Mathematics

Patsy Pro
  B.S., Carlow College
  Representative, PAISTA

I began my dream of earning a college degree at the age of thirty-one, after being married and having children. I started at Boyce Campus of Community College of Allegheny County and attended there for three years before transferring to Carlow College. I earned a B.S. in mathematics, with a minor in computer science and teaching certification.

I am in my 7th year at The Oakland School, where I teach geometry, trigonometry, pre-calculus, and calculus. We have added a business math course to our curriculum, which I really enjoy teaching. I also teach prep classes for the SAT and PSAT.

Our small class size allows me to teach my math classes to "discover" through experiments and other "hands on" applications. For example, during our study of circles and area, we buy pizzas and calculate the area of the whole pizza and of each slice. We enjoy the pizza for lunch.

I am married to Carl, and have a son, Steven, and a daughter, Nicole. My son is married and has given me two delightful granddaughters, Elizabeth and Caroline, who light up my life.

Prior to coming to the Oakland School, I was the Director of the Sylvan Learning Center in Edgewood. After returning to the classroom, I realized just how much I had missed it. I love teaching and am so glad to be at the "O" School.

I respond to E-Mail at pro@theoaklandschool.org   or    PatsyPro@adelphia.net

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