Jl Academics

jl academics is headed by jonathan laurence, an academic coach specializing in american college admission preparation (sat, act, sat subject tests, college essay), secondary school admission (isee, ssat, shsat, regents, ela), and general academic support (english/math enrichment & more). to jonathan, successful tutoring is a partnership between parents, students, and tutor to create a supportive environment in which a student can thrive. while progress for each student looks different, the primary determinant of success in both standardized test preparation and general academic support is the time and effort a student dedicates to the learning process and the agency with which a student approaches his or her own studies. mastering admissions tests is as much about learning the tendencies and patterns of the test makers themselves as it is about memorizing test content. just as true, full and individualized immersion into curricular subject material — whether reading-based, writing-inte