Biography
Jim is a licensed History/Social Studies teacher with a passion for math and technology. As the oldest brother of three, you could say Jim has been tutoring since he was young. His style is one of patience and empathy. Jim feels it is not only important to help students reach a particular goal, like nailing the SSAT, but also help them build self-confidence along the way. Jimโs favorite reaction is when students return and say, โNot only did that help on the test, but it helped so much in class too!โ In addition to tutoring, Jim is an active community volunteer coaching baseball and teaching English to non-native speakers. As the son of a Cuban immigrant, Jim understands the hard work that goes into making a new life helps others make that transition in his community.
When not tutoring, Jim is working on his Masterโs degree in Military History. He reads a lot, and will talk your ear off if you want to talk about history or astronomy. Jimโs areas of specialty are the history of NASA, both World Wars and the Cold War. In another life, Jim might have been manning a submarine, or maybe working at NASA as a Computer, a la the movie Hidden Figures.
Jim tutors most common standardized tests, like the SSAT, ISEE, HSPT, SAT, ACT, GRE, GMAT, and LSAT. In addition, Jim uses his work and educational experience to tutor subjects like History, Politics/ Government, Geography, Economics, and Financial Accounting. Jim believes in life-long learning and approaches teaching and tutoring as an opportunity to help people, young and old, reach their goals. As such, Jim works with students of all ages.
Education
Bachelor of Arts in European History. Areas of study include European societal development, International Relations Theory, Geography, and Economics.
Southern New Hampshire University
Master of Arts in Military History. Areas of study include the military history of the 20th century, military history of China and Russia, and the evolution of United States military history.
Subjects
- Accounting, ACT, ACT Composite, ACT English, ACT Math, ACT Reading, ACT Science, ACT Writing, Algebra, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, American History, Ancient History, AP Comparative Government And Politics, AP European History, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP United States Government And Politics, AP United States History, AP World History: Modern, Chinese History, COOP, COOP/HSPT, Economic History, Economics, Elementary Grammar, Elementary Math, Elementary Vocabulary, European History, Executive Functioning, General English, General History, General Mathematics, General Social Science, General Test Prep, Geography, Geometry, GMAT, Government & Politics, GRE, GRE Quantitative, GRE Verbal, History Of Science, Homework Help, HSPT, ISEE, Linear Algebra, LL ISEE, LL SSAT, LSAT, Military History, ML ISEE, ML SSAT, Modern History, Political History, Prealgebra, Precalculus, Primary ISEE, PSAT, SAT, SAT Math, SAT Reading, SAT Verbal, Social Studies, SSAT, SSAT Quantitative, TOEFL, Trigonometry, UL ISEE, UL SSAT, World History, Writing Skills Development