I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Jim Morski the president of A+ Chicago a private tutoring company Math Tutor in the Chicagoland area. Jim has helped a number of middle school and high school students achieve success with Math and have fun in the process. I was curious to see what Jim had to say about the possibilities of making math fun and how he is able to do that for his students as an experienced math tutor.
Q: What is the number one reason you see that prevents people from having fun with Math?
People do not have fun with things that they are not very good at. A person that is terrible at, say, chess, is not going to want to put themselves through to a certain defeat. It is similar to people that do not have success with math. However, if some success is made, a level of fun will be attained.
Q: What do you find fun about Math?
I enjoy math because every problem is a little puzzle that needs to be solved. There is great satisfaction in getting a correct solution to a problem that I initially did not know how to solve but spent time to figure it out.
Q: How do you help your students have fun during your tutoring sessions?
The biggest thing that I have found is the relational aspect of a tutoring session. Presenting myself as a real person that understands the difficulty in learning math is the most important first step. From there, a level of trust is formed and a more candid discussion can occur regarding a student’s individual math struggles. Once these things happen, I know what can encourage and discourage a student, and by focusing on encouragement, a sense of enjoyment can be achieved during a tutoring session. Overcoming the bad connotations and stigma that often accompany math is paramount in having a success in math.
Great thoughts from A+ Chicago. If you live in the Chicago area and are considering a private math tutor you are definitely going to want to check them out.
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