March 11, 2009

Tutor Profile: Patrick Tenbrink, Math Word Problem Superstar

From americalearns.net, originally published October, 2008, in Network Superstars

Picture a fourth grader. You’re helping her with math homework one day and she is presented with a word problem. She reads it and tells you that she doesn’t understand it. She begins to feel bored. Her focus disappears. You’re feeling confused because the student knows how to solve this type of problem.
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You should ask yourself, "What would Patrick Tenbrink do?"

 Patrick is a junior at Duke University majoring in Biological Anthropology and Anatomy. He’s currently taking an educational psychology service learning course through Duke’s Program in Education that requires students to volunteer as tutors.

Patrick created an awesome strategy just for this type of situation.

Click on the following link to read more – click here.

 

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