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John Brown

John Brown

Senior Tutor
Helping students build toward ambitious goals through disciplined practice, targeted feedback, and intellectually serious coaching.
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15 years of tutoring experience across STEM, test prep, and selected language-based subjects.

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Experience with middle school, high school, community-college, and university-level learners.

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High school math teacher.

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Also supports graduate-school preparation for the LSAT, GRE, and GMAT.

Teaching Philosophy

John approaches tutoring with the mindset of a coach. He believes high achievement comes from building underlying strength, practicing in realistic conditions, and improving continuously through precise feedback. More broadly, he works to refresh and reintegrate what students already know, fill gaps where needed, and create the confidence required for deeper intellectual exploration.

Teaching Principles

  • Treats test prep as a structured training process rather than a sequence of isolated tips.
  • Helps students reconnect prior knowledge to new learning.
  • Builds confidence through repeated practice, feedback, and measurable improvement.

Best Fit For Students Who

  • Respond well to structured coaching and high standards.
  • Need support in math along with broader academic or graduate-exam preparation.
  • Benefit from targeted feedback and full-length practice conditions.
  • Want a tutor who can balance rigor, strategy, and encouragement.

Subjects & Services

  • ACT Math & Science
  • CPS HSAT Mathematics
  • HSPT Mathematics & Quantitative Skills
  • ISEE Mathematics Achievement & Quantitative Reasoning
  • PreACT Math & Science
  • PSAT 8/9, PSAT 10 & PSAT/NMSQT Math
  • SAT Math
  • SSAT Quantitative
  • TACHS Mathematics
  • Algebra I & II
  • AP Calculus AB & BC
  • AP Precalculus
  • AP Statistics
  • Calculus
  • Discrete Mathematics
  • Geometry
  • Integrated Mathematics
  • K–8 Mathematics
  • Math & Computer Science
  • Pre-Algebra
  • Pre-Calculus
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry
  • AP Biology
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP Physics 1 & 2
  • AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
  • AP Physics C: Mechanics
  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • AP French Language & Culture
  • French
  • GMAT Quantitative Reasoning & Data Insights
  • GRE Quantitative Reasoning
  • LSAT Logical Reasoning
  • Academic/AP support
  • Directed study

Experience Highlights

Tutors across STEM, test prep, and selected language-based disciplines.

Works as a high school math teacher while maintaining a broad tutoring practice.

Extends his coaching model from undergraduate prep into graduate and professional-school exams.

More About John Brown

John Brown is an educator focused on helping students identify and develop their intellectual strengths. He approaches tutoring as a process of disciplined growth: refresh what is already there, address what is missing, and build the confidence and curiosity needed to move further.

In test prep, John works like a coach preparing an athlete—through fundamentals, stamina, and consistent feedback. In academic work, he combines breadth and rigor across quantitative, scientific, and language-based subjects. He has 15 years of tutoring experience with students in many settings and works as a high school math teacher, while also supporting graduate-level exam preparation in areas such as the LSAT, GRE, and GMAT.

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ACT or SAT® Prep
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