Now I Get It!Tutoring with Josh Rappaport

Patient, perceptive, one-on-one tutoring

Before we practice harder, we find the gaps and fix the foundation.

When a student is stuck, more repetition isn’t always the answer. Together, we slow down, get curious, and uncover the concept that hasn’t quite clicked—yet.

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Math and test-prep tutoring online nationwide · In-home tutoring available near UNM in Albuquerque

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Does your student…

rush through homework and make “careless” errors?freeze when a problem looks unfamiliar?need help on every step to work through the problem?
See a few more signs
  • work through problem after problem but keep making the same kinds of mistakes?
  • experience math homework as a recurring source of family tension?
  • begin saying, “I’m just bad at math”?
  • understand today’s lesson, but find that gaps from earlier years keep resurfacing?
  • follow a procedure during the lesson but not know when or why to use it independently?
  • find that more practice leads to more frustration, not more understanding?
  • need an explanation that fits the way they think?

These moments aren’t verdicts about your student. They’re clues.

Who I help

Many subjects.One deeply individual approach.

School math

Upper-elementary math through Pre-Calculus

Test preparation

Complete SAT Prep · ACT Math & English

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What makes my tutoring different

A mistake is often the beginning of the most useful conversation.

I don’t treat a wrong answer as something to hurry past. I ask questions and observe how the student approaches the problem. Then, together with the student, we trace the confusion back to its source.

  1. 1

    Listen

    We begin with what the student is thinking—not just what they got wrong.

  2. 2

    Find the gap

    Repeated mistakes usually point to a conceptual misunderstanding.

  3. 3

    Rebuild

    We rebuild the conceptual foundation and link it to what the student already knows.

  4. 4

    Practice

    Then we practice precisely what matters, until the new understanding feels natural.

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Tutor · teacher · author

I’ve spent more than 30 years listening for the moment when “I’m so lost!” can evolve into “Now I get it!”

I’m Josh Rappaport, author of the Algebra Survival Guide and Algebra Survival Workbook—books written as a conversation between a puzzled student and a friendly tutor. Together, they’ve sold more than a quarter of a million copies.

Check out a fun educational cartoon from one of my books! →Hear from students, families and schools →

Considering tutoring?

Let’s talk about what your student needs.

Tell me a little about your student, the subject, and where things feel stuck, challenging, or stressful. We’ll talk and see whether I may be the guy who can help move things forward.

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Now I Get It!Tutoring with Josh Rappaport

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Online tutoring available