Michael
Let your knowledge shine through ...
I have made a career out of educating people of all ages, from elementary to adult learners. I get so much enjoyment out of the "ah-hah" moments and the look of the initial understanding ... For the past 18 years, I have worked at a private special education school. I was with them from the start and so over the past few decades I have quite literally taught or tutored most academic and test prep. subjects. As a tutor, I take pride in doing whatever it takes to make certain that my stud...
ADD/ADHD
Over 20 years ago, I was a college sophomore who had a difficult time getting through my freshman year. Classes seemed so much bigger and the organization required to get all of the work done seemed so much more difficult to me than high school did. I spoke with my adviser and was recommended to get some academic testing done. I was diagnosed with this thing called ADD and had not idea what it was or how exactly my affected my ability to learn, but at least I had a place to begin. Since that time, I have dedicated my life to working with students in need of something "more". The first tutorial I had 18 years ago was a high school Sr., recently diagnosed with ADHD, taking Algebra II. I was able to help him by teaching all of the organizational and time-management techniques that I learned in college, as well as explain the benefits to the disorder, such as being able to hyper-focus and multitask. What we, as educators, parents and diagnosed learners, know about ADD/ADHD is quite a bit. To an extent, everyone has some level of the disorder, but it is only recognized as a learning disorder when it's effects are detrimental to the ability to learn and function in a classroom environment. ADD effects the learners ability to organize thoughts and remained focused on singular tasks, especially those that may not be of immediate interest. ADD students are most noticeably affected in the area of time management. We almost seem to have our own internal clock that is just off from the rest of the worlds. We generally convince ourselves that tasks will take much less time than in reality, largely do to the fact that often even the thought of having to commit long periods of time to one activity or task, knowing that we have limitations, can create anxiety, further making us more distracted. ADD students are generally seen as procrastinators but again, this is attributed to a warped sense of time and poor time management skills. ADD/ADHD can be managed with proper medication, but it is just as important for students with ADD to learn applicable time management, organizational and study skills to be successful students.
ACT Math
ACT Science
study skills
ADHD
ACT English
SSAT
ACT Reading
algebra 1
algebra 2
American history
biology
calculus
chemistry
vocabulary
grammar
Microsoft Excel
European history
geometry
physics
prealgebra
precalculus
Spanish
trigonometry
astronomy
statistics
geography
English
government & politics
SAT math
literature
world history
economics
GRE
GED
SAT reading
SAT writing
physical science
geology
GMAT
ASVAB
ecology
probability
PSAT
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Philip L. from Chester, NH
Mike is professional, approachable, and he uses humor to demystify the subject matter. We are so grateful to have found him.
Ellen H. from Litchfield, NH
Michael B is a pleasure to deal with. Our son enjoys his sessions, appears more confident and is eager to continue working with Michael! We could not be happier! Michael is teaching our son some useful techniques and strategies to apply that make him more sure of himself. Thank You!
Victoria D. from Concord, NH
I cannot say enough good things about Michael and his level of professionalism! We started out needing his services for a pre-calc class and after assisting my son in achieving great results, decided to utilize Michael's skills in preparing our son to take the SAT. Michael has been amazing in this process. Our son has aggressive goals in terms of the score he would like to achieve and Michael did an initial evaluation, figured where he was and then clearly laid out a road map on how to get there and the work involved to make it happen. Michael's ability to inspire our son is only matched by the finesse demonstrated in offering the right kind of encouragement and the right kind of "holding his feet to the fire" and continuing to develop strategies he knows works well, relevant to our son's learning style. Michael is just simply outstanding!
Lisa T. from Derry, NH
This was our first experience with any kind of tutoring and Mike came in and got right down to work with our daughter. We had no idea what to expect, but what we got was better than we could have imagined! He came up with a plan, discussed it with our daughter and moved forward. We are looking forward to a better semester!
Donna W. from Pelham, NH
Mike is a great tutor. My son is a junior in high school. He's needed assistance in Algebra II. Mike puts the algebra material into a context that he understands. He's very patient. I'd highly recommend him for Algebra as well as preparation for SATs.