About Your Instructor
Jason Tamashiro
After graduating with a degree in Math Education with a minor in Japanese, Jason taught math for 20 years in the DOE. He has experience in all levels of math from basic math to Pre-Algebra, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Statistics, and Calculus. During his 20 years of teaching, he has developed an understanding of the older Hawaii Content and Performance Standards as well as the more recent Common Core. In addition, he has been trained extensively in the Kumon Method, and believes that Kumon can provide a foundation in which your child can become an independent learner who is able to achieve his or her highest potential through practice and perseverance.
His wife, Deena, earned a Bachelor's degree in Secondary English as well as a Master's Degree in Curriculum Technology. She previously worked in a Montessori Preschool program and taught English in both private and public schools here in Hawai'i for 20 years. Deena believes that the philosophy behind Kumon in teaching self-discipline and persistence will aid in creating lifelong learners and will take them far beyond their years of schooling.