Math For Keeps

PHENOMENAL!
This is an open letter to Lacie:
My daughter and I worked on her multiplication assignment this morning and she beat her score from Monday by five seconds. I saw a look on her face that I’ve never seen before. That look of personal pride someone has when they’ve achieved something that had eluded them their entire life. She literally just sat there and stared at the sheet for several seconds. I saw the look of relief as she mentally shrugged that monkey off her back. I could see in her eyes she was thinking, «I did it.» It was absolutely amazing. She didn’t gloat, nor did she seek validation from me. It was her own personal victory. I don’t think I’ve ever been as happy for her as I was this morning.
I’m not sure what you do, nor how you do it, but it’s working. I wish you were around when I was her age and struggling with the same problem. Thank you very much.

I am kicking myself for waiting until my daughter was about to enter high school before connecting with Lacie Taylor and Math for Keeps. I noticed my daughter was convincing herself she «wasn’t a good math student» beginning in 5^th grade and I kept thinking she’d get over it, or a teacher would be willing to assign and grade the extra homework she needed to get the practice to really learn her math skills. But it never happened and over time her grades — and more importantly, her confidence — fell.
After a summer with Lacie and her program right before 9^th grade, I now have a «A» student in math who is confident and helping other kids. Lacie just exudes confidence in the effort her students put out, and the Math for Keeps program is just that — For Keeps. I am so impressed!
We are continuing on because my daughter still has some skills to conquer but I am – and she is – confident she will conquer them. The work is significant but not drudgery, and is entirely relevant. Now in high school, we’ve switched to once/​week and it’s working well. Not «tutoring,» but the Math for Keeps program. Excellent!
This is not inexpensive, but VERY worthwhile. My suggestion is, the earlier you start the better off you are!

My two daughters took an intensive summer session with Lacie in Math for Keeps. Both of my girls were 2 – 3 years behind when they started. My younger daughter hated math, and said she just didn’t «get it.» Now, she wants to be a math teacher. Lacie worked wonders with them — enthusiastically, creatively, and with music patience. She continued to work with my older daughter for another semester, and both are caught up now. I don’t know where we would be without Lacie. Her system is brilliant, and it works.

We unschooled our daughter, with no formal math training until she was 12, at which point she went to a small school with a relaxed academic approach. When she decided she wanted to try an academically rigorous high school, we connected with Lacie.
After 8 months of one on one tutoring with Lacie, our daughter was completely caught up and ready to walk into a her freshman math class with confidence. We just received her first quarter grades this afternoon — she’s in the pre-​AP program and has an A average!
The best thing about Lacie’s program is the emphasis on developing sound study skills. We feel this has benefited our daughter in other academic areas.
Thank you, Lacie!!!

It’s tough to admit as a father that i am not a very good teacher/​tutor for my daughters math needs. Heck… even i was confused and challenged by the TAKS weird questions and other assignments. So i reluctantly surrendered and found Lacie Taylor of Taylor-​Made Tutoring.
And what a great find. Five minutes after meeting Lacie you will feel comfortable with her and her methods. Her warm, calm and encouraging approach to teaching various learning methodologies is something i could never do. And so my daughter took to her lessons immediately, i am happy to say. She has responded very well and the improvements she has made are a great reflection upon Lacie’s skills as a teacher.
Another benefit to Taylor-​Made Tutoring’s math program is that they offer an in-​home tutoring option where instead of having to drive in and out of Lacie’s place of business, she has other tutors on her staff who will come to your home for the lessons. This is a valuable alternative at times.
Taylor-​Made Tutoring offers tutoring from elementary levels to very high math courses and we will likely be using her summer math camp to really get ahead this year.