Duke University Math Specialist

Taiesha A.

Hi, my name is Tai. I tutor students in New York City and online for middle school/high school/college math, as well as for the SHSAT, SAT, GRE, ACT, SSAT, ISEE, Calculus and all three Math Regents exams. I attended Duke University, where I graduated with a degree in Mathematics in 2009.

For the past four years, I have launched an education company helping middle schoolers gain admission into competitive high schools. I served as the Head of the Math division and as a test prep instructor responsible for curriculum design and delivery. In the process, I have accumulated over 10,000 hours of invaluable math teaching experience. It would be safe to say that I am an expert at this point. Show me a math problem that you're having trouble with -- I bet I have seen it before! Of course, there is much more to tutoring than "knowing your stuff." I have also learned highly effective ways to convey the knowledge and skills necessary for success on these standardized tests.

The tutoring that I offer is highly personalized. I form a test-prep plan based on the student's individual strengths and weaknesses. Progress is monitored through regular homework assignments. I also give students practice tests on a semi-regular basis in order to objectively measure progress and to gauge where instruction should be focused. The material I use consists of official exams that have been administered nationwide and at schools in the past.

Tutoring is not only my career; it is a passion. I take great joy in helping my students. My work, as I see it, goes beyond preparing them for standardized tests. It involves helping them to develop skills that will serve them not only on their tests, but also in their current middle school or high school classes, their future college classes, and their eventual lives beyond academia.

I recommend that sessions last for 2 hours, as this time length allows for the most effective tutoring. I meet with students in-home if they are located within 2 miles of me (11203) or in mutually convenient locations