Brendan
Certified Tutor
I have over eight years of experience in education during which time I have worked with students of all ages and ability levels. I currently work for Fairfax County Public Schools as a Special Education Teacher. Prior to that, I worked for a nonprofit organization in New York City which provided education to low-income adult students who were preparing for the high school equivalency exam. I began my career in education as a Health and Physical Education Teacher in the Bronx, NY. Brendan has also taught and tutored high school aged students in test prep at Lehman College of the City University of New York. I graduated from Hofstra University in 2007 with a master's degree in Physical Education and earned a B.S. in Sociology from St. John's University in 1996.
Brendan has a very relaxed, patient demeanor while at the same time keeping the bar set high for his students and for himself. He is relentlessly positive and always is focused on keeping students encouraged and believing in themselves. Brendan's former students speak fondly of his ability to break down challenging topics and present them in a simple, easy-to-understand way. My favorite subject to tutor is math because there are so many different ways to approach problems and because each topic is sure to have a connection to things a student has learned previously. I enjoy assisting my students in finding the method with which they are most comfortable.
In his spare time, I enjoy physical fitness, reading, and spending time outdoors. At the 2014 USA Masters National Indoor Track & Field Championships, I took home a silver medal in the Shot Put and a bronze medal in the Triple Jump.
Connect with a tutor like Brendan
Undergraduate Degree: St. John's University - Bachelor of Science, Sociology
Graduate Degree:Hofstra University- Master of Science, Physical Education
reading, exercising, being outdoors
- 1st Grade Math
- 1st Grade Reading
- 1st Grade Writing
- 2nd Grade Math
- 2nd Grade Reading
- 2nd Grade Writing
- 3rd Grade Math
- 三年级阅读
- 4th Grade Math
- 4th Grade Reading
- 4th Grade Writing
- 5th Grade Math
- 5th Grade Writing
- 6th Grade Math
- 6th Grade Reading
- 7th Grade Math
- 7th Grade Reading
- 7th Grade Writing
- 8th Grade Math
- 8th Grade Reading
- 8th Grade Writing
- Algebra
- Arithmetic
- Art
- College English
- Elementary Math
- Elementary School Math
- Elementary School Reading
- Elementary School Writing
- English
- GED Prep
- Geometry
- Handwriting
- High School English
- HSPT Prep
- HSPT Language Skills
- HSPT Math
- HSPT Quantitative
- HSPT Reading
- HSPT Verbal
- ISEE Prep
- ISEE- Lower Level
- ISEE- Middle Level
- ISEE- Upper Level
- Math
- Middle School Math
- Middle School Reading
- Middle School Writing
- Pre-Algebra
- SAT Math
- SAT Mathematics
- SSAT Prep
- SSAT- Elementary Level
- SSAT- Middle Level
- SSAT- Upper Level
- Test Prep