John
Bilingual teacher w/ 30yrs of experience. Can tutor many subjects
My name is John and I have been a teacher for more than 30 years. During that time I have taught in two languages, English and Spanish, and in three countries, the United States, Germany, and Spain. I have taught Social Studies to grades 7 to 12, Spanish to grades 9 to 11, and GED (high school equivalency) to students aged 17 to 40. My students have been Americans in the U.S., newly-arrived Latin Americans to our shores, the children of American military in Germany, and Spanish students in th...
physical science
social studies
SAT writing
SAT reading
GED
world history
proofreading
ESL/ESOL
government & politics
European history
prealgebra
reading
Spanish
geography
English
SAT math
grammar
vocabulary
algebra 2
American history
algebra 1
Katie S. from Buffalo, NY
Let's just put it this way before I met with John I got a 47% on my first exam. After meeting with him once I got 100% on three quizzes and a 83% on my second exam! I have almost a B in the class now and with his help I think I'll get there! I just had my second meeting with him and he once again cleared up everything I was confused on in class. I'll be meeting with him right up until my final in May. Thanks to him I should be able to walk with the rest of my class in May! 5 stars all the way for John he is awesome and very helpful!
Lucy M. from Batavia, NY
John keeps our lessons upbeat & fun by varying his methods of instruction. Besides the usual vocabulary & grammar he uses puzzles, games & jokes. He is very patient & willing to review difficult material as often as necessary. He is always available by phone & willing to accommodate my schedule. I'm thrilled with my progress. You won't be disappointed.
James F. from Buffalo, NY
We reached out to John to help prepare our 7th grade son for his Spanish final. The final had 2 parts, written and oral. John did an excellent job helping him. Not only did he use traditional teaching methods, but he also used his life experience living in other countries to help with the oral part of the exam. John is patient and flexible, so much so that he sometimes even provided last minute changes to his schedule. Sorry John. He brought a whole different level of teaching to our son, and gave him the confidence to a GREAT JOB on his final. 93%!! We will be signing up for more sessions with John in late August or early fall just to help keep him ahead of his work. Thanks, John. Have a great summer.
Jimmy J. from North Tonawanda, NY
Mr. C. is very intelligent and strives to make sure his students learn and excel. He's patient and he also cares about the success of his students. I highly recommend him as a tutor.
Sandy R. from East Aurora, NY
John has been tutoring our boys since October 2012, he has proven to be patient, understanding and very task oriented. We asked him to develop a program that would be tailored specifically towards taking a Civil Service Exam for Erie County. John has gone to great lengths to do exactly what we have asked him to do, and we as a family only wish we had found him earlier. John is considered by us to be an incredible academic asset for our sons.
Karen M. from Buffalo, NY
John is a patient and well-rounded tutor. I like that he is able to help with more than one subject and came with problems for my daughter to work on, rather than just relying on her school materials. He also gave her a bit of homework to keep her mind on the subject between sessions.
Gina S. from Buffalo, NY
My daughter has been struggling for spanish for 3 years. She has been so frustrated and was shutting down. John was very patient with her and gave her quite a bit of confidence. We look forward to working with John.