Tutoring Math, Chemistry, or Physics, I instill a deep level of understanding that will not only prepare the student for tests, but also be able to apply these concepts to real world problems and build upon this knowledge in future classes. I was a chemistry teacher at Xaverian High School. I earned my Masters in Chemical Engineering from Cooper Union and am a graduate of Regis High School, earning full scholarships throughout my academic career. Since I have received such a great education, I feel that tutoring is one of the best ways to give back and propagate a strong foundation in math and science. I enjoy showing students how easy, fun, and useful understanding the phenomena of the universe can be from a math/science perspective.
Using this method, I’ve helped 7th and 8th graders earn over $17 million in scholarships to high school. In 2023, my students earned over $4 million in scholarships.
No Judgement
I familiarize the student with common problems and break them down into simpler ideas that walk the student to the correct solution at their own pace and without judgment. I customize lessons for the student and try to make them as fun as possible. I concentrate on improving your mental flexibility about how to apply the rules to the system. Once understood, you can apply this method to most math and science problems. I seek to I encourage an appreciation for the material, sometimes with puns and jokes.
Preparing Students for the Long-term
My goal is to improve humanity’s math and science literacy one student at a time so that we can make more rational decisions, better solve our problems, and start colonizing the galaxy as soon as possible. Not only do we need to figure out ways to take care of our own planet better, but we also need to spread out among the stars to maximize humanity’s chance for long-term survival. None of our day-to-day problems or legacies matter if humanity is doomed to extinction.
Interconnectedness of Subjects
I prefer to teach Physics, Chemistry, and Calculus as they are thoroughly interrelated; it is hard to tell exactly where one discipline ends and the other begins. I am more of an academic coach than a tutor. I am always available by phone or email for any questions. I will rarely just give the answer; I prefer to walk you toward the solution and assist you past your weak points. I am excellent at finding the piece of information or logic that allows everything to flow for you. I customize each lesson for the way you think. I relate the material to things you already understand and show how it is interconnected. I often make up examples using your hobbies and interests and can even show you how certain equations affected history or art.
I always bring my tablet with a multitude of problems and tests for authentic practice. I promote clarity in logic by illuminating cognitive biases and proving them with math. I usually do not allow calculators and encourage estimations, mental math, and fraction use to speed up calculations. I relate much of the obscure vocabulary to Latin bases as I took 5 years of Latin. I promote long-term thinking and an aversion to waste. After an adequate level of understanding is achieved, I focus on nuances in the material for speed on tests and implications to our daily lives that flow from taking the concepts to their natural conclusions. I enjoy seeing that moment when something the student was struggling with becomes easy.
John Zaborskis Teaching Background
I passed the rigorous 8 hour long Fundamentals of Engineering Exam(FE) which tested every math and science topic I offer and some. I was a chemistry teacher at Xaverian High School in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. I have volunteered at St.Joseph-St. Thomas and Gonzaga schools helping students in math and science. I started tutoring calculus, physics Latin, and chemistry in 2002. I am a Chemical Engineer who earned his masters from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. I also graduated from Regis High School in Manhattan.
Tutored Students from all over NYC
I have successfully tutored many students from schools such as Pace, NYU, Columbia University, Stuyvesant, St. Ann’s, Xavier High School, LaGuardia, Bronx Science, Brooklyn Technical High School, Staten Island Tech, Xaverian/Genesis, McAuliffe, St. Joseph Hill and many others in physics, calculus, SAT Math, chemistry, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, high school entrance prep, and Latin. I can show you the simplicity in what you formerly considered was madness like I have for so many.
So that you can get a sense of my style, you can find a summary of the important ideas about pendulums that I wrote for Wyzant here
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John is a great tutor!!! He worked with my son on passing the SHSAT test and definitely prepared him for it. My son really enjoyed his hourly sessions with John each week. I can proudly say my son scored 596 on the test and made his first choice, SI Tech. Thank you John for all your hard work and experience throughout this process. I definitely recommend your tutoring services and look forward to working with you again for my daughter.
