Gerard Shaw Email & Phone Number

Dr. Gerard Shaw is a college professor with over thirty years experience in education. He has provided writing and editing services for graduate and undergraduate college students and specializes in SAT, ACT, PSAT, and SHSAT preparation, writing, as well as time management and organizational skills for secondary students. Dr. Shaw designs and implements individualized tutorial plans based on (1) the identified, unique needs, capabilities, strengths and weaknesses of each student through a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation, (2) ongoing, formative assessment based on improvement in test performance proficiency, and (3) feedback from parents, educators and school professionals when appropriate. Dr. Shaw strongly believes that every child has the potential to learn and achieve in school. He helps each child access his or her strengths and apply them in the school setting to achieve powerful and lasting results.Dr. Shaw is also a licensed psychotherapist with over twenty-five years of clinical experience and is therefore adept at working with and motivating highly resistant students. When he combines tutoring within our therapeutic tutoring approach, Dr. Shaw not only offers concrete, practical solutions for everyday academic problems, but also provides needed support to help his students overcome emotional barriers that may prevent their successful academic achievement. As a devoted and caring educator, Dr. Shaw customizes his approach to the academic and emotional needs of individual students, making their experience a positive one.

Listed skills include Academic Tutoring, Tutoring, Teaching, Psychology, and 12 others.