Patrick

Stephanie P. from Boston, MA

Patrick has worked with both of my children now for a couple of months. We have already started to see the improvement in their self confidence with regards to math and language studies. My children are very different learners and he was able to figure this out quickly and set up their lesson plans tailored to fit them each perfectly. He understands when to give breaks and when to push them a little bit further so they realize what they are capable of. Patrick is sincere in his discussions with me about my two children, he is a tutor that truly cares about his students and this shows through in my children's faces when Friday afternoon rolls around and it is "Patrick time" - they are all smiles. Patrick works with my 4th and 5th graders with math, writing and reading comprehension.

Hobin K. from Tilton, NH

You will not find a better tutor than Patrick. Of all the English teachers I have had in my life, he is the best among them, hands down. His thorough, deep understanding of the English language itself and literature guarantees you that you will learn so much from him. He is so kind, passionate, and caring that he willingly teaches you until you really grasp what is being taught, and that is something you should expect from a tutor.

Mary D. from Haverhill, MA

Patrick helped my son improve his SAT scores from a 1740 to a 2120 in one month! That's an improvement from scoring better than about 65% of SAT takers to scoring better than 85% of test takers. After that experience, we hired him to work with our daughter to improve her SSAT scores, with similarly astounding results (from the 55th percentile to the 81st percentile!). Since Patrick is an experienced math and English teacher, we had him continue to work with both kids in their school work. And, he helped them (and us!) with high school and college applications and essays: which were far more complex and time-consuming than we imagined. Although Patrick is a score-boosting machine, he is more than that. He has been a friendly, fun, funny, and caring mentor to my children. He genuinely enjoys working with them, and my children genuinely appreciate the clarity of his instruction, his great sense of humor, and the great improvements they have made with his help. Both of my kids regard Patrick as their favorite (and most effective) teacher ever. Lastly, Patrick has been an invaluable resource to us as parents: helping us to understand our children's strengths and areas to improve, as well as how to help them progress. Since he has a better understanding of our children as learners, we asked him to communicate with our teachers. As an experienced classroom teacher, he has communicated with our children's teachers and advocated for them: in ways that we, as educational "outsiders" could not. In short, Patrick is a one in a million teacher. A true "A+"

Johana H. from Waltham, MA

Patrick is a great tutor. He helped me a lot with the readings, grammar, speaking, vocab and especially with writing! He taught me how to write essays in an easy way. Also, he showed me to organize my ideas to write a perfect essay. He is friendly, patient and respectful. GREAT TUTOR!

Michele C. from Cambridge, MA

I learned more from Patrick in 30 minutes than I did all last year from my honors English teacher! He's really helping me prepare for the SAT.

Liz H. from Medford, MA

Excellent strategies on how to approach the SAT, plan of action and adapted to learning style of child.

Tara H. from Needham, MA

Patrick gave an overview of the SSAT and reviewed each section with our son. My son was pleased with Patrick and his tutoring abilities!! Patrick also answered all of my questions as well!

Christine B. from West Newton, MA

He summarized the math skills that my son has mastered and instilled confidence in him that he is prepared for Algebra 1 this year.

Tim Z. from Wilmington, DE

I already got a 32 on the June 2015 ACT, and I chose Patrick as my tutor barely two weeks before today's testing. I constantly ran out of time on my reading section before, and I wasn't able to improve my essay scores. Patrick gave me helpful advice on what strategies to use when approaching the ACT reading section. He also notified me about the format change of the essay that I wasn't aware of, and offered me new ways to write the new essay. In such a short time, and with such little room for improvement, Patrick still managed to boost my overall test taking skills. In addition to his competence as a tutor, Patrick is also an efficient and easy-going person who wastes no time during a session and who you will find very easy to talk to. I couldn't ask for a better tutor! During today's ACT, I finished every section with sufficient time left, and I am confident in my essay under the new format. I will update the review once the scores come out.

Rana G. from Visalia, CA

Patrick tutored my son who was going into 8 grade all summer. My son was struggling with writing, so they worked on several types of essays. By the end of the summer my son writing skills improved drastically, I can see more maturity in his ideas. Also his sentence structure improved a lot.

Marina D. from Mc Lean, VA

Thank you for the feedback in regards to how we best support your tutoring and help our child gain the most out of the experience

Carolyn H. from Concord, MA

Patrick ran a Skype lesson with my daughter for ACT prep. My daughter found it highly effective as Patrick helped her with more challenging aspects of the science portion.

Don C. from Woburn, MA

Patrick really helped my daughter understand the SSAT reading section and worked with her to improve her speed and confindence.

David K. from Burlington, MA

Patrick is very helpful and engaging in his practices. He greatly increased my knowledge involving taking the SATs and I believe I will have improved scores because of it.

Pam S. from Chestnut Hill, MA

My daughter is gaining more confident with each session with Patrick. He gets right down to business focusing on exactly what she needs to improve on. He's just the best!

Rich Z. from Weston, MA

Patrick's first lessons with my son Luke have been fantastic. We are off to a great start and very happy. He is completely engaged in his teaching.