— Schulman Tutoring
About
Years of Expertise
I have been offering these classes over thirty years now. I also have experience teaching math in public and private high schools and junior college. I know this test very well – I achieved a perfect score when I took it with the high school students some years back. I try to make my classes entertaining and fun,
to keep students alert and engaged. They often remark that the time hours went quickly. In math, I offer students a number of ways to solve problems, encouraging them to use common sense as much as possible.
I think one of my strongest teaching skills is the ability to communicate in a simple way that students at all levels can understand. Teaching SAT prep is very different from teaching classroom math. The most important thing in SAT prep is finding ways to get the right answer. Often the best solutions for many students are creative, common sense solutions that get around knowing the math principles. I recall one question on a practice test that basically asked which segment in a math diagram was longest. Most students could not remember the geometry principle that would get them the answer. But one student got the right answer by measuring the segments! Although you don’t have a ruler to use, you can improvise and since the diagrams are drawn to scale, unless stated otherwise, the longer segment had to actually be longer. I always appreciate when students solve problems by thinking rather than than trying to remember a formula.
Educational Background
State University of New York at Buffalo, BA 1973, major Psychology, minor Math. Secondary school teaching credential in math. Law School: Graduated from Northeastern University Law School, Boston, MA. JD degree in 8/76. Passed the California Bar Exam in 1983.
Teaching Experience
Taught math since 1978 at: Colfax High School, Colfax Elementary, River City HS, Orangevale Elementary, Sierra College, Living Wisdom school, Prosser Creek charter, Horizon charter. Taught independent study in Grass Valley and summer school at Nevada Union. Taught GRE prep at Sac State, and SAT prep for UC Davis and the Fairfax Lectern. Has led SAT workshops at many schools including: Laguna Creek HS, Rocklin HS, Sacramento Waldorf, North Tahoe HS, Truckee HS, Sugar Bowl Academy, Nevada Union HS, Forest Lake Christian School. Presented workshops on mental arithmetic at the Northern California math conference in Asilomar. Has given private SAT workshops since 1985 in Sacramento, Roseville, Auburn, Grass Valley, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Currently tutoring on Zoom for the SAT and ACT high School Entrance exams and math through pre-calculus.
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Do you tutor groups?
Presently I am working with students individually on Zoom throughout the year. I am also available to work with small groups, usually friends or siblings.