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If you're interested in math teaching in particular, you may like: - How I wish I'd taught maths (Craig Barton) - How to solve it (Polya) The former is writt

If you're interested in math teaching in particular, you may like: - How I wish I'd taught maths (Craig Barton) - How to solve it (Polya) The former is written by an already-successful math teacher, who applied others' research to further improve his teaching. The latter is about the stages of solving a math problem. I've had an interest in math teaching for quite some time, and recently joined a company (Yup) that provides 24/7 on-demand online math tutoring. Our tutors are trained to first figure out where the student is in their process of solving the problem or understanding the topic. Only then can they take action to help the student continue their learning.

_mathtutor 7y ago
Craig Bartons book is very good - he has a podcast as well "Mr Barton Maths". About online tutoring: I work in the UK as an Adult maths tutor. I get GBP 24 per teaching hour which includes an allowance for prep time. It's alright as tutoring jobs go. I had a quick look at Yup as it seems interesting. But Glassdoor reviews state tutors get ~ $10-$15 an hour. (some say $11 an hour) Ah c'mon. I find that depressing. They're looking for high quality flexible tutors and pay that? I could work in Tesco stacking shelves for that. Even Amazon in the UK pay more (and I've worked there as a picker) I find it cynical that so much quality is demanded from certain online companies and the pay is derisory. I suppose the flexibility they offer is worth it for some people... and the chance to work from home... Anyway had to get that off my chest... I think teachers are under-valued and under-paid anyway!