“Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.”
Chinese Proverb
My name is Yasmina.
I was born in a country where Mathematics and Science are the major subjects in school.
Next to my home was the building of the Extended Math and Science High School for Gifted Students.
I still remember my happiness when I passed the admission exam and found my name in the list of the accepted students.
My discovery of Mathematics that sharpens the brain and requires a great amount of imagination had started.
I met my extraordinary Math teacher who not only developed our ( his students ) mathematical minds and demonstrated the beauty of Math, but also, and the most importantly, trained our spirit, courage and passion to think and concentrate deeply on everything we do.
I think that I have taken his ideas of teaching in my practice as a math teacher.
Graduated with Honor I worked as a teaching assistant at the Department of Applied Mathematics and as a Math teacher at a gifted kids school.
Here in Canada, I am a High School Math teacher at Birmingham International College. This College is an accredited, multi-cultural, university preparatory school that offers high school credits. I also worked at “The Academy for Math and Science”, “Champs” and “Mr. Math” learning centers. I always liked teaching and the opportunity to help others to overcome difficulties in studying was my greatest joy.
Therefore I am very familiar with new and old curriculums.
Also I studied at the University of Toronto, and have Masters’ degree in Mathematics.
My easygoing and open nature allows me to establish good relationship with all of my students, which I consider very important. Together we always achieve better results in grades.