{"id":42,"date":"2020-01-08T19:12:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T19:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yourhighschooltutor.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2021-02-25T20:35:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T20:35:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yourhighschooltutor.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42\" class=\"elementor elementor-42\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d08319 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d08319\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c709fd8\" data-id=\"c709fd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540b119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"540b119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I always say that I'm the reason my dad is such a great math teacher...<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c8b186 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c8b186\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8628889 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone\" data-id=\"8628889\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed6b0e9 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed6b0e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/yourhighschooltutor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/lines.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2033\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ea168a\" data-id=\"9ea168a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc2c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fc2c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Growing up, math did not come easily to me.\u00a0<\/p><p>My brain just didn&#8217;t seem to grasp the concepts being taught in the classrooms.<\/p><p>When I did ask for help, even if it didn&#8217;t make sense I would say I understood it so as not to appear &#8220;stupid&#8221; in front of my classmates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a8d794\" data-id=\"8a8d794\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a34711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a34711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/yourhighschooltutor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/heather-thornton-oug7orlyt3p49264j81udx7p3xx2s3blcydotizlz4.png\" title=\"heather thornton\" alt=\"heather thornton\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c3eff6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c3eff6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ce5cff\" data-id=\"1ce5cff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc816dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc816dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When I hit junior high, it became very clear that I was good at memorizing, but not good at math.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbec6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cbec6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I can almost remember the look on my dad&#8217;s face when he realized that I didn&#8217;t understand the basic concepts of arithmetic and that I had just memorized my multiplication tables and &#8220;made it work&#8221; until I couldn&#8217;t do that anymore (ahem, fractions were my undoing).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8972242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8972242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">That's when his training to become an incredible math tutor began, back in 1996<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-491299b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"491299b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6baf24\" data-id=\"d6baf24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035bc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"035bc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I was so grateful to have my math tutor (aka my dad) available to me when I got stuck on my homework<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4200fa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4200fa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>That&#8217;s why we started Your High School Math Tutor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a student, having quick access to help when I was stuck on my homework and couldn&#8217;t figure it out was HUGE. Rather than feeling frustrated, stressed and stupid &#8211; I was able to get:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>a refresher lesson of the concept that was taught in class<\/li>\n<li>guidance working through the problem I was stuck on, and<\/li>\n<li>another similar math problem created for me on the spot to test my comprehension of the math concepts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And now your teen can have this highly experienced academic support, too!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6078a2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6078a2c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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experience teaching at SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), the University of Calgary Continuing Education Program, and at Webber Academy teaching math, computer programming, and science &#8211; Scott&#8217;s wealth of knowledge and passion for learning comes through in everything he does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deed8af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"deed8af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scott is committed to your teen's success in high school and beyond!<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/yourhighschooltutor.com\/index.php\/home-page\/math-30-1\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to learn about our Math 30-1 Online Program<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d63aae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d63aae\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc15a78\" data-id=\"cc15a78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680490d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"680490d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do we also teach exam stress management and anxiety relief strategies?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9d6d05 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9d6d05\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column 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