Hi.

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My name is Gerard Ian RuMe

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and I have a Master's of science degree.

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I've been tutoring for many years.

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I started when I was 15, tutoring

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for kids a few years younger than me, than I worked

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as a software dev For many years.

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I've lived in Paris, France, speak fluent French.

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Worked on the stock market there. Lived in Paris for years.

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I've also lived in London and England for several years.

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Lived in England for about a decade total.

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Started at Oxford University. Studied at Oxford University.

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I started my college career, college journey at Harvard,

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and then I had a merit scholarship given to me

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that was worth about $300,000.

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That was decades ago. Adjusted for inflation.

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It would be worth millions today.

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My entire life have always been academically gifted.

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I was in the gifted program in school, taking,

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started taking college courses at the local universities,

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a high school students taking the exact same courses as kids

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that were much older than me, and I did better than them.

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My IQ has been tested many times.

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I have the CVEs, which is a test for teachers in California.

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My scores were in the top few percent.

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My standardized test scores were in the top 1%.

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You know, things like the ACT, I've tutored

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so many different subject sciences, computer science,

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chemistry, biology, physics, math, algebra, calculus,

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trigonometry, history, social studies, political science,

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philosophy, religious studies, French.

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I speak fluent French,

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English literature and English grammar.

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I've actually been the author of 10 different, uh,

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college level textbooks that I was hired paid

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by an academic publishing company to write those.

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Because of my academic credentials,

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I have taken the tests they require

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for the teaching credentials in California.

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I just recently switched over from being a software

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developer to teacher, so getting those pushed through,

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I have all the education they require.

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This company has hired me

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that wants place teachers in schools.

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I'm getting that done. Thank you.

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