Hi, I'm Edison Hopkinson, co-founder of MathCubed. We specialize in 1-on-1 Math for grades 6 to 12 Ontario students and have tutored 3,000+ math students over the past 30+ years. We're passionate about tutoring math!

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                                           I don't get math! I don't feel like doing math! WHy do I need math? Math is hard!

 

I've heard it all but here's the thing, math is hard only if you don't remember it! Yup, that's the secret. Remember!!! Remember math and you're closer to getting math, doing well and reaching your potential 😊! How to remember? Use math strategies and non-math strategies to help you remember math.

 

When you remember math, math is easier 😁✅⭐ and you're a step away from doing your best!

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How do we start the process of remembering math with a student:

1. Understanding Math Assessment

2. Math tutoring when doing a math course

3. Math tutoring when not doing a math course

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1. Understanding Math Assessment (Grades 6 to 12)

 

The purpose of the Understanding Math Assessment is to identify key strengths and weak areas with a student’s 1) Math understanding, 2) Learning skills and 3) Retention.

 

I, Edison, do all Math Assessments and I need to first know what’s holding them back. Then I can create a plan to help them move forward.

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The Assessment takes place over four days. The first three days are math testing and conversations with the student around their learning, problem-solving, thinking, goals and how well math remembered. Day four is a meeting with the student and parent to discuss my observations, objectives and the plan going forward. 

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1. Math: E.g. Is it gaps from past math concepts? Weakness in fundamentals being taught? Not understanding teacher?

2. Math skills: E.g. Struggles with homework? Tests (preparation, writing, blanking, slip-up errors)?Forgetting? Giving up?

3. Non-math skills: E.g. Procrastination, Motivation, Creating Habits, Resilience.
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2. 1-on-1 Math Tutoring when doing a math course (Grades 6 to 12, September to June)
 

• Focus on teaching the student how to understand the math being taught in class**
• If past gaps hinder new math being taught, we'll go back and strengthen those gaps first
• 1-on-1 sessions allows me to personalize each session to focus on the unique learning needs and goals of the student.
• **If a high-achieving student, we'll design a program that challenges the student so as to better be prepared for the toughest questions.

• I am an Ontario-certified math teacher with an in-depth knowledge of the Ontario intermediate and high school math curriculum. And insights into why students find math hard, as that helps me show them how to make it easier.

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​3. 1-on-1 Math when not doing a math course (September to June), Grades 8 to 11

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• We call it the Review & Reach Ahead Program (RRAP)*

• E.g. a grade 10 student who has math in the second term (i.e. Feb - June) and wants to prepare for that course by strengthening gaps before their course starts (i.e. do the RRAP the first term (Sept. to Jan.)

•  We've been offering the Review & Reach Ahead Programs for over 25 years.

• Give the student an edge as they start their course remembering more

• Purpose of the Review Program is to review key past math concepts needed for the next math course.

• Purpose of the Reach Ahead Program is to do math that the student will see in their next math course.​

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​*Five REVIEW PROGRAMS (strengthen key concepts before you start your next math course)

• Grade 8

• Grade 9 

• Grade 10 Quadratics

• Grade 10 Trigonometry

• Grade 11U Functions

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*Four REACH-AHEAD PROGRAMS (do math you'll see in your next math course)

• Grade 8 to 9

• Grade 9 to 10

• Grade 10 to 11U

• Grade 11U to 12 Advanced Functions​
   

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