“Thabit is an absolute gift, both as a teacher and a person. He exudes patience and kindness with all of his students, and exhibits a remarkable ability to meet each student exactly where they are and push them to where he knows they are capable of reaching. Thabit is especially adept at working with students with disparate learning profiles, and ensures that every student develops a true conceptual understanding of the material, as well as an appreciation for deeper understanding and meta cognition.”
“Thabit is by far the most skilled maths teacher I have ever witnessed, from my perspective as both an educator and as a parent. During the height of the global pandemic, Thabit worked with my teenage son remotely and was successful in engaging him and expanding his skillset. My son actually enjoyed his time with Thabit, which if you know teenagers, will come as a surprise! Thabit is an intuitive and insightful teacher who can work with students at any level and can meet them where they are at. I have often joked (but I really mean it) that if I had the opportunity to learn maths with Thabit as my teacher, I would have actually been a successful maths student. The world needs more educators like Thabit, he is truly unique in his abilities methods, and kindness.”
“We were lucky to have had Thabit as a tutor for our son who was struggling with numeration and mathematical concepts and, as a consequence, with confidence in his mathematical abilities. Thabit’s deep knowledge of essential mathematical skills, concepts and teaching methods, along with his inquisitive approach, meant that he was able to locate the source of our son’s difficulties and target his teaching to meet our son’s needs. With Thabit’s support, our son is now confident in his mathematical skills and his ability to think through any new concepts that are introduced to him! It has been a dramatic turnaround and we are grateful to Thabit for all his help!”
“I like to say that Thabit does Yoda moves on my son; he is just as rare and spectacular as Yoda. Thabit is one of those teachers that you will remember your whole life because they teach you both life lessons and create frequent “Aha!” moments in the subject they are teaching.
Both my 11 year old son with ADHD/ASD and I love Thabit. Thabit demonstrates math problems visually with manipulatives and shows my son several different ways of doing the same problem. My son can then choose the strategy with which he is most comfortable while also being introduced to anything that he might see in class. But, my favorite thing about Thabit is how he truly follows my son’s lead, is kind and gentle about any distractibility, and teaches him to be aware of his need for movement and for taking time to consider a question rather than immediately going to “I don’t know.” Many teachers will accuse my son of not paying attention when he is actually trying to process through his answer. Thabit always waits patiently and then praises my son for having taken his time to answer.
My favorite story about Thabit happened when my son was actually not paying attention and had picked up a deck of cards in the middle of a lesson about multiplication. Thabit vocalized “Hmm?” a few times, and I was thinking that my son was about to be scolded, but instead Thabit inquired about the card and launched into a whole lesson about symmetry by which my son was captivated.
Thabit’s flexibility, gentleness and expertise in his field make him a rare find. I can’t recommend him highly enough.”
Both my 11 year old son with ADHD/ASD and I love Thabit. Thabit demonstrates math problems visually with manipulatives and shows my son several different ways of doing the same problem. My son can then choose the strategy with which he is most comfortable while also being introduced to anything that he might see in class. But, my favorite thing about Thabit is how he truly follows my son’s lead, is kind and gentle about any distractibility, and teaches him to be aware of his need for movement and for taking time to consider a question rather than immediately going to “I don’t know.” Many teachers will accuse my son of not paying attention when he is actually trying to process through his answer. Thabit always waits patiently and then praises my son for having taken his time to answer.
My favorite story about Thabit happened when my son was actually not paying attention and had picked up a deck of cards in the middle of a lesson about multiplication. Thabit vocalized “Hmm?” a few times, and I was thinking that my son was about to be scolded, but instead Thabit inquired about the card and launched into a whole lesson about symmetry by which my son was captivated.
Thabit’s flexibility, gentleness and expertise in his field make him a rare find. I can’t recommend him highly enough.”
“My son Sammy, has always been able to grasp the higher concepts of math pretty easily. However, the gaps in his basic math knowledge became more problematic as he was introduced to more complex concepts. Thabit has been amazing at identifying the gaps and understanding Sammy’s learning style. He is able to keep him interested and engaged. I just had my first Parent Teacher Conference since Sammy started working with Thabit. The teacher told me that Sammy was struggling in the beginning of the school year and all of a sudden everything just seemed to click. He is now thriving in his math class. Thanks so much Thabit!”
“We want to thank you for everything that you’ve done for Jeffrey these past two years. We’ve told Jeffrey that he would be lucky to have at least one teacher who he’ll remember for the rest of his life. We think you’ll be that teacher. You gave Jeffrey the encouragement he needed to find himself academically and emotionally. Jeffrey now defines himself by his strengths rather than by his challenges. We are in your debt.”
“Working with Thabit has been awesome. My daughter Maggie is going into fourth grade – she’s a capable math student but was showing frustration and discouragement when doing homework. We hoped enrichment over the summer could help build on the math skills she learned at school last year and increase her confidence. Thabit doesn’t teach rote math skills – he teaches a way of thinking about numbers and the connections between them that keeps Maggie engaged for the entire lesson and even teaching us new math games in the time between. Her ability – and more importantly – her interest in playing with numbers and math concepts in her head has made a huge leap forward. Thabit works magic – I couldn’t recommend him more highly.”
“For the rest of my days I will credit your class for helping shape me as the thinker and person I am today. It was an experience I will never forget.'”
“Thabit is extremely patient, consistent, and encouraging. He helped my daughter gain confidence in her math skills and abilities, which was something no one had been able to do before.”