Socratics Mentoring

My child used to hate math. He would say things like «I’m stupid», «I’m not good at math». Despite putting him in homework club after school for a year to work on math, there was no apparent improvement in his work or attitude. That’s when I turned to Erik. After just a summer of tutoring, my child began his 7^th grade year ready for math. His teacher says he is a totally different kid — strong and confident in math and never hesitant to raise his hand and participate. Now my child says math is one of his favorite subjects. I owe it all to Erik. He’s excellent — very clear, methodical, patient, and gives me very detailed reports on my child’s strengths and challenges. I never hesitate to recommend him to other families. And now, he is working with my older son on SAT prep for college. I’m truly grateful for Erik and the support he is giving to my sons.

My 8^th grade daughter would sit down in front of a blank page to write an essay and produce nothing. Erik gave her a voice and has brought her ideas and opinions into the open. She has developed tools to analyze literature, structure essays and formulate ideas and has had a complete turnaround in her attitude towards writing. The caring, nurturing nature of the relationship has allowed my daughter to emerge with newfound confidence. Erik is student-​centered, making sure the student becomes conscious of his or her own learning style. This was a critical component as once my daughter understood this she was able to write in a way that made sense to her. Erik has not only transformed my daughter as a writer but has become a very important personal mentor.
Hiring Erik has been without question the best thing we have done for our daughter academically.
I cannot thank him enough!