California Comments

I have offered services in the East Bay for approximately a year, and I am in the process of gathering letters of recommendation from current clients. (Please see the previous page for references from my pre-California days.) I offer below a random assortment of unsolicited feedback I have received over the past several months. If you'd like to speak with a client whose needs seem similar to yours, please contact me and I will be glad to forward contact information to you.

"Just wanted to say “THANK YOU” for helping during this overstressed period. You have really been so supportive and we can’t thank you enough!!! We’re very fortunate to have met you....Thank you again for making yourself available when we needed you, and THANK YOU AGAIN FOR EVERYTHING..ALL of your help, your suggestions, your listening ear and more....you have been a God-send to us and I/we greatly appreciate your help!!" --parent of a junior SAT/writing student at The Bentley School "Dear Eric,
Thanks so much for everything you did for [our daughter] and the others. Most of all, thanks for making it such a pleasant, non-stressful experience for everyone. Their results on the test are a credit to them, certainly, but also a credit to your excellent mental and emotional preparation."

"Dear Eric,
Thank you for the great work you did with the kids. [Our son] had a good time, which made the whole process considerably less stressful than it might have been."

"Dear Eric,
We are very pleased with [our daughter’s] test scores (99th percentile composite!) and thank you so much for your valued, focused, fun instruction!"

" Hi Eric,
Thanks so very much for your encouragement (to us all). The phone calls prior to the ISEE helped a lot, so thank you some more. The kids looked forward to your lively sessions. Imagine spending a Sunday afternoon preparing for a test, and actually having fun!"

"Eric,
We got [our son’s] ISEE results this weekend, and he did very well...Working with you obviously helped him get these good results, so thank you very much for your assistance."
--parents of Berkeley 8th grade ISEE students

"[Our son] certainly is more motivated and is spending more time making his writings better and better. We are quite pleased with the quality of his work. Eric, we would also like to thank you for your tutoring/mentoring and following through with his assignments and feedback."
--parents of a Head-Royce freshman writing student

"You are a fabulous teacher. Both my kids are very fond of you, which, especially for ***, who generally takes longer in warming up, is truly grand!"
--parent of a freshman math student at Bentley High School

"Great news! We just heard from Dartmouth--[our son] was accepted."
--parent of a senior writing student at Berkeley High School

"I also wanted to let you know that **** actually enjoys his tutoring sessions with you! He really likes you – has even recommended you to his aunt in San Francisco for his 2nd grade cousin! So, bottom line, THANK YOU for helping!"
--parent of a sixth grade Lamorinda math/writing student