Three years in a row of Simon Academics alumni going to Harvard. Two years in a row of Simon Academics alumni becoming MSJHS Smoke Signal editors-in-chief. Courses cover persuasive essay, literary response, short story, and personal narrative writing. Classes start with the teacher editing homework as students watch and learn from their own and others' writing.
After a lesson, students start on a new assignment, receiving feedback as they work. Homework runs between one and two hours per week, depending on age. Classes begin with a lesson on reading skills. Then the teacher guides group reading with discussions, models vocabulary and comprehension skills, and helps students gain a thorough understanding of the text.
After a lesson, students start on a new assignment, receiving feedback as they work. Homework runs between one and two hours per week, depending on age. Classes begin with a lesson on reading skills. Then the teacher guides group reading with discussions, models vocabulary and comprehension skills, and helps students gain a thorough understanding of the text.
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About Us
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We started in San Ramon in 2003, where Mr. Simon taught his first struggling student (in graduate school for engineering as of 2020) to read. After operating out of Mr. Simon's home, we moved to an office in Niles, and then an office on Mission Boulevard in Fremont. Why choose us? Small groups mean we can address each individual's needs.
Class Descriptions
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Writing Classes prepare students for honors, AP, and college writing. Teaching across all grades means that, even with second graders, we have their futures in mind. We cover literary response, persuasive, expository, creative, and personal narrative essay writing, varying by grade level. Prompts are derived from released SAT, ACT, and AP exams as well as our own curriculum.
Writing
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Each writing class is held once a week for one hour. Students sign up for a time and are expected to come every week at that time. If they miss a class, parents may request a make-up class during the period the student is signed up. Missed classes may not be added at the end and will not be credited towards future classes nor refunded.
Reading
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Each reading class is held once a week for one hour. Students sign up for a time and are expected to come every week at that time. If they miss a class, parents may request a make up class during the period the student is signed up. Missed classes may not be added at the end and will not be credited towards future classes nor refunded.
Math
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Typically, math is taught as just a series of problems that students must learn to solve. After memorizing the steps, students get their grades and move on, having learned nothing substantial. Many tutoring centers just give worksheets, lots and lots of worksheets. They make math painful. Math is exciting.
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