"My name is Bob J. I recently retired after working for 40 years in the transportation and information technology industries. I have held a variety of management positions in Maintenance, Marketing and IT, with my last being Vice President of IT with a medium-sized global consulting company. I have lived in Northeast Tarrant County for the past 25 years, and I am married with two college aged children. I have a BA in Economics as well as an MBA.

So why am I tutoring after working all those years? Well, most of all, I enjoy it. While I have never been a professional teacher, I have lots of experience in the business world leading classes and helping people one-on-one with learning how to use IT systems. I always find it very satisfying when the light comes on for the person I am training and they realize that what initially seemed to be a very complicated system is really quite simple.

My method for teaching and tutoring, whether it is for learning a computer system or preparing for a standardized test, is to keep things as simple as possible and to tailor my instruction to what each student needs to know. For SAT and other standardized test tutoring, I only work with students one-on-one. This allows me to understand their strengths and challenges at an individual level, and to focus on the areas where they will benefit the most.

I believe that repeated practice is the best preparation for any standardized test. You will take a practice test on your own, and then we will get together to review the results. First, I will help you review and relearn any material you did not understand. Second, I will help you learn how to recognize the types of problems that appear on the test and the best ways to answer them. And finally, I will help you with strategies to manage your time as you take the test so you maximize your chances to answer the most questions correctly.

My strategy for preparing for the SAT requires a significant time commitment on your part for 3-5 weeks prior to the test. You" less...