Darren

Darren studied honours Mathematics at the University of Waterloo in Canada and earned a bachelor's degree after 4 years. He then went on and achieved his bachelor of education from Brock University. He has been teaching high school mathematics for the last 17 years including the IB curriculum. Darren promotes learning and understanding in his tutoring sessions rather than memorization as this will lead to long-term success. He not only wants to help improve students' level of comprehension in Mathematics but puts a strong emphasis on increasing the level of confidence students have in the subject area. A typical tutoring session with Darren will involve the student to be very interactive online and they should not expect just a repetition of concepts that were taught in the classroom.

Tailoring lessons to students' interests, having them see how Mathematics can be applied in the real-world and having students enjoy the learning process are some of Darren's goals during each session. As an IB examiner, Darren has incorporated the thousands of past student solutions he has witnessed on examinations into his tutoring sessions to help students avoid common errors and missteps.

Darren also provides homework assignments after each tutoring session as he believes the number one way to achieve better and more consistent results in any subject area is to practice, like riding a bicycle! It is also a great way to begin each session by reviewing the previous homework and ensuring the student has grasped the concepts before moving forward. In my spare time, I do enjoy numerous sporting activities as well as cooking.