AJ Tutoring blog - The Learning Curve

I often work with students who have a strong preference for either the humanities or STEM and struggle to see the relevance of one subject to the other. As a physics tutor, I can attest that reading comprehension is a skill that is vital to understanding textbooks, parsing word problems, and ...

It feels like just yesterday when you were dropping them off to their first day of Kindergarten, and now they are about to be pre-teens and enter the wild world of middle school. Middle school is often the first time students are expected to manage multiple teachers, long-term assignments, and ...

Many families assume SAT prep begins a few months before the test. In reality, the strongest preparation often starts much earlier. The traditional model of an October PSAT and a March SAT does not work for most students anymore. With extra-curricular activities, rigorous courses, and early ...

AJ Tutoring 2026 1st-5th Grade Summer Reading Challenge Summer is here! Now is a wonderful time to relax, recharge, and get reading. We're launching the AJ Tutoring Summer Reading Challenge for 1st - 5th grade students to encourage strong reading habits over the summer. The challenge is ...