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Hacking the SAT

Cohen Math Prep’s founder, Rob Cohen, was honored to present a talk on “Hacking the SAT” at the 2022 HOPE Conference (A New HOPE) at St. John’s University in Queens, NY. In...
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Cohen Math Prep Pivots to Remote Tutoring

As the US began to reopen and come out the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic (hopefully!), Cohen Math Prep – like many other business – was left with the existential question of how a...
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COVID-19 and Tutoring in the 2020/21 School Year

Out of a dual concern for the health and safety of both Cohen Math Prep tutors and clients, we will be continuing to offer lessons almost exclusively through remote video conferencing platforms...
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Not Just NYC Anymore

Cohen Math Prep is excited to announce our expansion into the Greater Philadelphia Area. We are currently underway recruiting tutors and networking with educators and potential clients in...
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Back to School 2017

Dear Families of Cohen Math Prep (past and present): Here are some brief announcements for the upcoming school year. +Rewards for Referrals! Starting last year, we began giving our clients $25 gift...
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SHSAT Gets Makeover!

New SHSAT to be administered starting in Fall of 2017 Students who will be 8th graders for the 2017/18 school year will face a revised version of the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT)...
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Jungle Gym Math?!

Believe it or not, the invention we fondly call the jungle gym (or monkey bars) was first devised by a father to teach his children 3D coordinate geometry. In its original incarnation, the jungle gym...
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Base-3 Math Card Trick!

To do this trick, you need to understand a little bit about the base-3 number system. Instead of in base-10 where we say how many 1’s, 1o’s, 100’s, etc. a number has, in base-3 we...
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Why Do Americans Stink at Math?

July 23, 2014: This New York Times article answers that question by pointing out that America’s schools stink at teaching math. The article mainly focuses on the differences in math education...
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We’re Hiring!

At Cohen Math Prep, we seek educators with both a mastery of content and a compassion and ability to connect with students on a personal level. If our educational philosophy resonates with you,...
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