Preparing for Algebra

I founded The Homework Club, a California Non-Profit (501 © 3) from 1997-2014. This was an after school program at Middle Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area. We focused on struggling students, no just economically but in mathematics mainly. The program was the first of its kind to help parents work better with their children, designing an email system that kept them informed daily of their child's progress and what was still to be finished at home. Remember this nonprofit started at the beginning of email. Not having the appropriate materials to teach kids with math anxiety we set out of create worksheets on about 80% of what our students needed to succeed in algebra. The Free Resource (Math Study Skills) was written as a training guide for new tutors. I believe parents at this period in our US history need a bit of help with teaching their own kids at home.

My teaching style is one to one and small groups. We found that Homework Club kids got a lot out of working in small groups.

Honors Marin County Office of Education: Superintendent Mary Jane Burke honored The Homework Club for its work in the community. CDE (California Department of Education) honored me with adding Preparing for Algebra on their resource page on their website. Wells Fargo Bank, George Lucas, Buck Foundation, and many more honored our work with multiple donations.

I'm a 1960's Marin Kid - Road my bike to Terra Linda High School where I excelled in music College: UCSB, San Francisco State University Graduate School: San Francisco State University

I am an Edupreneur. Started an English school in Japan where I lived for 5 years, came home to run The Homework Club, and now an author of Preparing for Algebra. Be sure to visit our YouTube page for the page by page tutorials.