Borland Educational

Math Tutoring and Test Prep: 415-332-4564

Results

“I wanted to write you a short note to thank you for the work you did with Mark this past spring. You not only turned him around, but restored his natural love of math.”

Justine R. (Client: 1983)

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“I have always been absolutely math phobic. Finally I found Chris Borland to tutor me. That turned out to be an inspired moment. I not only got through the class, I got an A.

"Now I feel a confidence in my math skills that I never had in my forty plus years. I'm not afraid anymore and I know that I can do it.”

Kathleen G. (Student: 2000)

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“Chris is a phenomenal math, PSAT, and SAT tutor. I studied with him for over three years and am so grateful for all of his invaluable knowledge and the confidence that he instilled in me as a math student.

"When I started studying with him, I never would have imagined that I would later voluntarily take (and enjoy) calculus!

"Now, years later, the same standardized test-taking skills that he taught me for the PSAT and SAT are helping me immensely in my LSAT prep.

"Chris is patient and efficient in his teaching. I would highly recommend him to everyone!”

Gary C. (Client: 2016)

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“Chris has taken this average boy and taught him not only several levels of math but also an appreciation for the subject. My son is now in the advanced program at his school, which is algebra in 8th grade.

"Chris has also acted as a friend ... advising my son about education in general, organization, love of words as well as numbers.

"I am extremely pleased.”

Jeanne B. (Client: 1999)

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"[Chris’s] methods are extremely effective and he is one of the kindest, most supportive men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.

"Working with him has been one of my best academic experiences and I congratulate Chris on his hard work and dedication to the success of his pupils."

Harrison M. (Student: 2017)

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“Over this past year, I observed Chris tutoring the 8-year-old that I nanny. This child began working with Chris during 1st grade, and by now he is extremely confident in his mathematical abilities.

“I was blown away as I overheard Chris teaching his student many of the same concepts that I had to review for the GRE - properties of exponents, square roots, fractions, negative integers, prime numbers, and even basic algebra. The boy was preparing for a graduate school entrance exam in 2nd grade!"

Eve S. (Other: 2017)

Educational Resources

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Teaching and Business Hacks

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Organizations

BATS: Bay Area Tutoring Summit
The Bay Area Tutoring Summit is the preeminent organization of top private practice educational coaches and consultants in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Freelancers Union
A national organization dedicated to advancing the interests of the self-employed. Excellent blog on conducting successful private practice businesses.

Test Prep & Tutoring Professionals
News, networking, resources, and enterprise solutions site for private practice test coaches and college consultants. Timely info on test prep and related subjects.

Marin Educators in Private Practice
Local association of professional and part-time tutors, college counselors, and other private practice educators in and around Marin County, California.

AET: Association of Educational Therapists
National association of educational therapists. AET establishes standards for the professional practice of educational therapy, conducts annual conferences, etc.

NCTM: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The world's largest math education organization. NCTM was founded in 1920, and now boasts hundreds of affiliates in the U.S. and Canada.

HECA: Higher Education Consultants Association
The "premier professional organization" for college admission counselors provides members with opportunities to grow as private consultants and business people.

NACAC: National Association for College Admission Consulting
Founded in 1937, NACAC pioneered the field of college admissions counseling. Now with 15,000 members in state, regional, and international affiliates.

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Apps and Sites

TurboScan
Amazing smartphone scanning app that’s indispensable in running a small business. Instantly scan and email receipts, notes, reports, contracts, etc.

PicResize
A simple online tool for resizing photos (also crops, adds effects, does bulk resizing, etc.). Good alternative here.

Adobe Photoshop Elements
Quick and easy photo editor for handling the simplest needs. Not as powerful as photoshop, but more than adequate for most occasions and far less expensive.

GIMP
Free photo editing app with advanced capabilities. A myriad of features; plenty of pro-sumer power. Good photoshop alternative. Why pay annual tribute to Adobe?

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Products and Services

Moo
Awesome business card and general online design/print shop. Helpful section on creating business cards. Check out full range of Moo products here.

Dreem Wallet iPhone Case
Ditch the wallet for a leather wallet phone case with detachable SlimCase, RFID safe, room for cash & cards. Mates great with a magnetic car mount like this one.

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Other

The Innovator's Mindset
Makes an urgent case for innovation in teaching and inspires educators to be more passionate, creative, inventive, effective. If you teach: read, apply, ponder, repeat.

5 Rules for Marketing a Private Educational Practice
Justin Sigars: "Identify precisely what you're good at; find people that care about that; show them how good you are."

Course Authoring Software
Capterra listing of best-reviewed software platforms for authoring and offering courses to the world. Feeling ambitious? Try Open edX.

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