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Debra B. Experienced HS Teacher with Years of Tutoring Experience
Debra B.

1,323 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $80
Response time: 2 hours
Debra B.'s Photo

Debra B. Experienced HS Teacher with Years of Tutoring Experience
Debra B. Experienced HS Teacher with Years of Tutoring Experience
Debra B.

1,323 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

1,323 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Debra


Bio

Hi there! My name is Debbie and I’m an experienced, tenured teacher who understands the classroom situation and the source of struggle it can be for a student. A disconnect with the teacher happens often and some one-on-one time with a friendly face who has previously taught the curriculum is a huge help! I have 9 years experience in an IB combo school in Texas where I taught AP Statistics, IB Math Studies SL, IB Mathematics SL, Algebra 2 and PreCal/Trigonometry. I was the best performing...

Hi there! My name is Debbie and I’m an experienced, tenured teacher who understands the classroom situation and the source of struggle it can be for a student. A disconnect with the teacher happens often and some one-on-one time with a friendly face who has previously taught the curriculum is a huge help! I have 9 years experience in an IB combo school in Texas where I taught AP Statistics, IB Math Studies SL, IB Mathematics SL, Algebra 2 and PreCal/Trigonometry. I was the best performing teacher in the school district for AP Statistics and was a district-level curriculum writer. ALL of my IB students passed the math portion of their diplomas. Two things that makes me unique – my Texas and Michigan teaching certifications are current and I have an electrical engineering degree and worked in the industry for 13 years. I believe that this helps me give the students a better idea of where the math is really used.

Whether you are looking for a lesson to reteach a tricky subject, or a series of summer sessions to get ahead of what is to come for the fall, I can help with that. If you want to prepare for a test, have someone review an IB Internal Assessment, or are looking for consistent support throughout the school year, I would love to be of assistance. I have found that word/story problems give the biggest challenge, and I have a large library of extra problems to provide the student with as much extra practice as needed. Throughout my teaching career, I enjoyed tutoring privately as it allowed me to better understand the learning roadblocks thus helping me to become a better teacher. My goal is to help you or your child develop a confident understanding of the math and consequently excel in all assessments.


Education

Kettering University
Electrical Engineering

Policies

  • Hourly Rate: $80
  • Rate details: I prefer for each session to be a minimum of 1 hour. A no-show or last minute cancellation will remove student from my client list.
  • Lesson cancellation: 12 hours notice required
  • Background check passed on 3/6/2021

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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Approved Subjects

Corporate Training

Statistics

Statistics

Statistics can give even the best math student trouble. It is a different kind of math, but we see it used all around us. Being an experienced teacher means that I can reteach when there is confusion and give extra problems for practice. My AP Students scored on average higher than the National average with many 5's and 4's.

Homeschool

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

Sometimes there is a disconnect between the student and teacher and some one-on-one time is needed to regain confidence. I am a tutor who knows the curriculum and am able to reteach to get the student "back in the race".
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

Students must have a solid foundation in Algebra to be successful with the rest of their high school math and physics classes. I know what the common misunderstandings are and have many tools and strategies to help the student regain confidence.
Calculus,

Calculus

I taught IB SL for many years and all of my students received their diploma every year. I understand the rigor of the IB curriculum and I have quite a bit of extra materials for more review.
Precalculus,

Precalculus

I love precal and trig. Because of my teaching experience I know what the common misunderstandings are and have many tools and strategies to help the student regain confidence.. My engineering background has helped me provide more insight to the importance of the precal/trig in the real world.
Statistics

Statistics

Statistics can give even the best math student trouble. It is a different kind of math, but we see it used all around us. Being an experienced teacher means that I can reteach when there is confusion and give extra problems for practice. My AP Students scored on average higher than the National average with many 5's and 4's.

Math

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

Sometimes there is a disconnect between the student and teacher and some one-on-one time is needed to regain confidence. I am a tutor who knows the curriculum and am able to reteach to get the student "back in the race".
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

Students must have a solid foundation in Algebra to be successful with the rest of their high school math and physics classes. I know what the common misunderstandings are and have many tools and strategies to help the student regain confidence.
Calculus,

Calculus

I taught IB SL for many years and all of my students received their diploma every year. I understand the rigor of the IB curriculum and I have quite a bit of extra materials for more review.
Precalculus,

Precalculus

I love precal and trig. Because of my teaching experience I know what the common misunderstandings are and have many tools and strategies to help the student regain confidence.. My engineering background has helped me provide more insight to the importance of the precal/trig in the real world.
Statistics,

Statistics

Statistics can give even the best math student trouble. It is a different kind of math, but we see it used all around us. Being an experienced teacher means that I can reteach when there is confusion and give extra problems for practice. My AP Students scored on average higher than the National average with many 5's and 4's.
Trigonometry

Trigonometry

I love precal and trig. Because of my teaching experience I know what the common misunderstandings are and have many tools and strategies to help the student regain confidence.. My engineering background has helped me provide more insight to the importance of the precal/trig in the real world.

