Dedicated, knowledgeable and patient tutor with terrific parental customer service too!

Charles has been a wonderful match for our 2E, 9th-grade son. Our son is 3-years above grade level in math, but due to ADHD-inattentive type, he does not have the best study habits and/or makes careless mistakes in math and other work. These issues were reflected in some uneven grades in the first semester of high school, so we had to scramble to find our son some support. Charles's extensive experience in working with neuro-diverse students have been invaluable. He is knowledgeable about the common errors and poor work habits that may trip up the student, and has been extremely proactive in reviewing our son's past and current assignments to look for opportunities and make concrete recommendations to improve work habits and build confidence in the students ability to leverage applied techniques into improved grades. many of the techniques apply to math, as well as other subjects such as humanities and foreign language, and our son's grades have improved quickly in the second semester. Our son has build great rapport with Charles and he is much more open to trying study suggestions from Charles (than from us parents) because he has seen RESULTS in higher grades. This past week, he did not even protest or push back when Charles suggested that an "A-grade" essay may require at least 4 - 5 drafts/input from others, as well as personal reviews. Prior to working with Charles, he would do maybe 1 revision to the initial draft, and be fine with turning the assignment. From Friday through Sunday, he has already made 3 sets of revisions, and will meet with his Humanities teacher for office hours next week for another round of review and revision. Charles is teaching our son long-term study skills, which we see as a valuable investment and for which we are most appreciative.

Grace, 9 lessons with Charles

Great investment for college-level math students with ADHD or Asperger / learning disabilities.

I am a college student with Asperger Syndrome and ADHD. For several days I was trying to study logarithms (topic) on my own, with textbooks and YouTube videos, and with the peer tutors provided by the university. But it still didn't make any sense. I spent 45 minutes working with Charles and he was able to find the root cause of the problem and address it. He told me that a logarithm is a PROCEDURE... and everything made a lot more sense after that. I was confused about "what a logarithm is?" I was mistaking it for some kind of weird notation or symbol. (like a degree symbol) Once I understood that "to take a logarithm" is a PROCEDURE just like "multiplication"... everything else that I was trying to learn from the textbook made a lot more sense! I am very happy with my choice. My time with Charles was a great investment and I understand all topics related to logarithms a lot better now. It is pretty rare to find someone who specializes on Math remediation at the college level and is proficient in helping students with special needs. I would recommend Charles, especially when you already tried everything else.

Stacey, 1 lesson with Charles

Friendly and helpful

We’ve only had 2 lessons so far. He does a good job explaining things to my daughter and making sure that she understands it. (She really hates math.) Hopefully this will be turning point for her. He is patient and friendly while being simplistic which she appreciates,

Annette, 4 lessons with Charles

Knowledgeable and Understanding

My son has had positive things to say about his sessions with Charles. He is helping him get a better understanding of the formulas.

Brian, 7 lessons with Charles

Great!

He was able to help our son work through a number of assignments. Charles has a great attitude and works well with students.

Kevin, 219 lessons with Charles

Excellent At Analyzing Root of Problems

We just had our second session with Charles and I'm even more impressed with his easy-going manner, his initiative to come up with lesson material at the end of summer/before school has started, and most importantly discovering where my son is getting hung up with his understanding of math concepts. Thanks so much Charles!

Carol, 5 lessons with Charles

Learned a lot!

We went over Linear/nonlinear convergent divergent series and infinite sums etc... Equations of circles parabolas and hyperabolas. Note, Charles is very good at explaining things like asymptotes for rational function, helps you visualize where they would be on a graph without needing to see the graph, and how to identify common mistakes people make, not just for the previously mentioned but for pretty much anything.

Matt, 17 lessons with Charles

Very patient tutor

My 12 year old son has been working with Charles for a few months now learning how to organize his thoughts and create high quality work in writing and math. Our son enjoys working with Charles and has incorporated a lot of his suggestions into his work. His writing has improved and his math work has become more organized and easier to follow.

Liane, 18 lessons with Charles

Great tutor for my middle school son

We are really enjoying and impressed with the relationship Charles and our son are developing. Charles has a unique way of empowering our son to want to do his best and do it the "smart" way. Charles has given him tricks on how to study for tests and how to check his work. The tricks are practical and easy for him to understand and practice. Charles has a unique way of talking to both of our sons, in a way that is not intimidating but engaging. They want to talk to Charles about what they are studying and tell him how they are doing in school. We are really grateful that Charles is helping our son.

Tina, 29 lessons with Charles

Charles is passionate about tutoring. His awareness of ADHD makes him invaluable to our son right now.

Our initial interviews and discussions have been excellent. He's honest, straightforward and on time. He is interested in how our son learns and he wants to help make learning easier.

Kathleen, 9 lessons with Charles