Used John for Tachs tutor. Great tutor and great person.He has several great recommendations for tutors if he isn't available.
Darlene Esposito
2/13/2018
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Highly recommend! My son was tutored by John for preparation for the TACHS exam. He was part of a group tutoring session, however, all of the students still got a very personalized tutoring experience. John was very open to the students asking questions, and would help the students with anything that they needed during the session. At one point, I was concerned with my son’s progress, and John took the time to have a long conversation with me to discuss ways in which we can help my son further. He then implement those changes, and the end result was my son doing very well on the exam and getting accepted into his high school choices. John is very friendly, helpful, interactive with the students, and very responsive to questions, not only questions my son had, but myself as well.
Alaina Signorastri
2/26/2021
Really thorough lessons, great tips, highly recommend! My son did really well on the Catholic HS test and received scholarships to two top schools! The interview prep really helped also. John and his team are helpful and responsive and I couldn't recommend them more!
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Highly recommend, high quality knowledgeable tutor. Good communication and very responsive to any questions during the process. My tutor well exceeded my expectations and gave us constructive feedback on his progress. My son got into the 2 schools he applied to.
My son took 1 class per week at Master of Chemistry for SHSAT/HSPT test prep. The class is online, with small group of kids, and was great pace, not too much, not too little. It was great as it efficiently covered both SHSAT and HSPT (Catholic scholarship exam) in one class. In addition to the great lessons, they offer many online practice tests for SHSAT, HSPT and TACHS (included in lesson fees) , which really helped him to get used to them and pace his study. For TACHS, we did not even taken the prep class but they offered 5 practice tests and assessments, which was super helpful to get used to its format without prepping for it. In the end, my son got in his top choice specialized high school and all catholic high schools he applied for, most with decent merit scholarship. His SHSAT score got improved about 50 points too thanks to their lessons and practice tests and detailed evaluation to let him know how to improve for the next test. So glad we were recommended to take their classes.
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John was very thorough in breaking down each topic area and giving specific test taking tips. He was flexible in meeting times and group sizes. John offered many opportunities to take full practice exams and gave feedback and stats for each.
Kristin McMorrow
1/22/2020
John is excellent and his hard work guiding my daughter thru TACHs and HSPT earned her several scholarships and high scores. John and his team are easy to work with and what he gives to his students will show in their scores. He prepares them and gives them confidence and gives detailed reports on his testing. He is excellent and worth it!
Nicole Digerolamo
1/22/2020
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Michael D'Ambrose was an excellent tutor for preparation for the high school testing. Michael worked with my son for 12 months on a weekly basis to prepare for the SHSAT, HSPT and SSAT. Michael was always prompt and often went over the hour time slot. Since the SHSAT covers math that 7th graders haven't learned yet, Michael was instrumental in getting Evan up to speed. As a PhD candidate in chemical engineering, Michael really understands the subject and had excellent success teaching algebra to him. We ended the process with 3 great high school options: Brooklyn Technical High School, Xavier High School Ignatius Scholars Program, and 2 NYC private, independent day schools. We are very pleased with the results and thank John and his team for all of their support, communication and guidance along the way.
Cynthia LaCaprucia Taylor
3/28/2017
John came highly recommended to me and did a great job preparing my son for the TACHS and scholarship tests he has taken. My son received full scholarships to both Xaverian and St Peters. He also received scholarship money towards Xavier and Staten Island Academy. I already have and will continue to recommend John to others.
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My daughter got into every school she applied to with scholarships at each. Working with this team help her achieve 99 percentile in most categories and allowed her to enter there exams with confidence. The NYC private school process is cut throat and these lessons prepared her so well. Best decision we made. I particularly recommend the 1:1 sessions. Thank you JZ Team, the investment was well worth it and yielded results!
Ann Marie Gorczyca
1/21/2023
We were so luck to have John as a my son’s HSPT tutor. He is so knowledgeable and passionate about tutoring and very kind. He answers us right away. My son got accepted to the school where he wanted. Thank you John!
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