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About the Nonprofit
Strength in Numbers Tutoring is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Mark Anderson in 2015. (Read more about our founding here.)
The mission of Strength in Numbers Tutoring is to enhance the academic, career and financial opportunities of young people by helping them obtain and appreciate a "strength in numbers" for themselves so they achieve success in school and in life. Our vision is that every high-school age student graduates with an appreciation of what having strength in numbers will do for them.
We are actively seeking to expand our team, especially in marketing and program development. If you are passionate about math and helping others learn, and you are any of the following:
About Mark, Tutor & Founder
I am a high school math teacher in Wilmington, NC. I have tutored elementary students, college students, and everyone in between. I love numbers and I love teaching high school kids. High school kids have immediate academic needs in their math classes and long-term financial needs in their lives beyond high school. It is my mission to help them move from weakness in math to strength in numbers. It is my hope that all high school kids develop an appreciation for what strength in numbers can do for them.
But there is a greater problem - many high school students actually hate math. Author Andrew Smith has said, "People fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer." I agree. By the way, Jimmy Buffett and I agree that when you don't get numbers, math suks!.
Kids hate math and fear math class because they don't understand it and haven't conquered it. The antidote for that hate and fear is to help kids see that math is actually interesting, fascinating and even fun. That may be hard to believe, but it is possible. If we can just get kids curious about math, turned "on" to it with a puzzle or a math magic trick (yes, these exist), then we've already won the battle. That sums up my professional mission statement.
Lastly, and most importantly, math and money are fascinating subjects to learn because I personally believe that God created numbers and our vastly complex number systems; I believe God gave us the insight and creativity to construct monetary and financial systems that we have in place. Trust me when I say that you and I both know so very little of the vastness of numbers. Check out Wolfram MathWorld if you don't believe me. Watch one video of 3Blue1Brown and your mind will be sufficiently blown. Peruse even a little of Investopedia to see the immense complexity of all things related to money.
It is my personal mission to share my own fascination and wonder of numbers with my students. Galileo said it best, "Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe."
Mark earned his Bachelors and Masters, both in Mathematics Education from North Carolina State University (2001, 2003). He has tutored for 20 years, from starting a tutoring program at a local elementary school while president of the 200+ member student Key Club at Cary High School, to tutoring student athletes in the football program at NC State and basketball program at UNCW. Mark has taught at New Hanover High School in Wilmington for 9 years including Pre-Algebra, Math 1, Algebra 1, Honors Algebra 2, Math 2, Honors Math 2, Math 3, Honors Math 3, Honors Precalculus, Honors Discrete Math, Advanced Functions and Modeling and Advanced Placement Calculus AB, with 2 years in its rigorous Lyceum Academy.
Mark has also been a landlord for 15+ years, leveraging many of the financial principles we believe are so important. He has invested in stocks and mutual funds. He says, "I have so much to learn about money! And yet I have been blessed to find myself in opportunities to teach others crucial knowledge of handling money. It is humbling to teach others when I don't consider myself an expert." He has led the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace and the Crown Financial bible studies at his church and other churches numerous times.
About the Nonprofit
Strength in Numbers Tutoring is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Mark Anderson in 2015. (Read more about our founding here.)
The mission of Strength in Numbers Tutoring is to enhance the academic, career and financial opportunities of young people by helping them obtain and appreciate a "strength in numbers" for themselves so they achieve success in school and in life. Our vision is that every high-school age student graduates with an appreciation of what having strength in numbers will do for them.
We are actively seeking to expand our team, especially in marketing and program development. If you are passionate about math and helping others learn, and you are any of the following:
- you are a whiz at social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), then we need you for our marketing team
- you are a expert at program development (structuring rewards, etc), then we need your help rolling out our program
- you are experienced in small-business or startup business development, then we need your help organizing our business model
About Mark, Tutor & Founder
I am a high school math teacher in Wilmington, NC. I have tutored elementary students, college students, and everyone in between. I love numbers and I love teaching high school kids. High school kids have immediate academic needs in their math classes and long-term financial needs in their lives beyond high school. It is my mission to help them move from weakness in math to strength in numbers. It is my hope that all high school kids develop an appreciation for what strength in numbers can do for them.
But there is a greater problem - many high school students actually hate math. Author Andrew Smith has said, "People fear what they don't understand and hate what they can't conquer." I agree. By the way, Jimmy Buffett and I agree that when you don't get numbers, math suks!.
Kids hate math and fear math class because they don't understand it and haven't conquered it. The antidote for that hate and fear is to help kids see that math is actually interesting, fascinating and even fun. That may be hard to believe, but it is possible. If we can just get kids curious about math, turned "on" to it with a puzzle or a math magic trick (yes, these exist), then we've already won the battle. That sums up my professional mission statement.
Lastly, and most importantly, math and money are fascinating subjects to learn because I personally believe that God created numbers and our vastly complex number systems; I believe God gave us the insight and creativity to construct monetary and financial systems that we have in place. Trust me when I say that you and I both know so very little of the vastness of numbers. Check out Wolfram MathWorld if you don't believe me. Watch one video of 3Blue1Brown and your mind will be sufficiently blown. Peruse even a little of Investopedia to see the immense complexity of all things related to money.
It is my personal mission to share my own fascination and wonder of numbers with my students. Galileo said it best, "Mathematics is the language in which God has written the universe."
Mark earned his Bachelors and Masters, both in Mathematics Education from North Carolina State University (2001, 2003). He has tutored for 20 years, from starting a tutoring program at a local elementary school while president of the 200+ member student Key Club at Cary High School, to tutoring student athletes in the football program at NC State and basketball program at UNCW. Mark has taught at New Hanover High School in Wilmington for 9 years including Pre-Algebra, Math 1, Algebra 1, Honors Algebra 2, Math 2, Honors Math 2, Math 3, Honors Math 3, Honors Precalculus, Honors Discrete Math, Advanced Functions and Modeling and Advanced Placement Calculus AB, with 2 years in its rigorous Lyceum Academy.
Mark has also been a landlord for 15+ years, leveraging many of the financial principles we believe are so important. He has invested in stocks and mutual funds. He says, "I have so much to learn about money! And yet I have been blessed to find myself in opportunities to teach others crucial knowledge of handling money. It is humbling to teach others when I don't consider myself an expert." He has led the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace and the Crown Financial bible studies at his church and other churches numerous times.
