Mastering Math: Tips from a Top Tutor | Episode 58

Send us Fan MailJoin us in this insightful episode as we sit down with Alexis Guy, a dedicated math teacher and founder of Elevated Numbers, a tutoring service designed to enhance math proficiency in tweens and teens. In this engaging conversation, Alexis shares her personal journey with math, overcoming early reading challenges, and discovering a love for numbers.Alexis delves into her educational path, from high school in Long Island to her transformative years at Howard University. Despite initially being undecided and wary of a teaching career due to financial concerns, Alexis found her way back to her passion through Teach for America and eventually blended her business acumen with her love for teaching by founding Elevated Numbers.Throughout the episode, Alexis provides valuable tips for parents to help their children succeed in math. She emphasizes the importance of addressing learning gaps with patience and understanding, avoiding shaming, and encouraging conceptual understanding over rote memorization. Alexis also introduces her Rapid Math Results Framework, focusing on vision setting, success habits, foundational math skills, and exam preparation.Parents will learn how to identify signs of math anxiety, support their children in developing a positive relationship with math, and embrace new teaching methods like the Common Core approach. Alexis's practical advice and inspiring story will equip parents with the tools to nurture their children's mathematical confidence and competence.Tune in to discover how to empower your tween or teen to excel in math, break through learning barriers, and build a solid foundation for future academic and career success.Where to Find Alexis Guy:- Instagram: @elevatednumbers (https://www.instagram.com/elevatednumbers)- Facebook: Alexis Guy (https://www.facebook.com/alexis.guy)- YouTube: Elevated Numbers (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnG3Gvw)Don't Miss Out!Subscribe to the Falling for Learning Podcast for more expert interviews and educational insights. New episodes are released every Saturday at 5 PM. Available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Audible, Spotify, and more. Visit https://fallinginlovewithlearning.com for additional resources.Support the showWe drop new episodes every Saturday at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. Follow us: Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/fallingforlearning/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/fallingforlearning/https://linktr.ee/falling4learning