Algebra 1 and Algebra 2 tutor

About Malik

It is a passion of mine to help others grow, learn, and develop new skills. I believe that it is important to make sure lessons are engaging and interesting to support a positive learning experience.

Do you have a child that is struggling to pay attention or stay engaged during class and assignments? Or do they struggle with confidence and lose motivation when getting started? To help struggling students, I always strive to stay patient as they learn at their own pace, meeting them at their individual level to help spark genuine improvement.

After working with and tutoring people since high school, the number one problem I see with student learning is not just understanding the material, but understanding the concepts behind them. Does your child ever report understanding the teacher in class, but feeling lost and confused the moment they get home and start doing their homework?

Many times in our educational system, the focus can be on rote-memorization, and surface level understanding of the material. While this may look like it can help some students, for the short-term, it does not support true comprehension for the long-term, particularly for struggling students. This can be especially true in more complex subjects such as Math.

For this reason, my focus when tutoring other students is not only on helping them understand rules to memorize, but on comprehending the underlying concepts and patterns behind them.

When explaining these concepts, I meet the students where they are at, and try to help them think differently about the problem. Because oftentimes, when learning something new, you’re not just memorizing new rules or phrases, but developing a new way of thinking.

I can tutor subjects in Math, Spanish, English and ESL. I’ve taken math courses up until calculus, and graduated from college with a dual Psychology and Foreign Language degree. After going through school, double majoring and graduating Summa Cum Laude, I understand how much hard work and commitment pays off in education. And as a lover of learning myself, I know how much of a gift learning is in its own right.

For this reason, I would be more than happy to not only help you or your child succeed, but to share the gift of learning in its own right with you. So, if you are interested in working together, feel free to send me a message any time!

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--Yvonn, hired Malik, Knowledgeable and Patient Tutor

Malik has been such a perfect fit for my son. My son has ADD and has always struggled with Math. He thought he would never understand it and was hesitant to see a tutor. Malik's knowledge, along with his patience and understanding has helped him greatly. He now looks forward to the sessions and feels more confident in what he's learning. I would highly recommend Malik, he's been great!

--Tomiko, hired Malik, Very knowledgeable

My son was struggling in Honors Spanish class in high school. As soon as he started taking lessons from Malik, he got confidence back. From a long list of vocabulary to complicated grammar, Malik works with him so patiently and effectively. My son loves meeting with him and very importantly his grade keeps going up! Highly recommend.

--Renea, hired Malik, Math-tastic tutor!

Malik was very straight-forward and knowledgeable. My daughter said she learned more today than she did in the past week of school. She was very happy to be able to understand the concepts.

--Lisa, hired Malik, Patient

He is working very well with Kaitkin. She has fallen very behind but he is patient with her. He is flexible with his schedule and makes her feel confident as she tackles her hardest subject.

--Jazmin J., hired Malik, Phenomenal

Malik was just phenomenal. Simply. Phenomenal. He was my math tutor for many many years and he was by far the BEST tutor I've ever had!!! Hands down. No contest. Before getting tutored by Malik I struggled with math for many years. I always thought I just wasn't smart or that math just wasn't my subject. I used to memorize math concepts because I thought memorization was what math was all about and I hated it. Once I started getting tutored by Malik I finally for the first time in my life began to UNDERSTAND math. Like. REALLY UNDERSTAND math!!!! And once I started to understand what I was doing math almost became.. dare I say it.....fun?..... I would HIGHLY recommend Malik as a tutor for any subject because he knows what he knows and is an EXCELLENT teacher. He is able to break complex problems down and explain them to you in an easy step-by-step format. He's just good. Period. You can't go wrong with Malik. You won't be disappointed.