About the Instructor

As an extensively trained and certified professional instructor, I serve as a mentor who guides your children through their work while also providing direction, support and encouragement. I create an at-home study plan in addition to monitoring classroom assignments, and I emphasize the importance of accurately completing each assignment within a designated time frame. This has helped many of my students increase self-confidence, thus becoming more self-reliant. Like all Kumon Instructors, I have a true passion for education and an earnest desire to help children succeed.

Pamela Banson, Kumon Math and Reading Center of Hopkinton

Pamela's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and a Master of Science degree in Actuarial Science. She has been a Kumon Instructor since 2001. One of her main aspirations in life is to be able to impart her love for learning by helping kids gain self-confidence, develop academic discipline and motivation.

Her instructional philosophies include:

• She believes in the student understanding and acquiring solid fundamental skills. This will require focus and practice.

• She believes in healthy learning. The student should always work on the appropriate level and pace. This will bring about confidence, enthusiasm and predictable progress to higher Kumon levels of study.

• She believes in the true partnership between student, instructor and parents. Success is achieved through proper guidance of the instructor, discipline of the student to do daily work and encouragement of the parents.