If it had not been for the style and approach of Mr. D's program, my son would not have passed the GED test.  When he began the GED program at his school, he was not able to work a long division problem and could not add or subtract complex fractions.  After work with Mr. D., Cass was able to say to me, "I am going to pass this test." even though I still had my doubts.  I should have been more confident, because my son did pass the test on the first try. Lisa F – Parent

I think that you are a great teacher.  You taught me things I never understood or knew.  I feel smarter.  Math is more fun.  You made sense for me in math. Alex U - Grade 4

Math has always been a struggle for Matthew, so when I found out about Mr. D I thought I would give it a try.  In just a few months time he went from struggling adding one digit numbers to multiplying two digit numbers and even doing some word problems. He has really pulled the strengths out in Matthew by using Cuisenaire blocks and other resources which has helped him to jump 1 full grade level when he was tested. Each week Mr. D takes time at the end of each session to have Matthew show me the skills he learned that day. This has helped to boost his self-esteem so as a parent I can praise him for what he is learning instead of getting frustrated with what I don’t think he is getting. Then Mr. D shows me what I can work on with him over the next week.  Mr. D covers it all. He has also helped my daughter in high school to understand her Algebra if she ever had questions. Mr. D definitely knows what he is doing from elementary through high school and does it well.  Cynthia S – Parent

We are so happy with the progress you made with Alex.  He speaks of math with a fondness that he never had before.  He was always afraid to look at numbers, figuring that it would be too difficult to understand.  Now he seems up for the challenge.  Thank you for giving him confidence in his ability to do something he thought was impossible.

Firstly, I want to say that our son really connected with you and your personality.  He seemed comfortable and at ease being with you.  There was never a sense of intimidation, but instead of great respect and admiration for what new things you were able to show him.  Alex was motivated throughout the week with his assignments because he wanted to show you what he was able to accomplish.

Secondly, Alex's skill in problems with fractions has greatly improved as well as factoring.  It's great to see him look at the math problem and get right to it as opposed to staring blankly at the page.  I really feel that you got him interested in math again.  He actually likes to practice what he knows.  Maggie U – Parent