Most Popular

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

Sometimes there is a disconnect between the student and teacher and some one-on-one time is needed to regain confidence. I am a tutor who knows the curriculum and am able to reteach to get the student "back in the race".
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

Students must have a solid foundation in Algebra to be successful with the rest of their high school math and physics classes. I know what the common misunderstandings are and have many tools and strategies to help the student regain confidence.
Calculus,

Calculus

I taught IB SL for many years and all of my students received their diploma every year. I understand the rigor of the IB curriculum and I have quite a bit of extra materials for more review.
Precalculus,

Precalculus

I love precal and trig. Because of my teaching experience I know what the common misunderstandings are and have many tools and strategies to help the student regain confidence.. My engineering background has helped me provide more insight to the importance of the precal/trig in the real world.
Statistics

Statistics

Statistics can give even the best math student trouble. It is a different kind of math, but we see it used all around us. Being an experienced teacher means that I can reteach when there is confusion and give extra problems for practice. My AP Students scored on average higher than the National average with many 5's and 4's.

Summer

Algebra 1,

Algebra 1

Sometimes there is a disconnect between the student and teacher and some one-on-one time is needed to regain confidence. I am a tutor who knows the curriculum and am able to reteach to get the student "back in the race".
Algebra 2,

Algebra 2

Students must have a solid foundation in Algebra to be successful with the rest of their high school math and physics classes. I know what the common misunderstandings are and have many tools and strategies to help the student regain confidence.
Calculus,

Calculus

I taught IB SL for many years and all of my students received their diploma every year. I understand the rigor of the IB curriculum and I have quite a bit of extra materials for more review.
Statistics

Statistics

Statistics can give even the best math student trouble. It is a different kind of math, but we see it used all around us. Being an experienced teacher means that I can reteach when there is confusion and give extra problems for practice. My AP Students scored on average higher than the National average with many 5's and 4's.

Examples of Expertise


Debra has provided examples of their subject expertise by answering 3 questions submitted by students on Wyzant’s Ask an Expert.

Ratings and Reviews


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5.0 (369 ratings)
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Reviews

Jumped Right In

Debbie jumped right into the lesson with my daughter to make the most of their time together and was able to identify when she needed to backtrack to make sure my daughter had the right base of knowledge to bring her up to speed to her current section in the class. My daughter's confidence in the material has been low and I can see her having a glimmer of hope after her session with Debbie. Scheduling several more to build upon that first lesson. Debbie was very clear, informative and patient throughout the session.

Lindsey, 4 lessons with Debra

Knowledgeable and patient

Made a 100 on my quiz after she helped me. She worked through the review with me and helped explain it. Would highly recommend her for AP Precalculus as she has already helped me a lot.

Carson, 19 lessons with Debra

Best Tutor Ever

Debra is teaching me statistics. She is more than patient, accommodating, and brings all the information needed to an understandable level. I am more than pleased with her and if you are looking for a great teacher / tutor look no further!

Felicia, 15 lessons with Debra

Excellent tutor!

All the tutoring sessions are very helpful! Debra is very patient and explain difficult concepts very clearly. She makes me much more confident on taking my AP statistics exam soon!

Xiaofei, 11 lessons with Debra

Knowledgeable and very patient, relates well to teenagers

My daughter really enjoyed her first session with Debra, she did an awesome job at explaining how to solve the problem what steps are needed to take to get the answers. Very knowledgeable with pre calculus and Trig. We look forward to our next sessions! I would highly recommend Debra great with Teenagers!

Pam, 11 lessons with Debra

Kind and informative

We are looking forward to more sessions with Ms. Debra. My daughter has only had one lesson so far but said it was very helpful! They went over current topics from her classwork and even moved on to topics that may be upcoming in class.

Holly, 13 lessons with Debra

Would highly recommend.

Debbie is truly one of the best math tutors I’ve ever had. I was struggling in IB Math SL and within a few weeks not only did I understand better, but my grade significantly increased. She really know what she is doing and is always so patient. Would highly recommend!

Ella, 20 lessons with Debra

Very Helpful

Debra worked with my Junior who is taking an advanced math class. My daughter found her time with Debra very helpful. She said she was able to go over the material in a way that made sense and helped solidify the concepts.

Nicole, 3 lessons with Debra

Focus on details

Ms. Debra always focus on details to help her students to comprehend both concepts and process of problem solving. We are very satisfied with her excellent tutoring so far!

Andrew, 20 lessons with Debra

So grateful

Debbie is amazing. I love that she talked about the concept and asked questions on what my son knew and worked from there. She also watches him do problems and is able to jump in to guide him rather than just explaining how to do something and not being sure if he retained it. She has calmed his nerves and has also really helped to improve his grades. We are grateful!

Stephanie , 25 lessons with Debra
Hourly Rate: $80
Response time: 2 hours
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