Math Tutoring & Test Preparation on Oahu
Private School Admissions Results
In the past year, 41 students (7 for Fourth Grade Punahou Entrance, 28 for Sixth / Seventh Grade Entrance, 6 for Ninth Grade Entrance) went through my private school admission prep program. To date, 28 were accepted or waitlisted at Punahou, Iolani and/or Kamehameha Schools. I believe this to be a good success rate given the high applicant to acceptee ratios at these institutions.
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"7 Practice Tests for the SSAT: Lower Level"
"Math Concepts Practice for the SSAT: Lower Level"
"6 Practice Tests for the SSAT: Upper Level"
What is the purpose of these SSAT test preparation study guides?
A pervasive characteristic of SSAT private school admission exams for current fifth through ninth graders is that they are very difficult, oftentimes featuring Math / Reading / Verbal test questions one to two grade levels above your child’s current public or private school curriculum. The SSAT targets a small, highly competitive group of students applying for top private schools across the nation.
To better prepare the dozens of fifth thru ninth graders I coach each year, I have used my 10+ years of teaching / test-preparation / curriculum-development experience to create study guides that closely approximate the sequence, scope, phrasing and difficulty level of actual SSAT exams.
What is the purpose of these SSAT test preparation study guides?
A pervasive characteristic of SSAT private school admission exams for current fifth through ninth graders is that they are very difficult, oftentimes featuring Math / Reading / Verbal test questions one to two grade levels above your child’s current public or private school curriculum. The SSAT targets a small, highly competitive group of students applying for top private schools across the nation.
To better prepare the dozens of fifth thru ninth graders I coach each year, I have used my 10+ years of teaching / test-preparation / curriculum-development experience to create study guides that closely approximate the sequence, scope, phrasing and difficulty level of actual SSAT exams.
ý Arithmetic / Pre-Algebra / Algebra I-III / Geometry / Analytic Geometry / Trigonometry / Pre-Calculus / Calculus / Statistics / Physics
ý Private School Admission Preparation
Entrance to Grade 4 (Punahou): Test Prep: Reading / Math / Logic & Reasoning,
Writing Sample and Interview
Entrance to Grades 6 thru 8: SSAT Lower, Essay and Interview Prep
Entrance to Grades 9 thru 11: SSAT Upper, Essay and Interview Prep
ý Test Preparation (all sections): SSAT / SAT / SAT II-Math / ACT GED / GRE / Praxis - Math Content Knowledge / ERB (Kamehameha Schools Exam)
ý Reading / Writing Skills Enhancement
ý Microsoft Excel / Access / Powerpoint / Data Analysis
ý Grade 1 thru College
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Dear Parent,
Thank you for taking an interest in my math and test preparation programs.
As a math and standardized exam preparation teacher/tutor of 12+ years with experience ranging from Arithmetic to Calculus to SSAT / SAT / ACT / GRE / GED
Praxis TestPrep (all sections), I am familiar with the sequence and scope of the math concepts and test preparation skills a student needs to know to reach goals in middle school, high school, college and graduate school.
A daunting roadblock to student comprehension of higher-level concepts is the clashing of this learning personality between instructor (of whom 80% are concrete sequential) and student (e.g. abstract random) which too often results in school anxiety and parental dissatisfaction. With Oahu student-to-teacher ratios escalating, let personalized tutoring sessions save your child hours / days / weeks / months of unnecessary frustrated confusion by unleashing his or her unlimited analytic potential to engage higher-level learning endeavors. No complex terminology! No abstract symbolism!
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