Floyd Smith - Tutor

After our son took the PSAT in the tenth grade, it was clear that he needed tutoring in how to take the test and help with preparation for the test material.  His school provided a list of tutoring services and some names of individuals who do PSAT/SAT tutoring.  Our son does better with individual instruction, so we contacted Mr. Smith and after a phone conversation, I was convinced he would be able to help our son.  Our son started with Mr. Smith this past summer and has continued with him throughout the fall.  He typically has 2 sessions, each for two hours, with Mr. Smith each week.  Mr. Smith has been working through the PSAT/SAT review book with our son to teach him how to take the test as well as review material that will be on the test.  Mr. Smith is also helping our son with his eleventh grade homework.  The results to date are that our son made honor roll the first quarter of the academic year and is maintaining grades of A and B in all of his courses.  We have not yet received the scores from the PSAT our son took this fall, but his overall confidence in taking the test was dramatically improved.  The traits that make Mr. Smith an excellent tutor are his one-on-one approach, his flexibility in what he can teach, and his ability to teach on a level that is consistent with the student's abilities.  Mr. Smith also challenges his students to do better.  This has really worked with our son and he is much more academically motivated now.  Mr. Smith sets a high standard for his students and then helps them achieve it.