Retired college English professor with many years of overseas experience teaching English and interacting with many different types of students. Editing, and writing experience of scholarly articles and journals. Excellent rapport with international students and personal experience teaching in Japan, Greece and in different parts of the United States. (read more)
...I am coaching a few students for PSAT / SAT at the moment. I've authored, edited, and published THREE books - two in engineering and a mainstream novel. My GRE (Graduate Record Exam) score was 2160/2400 or 90% and TOEFL (English) similarly above 90%. These tests include significant sections on English Writing. (read more)
...I scored in the top 15% nationally in the my exit exam for Undergraduate Math. I feel prepared to teach any material from the SAT math. The SAT math portion covers all topics up to Algebra II, all of which I am well acquainted. (read more)
...I have taken college level courses in advanced math, including geometry, and teaching mathematics. At my last school, I taught geometry to high school students on an individual basis, much like tutoring, using several different computer platforms. I also taught geometry concepts to students in small groups, according to what skills they needed to pass the AIMS test. (read more)
...I first began tutoring students in test preparation when I was an engineering graduate student at UC Berkeley. Over my 20+ years of tutoring/teaching experience, I have developed a series of techniques that have proven to improve scores when students practice and apply them. I enjoy helping students overcome their concerns about the SAT and am delighted to see their scores improve! (read more)