set of logically leading questions, we can link the solution to new problems to what they already know. A student’s confidence and learning skills will increase to aid them to explore, expand and enjoy math.
With my personalized services I will use an individual analysis to create a productive and enjoyable learning experience for the student.


The mind is not a vessel to be filled. It is a fire to be kindled. - Plutarch

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Services Offered


Services Offered

ONE ON ONE TUTORING

A personal math “trainer” can be a valuable aid to the student. The classroom teacher is not able to always give time to address specific needs. With one on one attention, I can determine and address specific knowledge gaps and raise their level of mathematics. They learn processes and concept, not just facts. I can provide an environment where the student can feel more comfortable asking questions and sharing their ideas.

HELP VIA EMAIL & CHAT

Sometimes a student needs assistance to get over a “sticky” point of understanding or a difficult problem. When you sign up for my email or instant messenger service, I can provide a response to your questions; give logically leading questions, hints to solving a problem, or a complete solution.

STUDY AIDS & TEST PREP - Including SAT preparation

There is an art and methods to taking notes in class, preparing for and taking tests. I can help you to improve your study preparation and skills in taking tests. Your anxiety towards test will decrease and confidence increase.

PROBLEM SOLVING

Ever run into a tough problem. They show up on school, business, and every day life. Using my math background along with problem analysis and problem solving skills from by business experience, I can provide the student with a methodology and a set of problem solving tools to help tackle many types of problems.

HOME SCHOOLING

Need additional expertise in creating lesson plans, learning activities, and topic presentations? Contact me for help.

COMPUTER SKILLS and Personal Web Site

I have over 15 years experience working in IT. I can help you with skills in any of the Microsoft Office products, programming or show you how to setup, develop and maintain your own personal web site.

SERVICES FOR TEACHERS

In addition to providing services for students I also offer assistance to teachers in the classroom.

  • Guest speaker on topics such as math in business, consumer math, math history, math entertainment, etc.
  • Development of creative lesson plans.
  • Teacher tools utilizing Excel, Power Point or other technology to enrich learning experience.
  • Development of website for teacher Instruction and tools for self-maintenance.

CREDENTIALS

  • BS in Math, Physics
  • MS in Sec. Education
  • Indiana Teaching Certificate
  • 8 Yrs High School teaching
  • Vocational college teaching
  • 15+ Information Technology

SUBJECT AREAS

  • Middle School Math
  • Consumer Math
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Algebra I, II
  • Trigonometry
  • Geometry
  • Analytical Geometry
  • Pre-Calculus
  • Calculus
  • Probability
  • Statistics
  • High School Physics
  • Study Skills
  • Test Preparation (SAT)
  • Problem Solving
  • Programming
  • Microsoft Office
  • Personal Web Site

Contact Information

Sommer Tutoring
8613 Reindeer Moss Dr.
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 767-6726 (Day)
(919) 562-9185 (E)
Email Address

Mathematics

She reminds you of the invisible forms of the soul;

She gives life to her own discoveries;

She awakens the mind and purifies the intellect;

She brings light to our intrinsic ideas;

She abolishes oblivion and ignorance, which are ours by birth.

- Proclus Diadochus

John I Sommer