Fun Facts

As a younger child I was always the shortest among my friends. Because of this I can relate well with shorter middle school and high students who are worried that they may never grow like some of their other friends. When I entered high school I was just under five feet tall and grew a foot my senior year of high school to my current height of 5'11. I am also a big sports fans who relates well with anyone who can talk sports especially baseball, basketball, and football. I played every sport I c

About Me

My name is John La Pata, but I go by JJ. I am from Los Angeles, California and I am twenty years old. I am currently a junior at TCU with a major in business marketing and minor in Spanish. I hope to one day become the head of the marketing department for the Los Angeles Lakers or any professional basketball or baseball team.

All four years as a high school student, I volunteered at tutoring program that took place at my school for under privileged middle school students who were trying to raise grades to get into better high schools. Additionally, I tutored at my middle and elementary school during my summers as a college and high student. I have tutored in groups as large as 25 and several one on one tutoring jobs as well.

As a tutor, I try to get a feel for what the student already knows by allowing the student to attempt and teach me the material. I find that teaching a subject is the best way to learn and it also allowed me to have a better understanding of what a student knows and where any potential mistakes are coming from. Afterwards, I patiently work with the student on fixing the big mistakes so that the smaller mistakes start to diminish with more time and practice.