In 2016, Alex founded Scholar Coach to help students become powerful, independent thinkers by studying rhetoric, writing, and critical reading at a high level. Alex's life has been enriched by developing meaningful intellectual interests through participation in policy debate, which sparked his passion for philosophy and political science. Alex is inspired by the belief that scholarship is essential to living a purposeful life and cultivating a deeply fulfilling human experience. An alumnus of Brandeis University, Alex studied forensics at Dartmouth and University of Michigan and has worked in politics, law, and renewable energy. Alex has taught English since 2011 both individually and in classes at learning centers, personally coaching over 500 students to peak percentiles of standardized tests; furthermore, he has helped students secure admissions to their first choice institutions, assisting them with scholarship essays, competitions, and forming organizations; his students have won speech and writing contests; and he has inspired students who struggled with writing to enjoy the process and uncover their talents! Opening Scholar Coach has been a way for Alex to build a team of elite Coaches who are both emotionally intelligent and intellectually accomplished. Our presence in New Jersey has grown through personal recommendations, and we are proud to serve you as part of our mission to Coach learners into Scholars!

        Alex's students have scored perfect or in the top 95th percentile of SAT, ACT, SAT II Literature, PARCC, SSAT & ISEE, earning them the pride of being admitted to their top choice institutions: tier one universities such as University of Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt, University of Michigan, Cornell, Wesleyan, NYU, Lehigh, Tufts, Brandeis, and many others & private/magnet high schools including Bergen Academies, Bergen Tech, Horace Mann, Regis Academy, Blair Academy, Academies at Englewood, Dwight Englewood, Regis Academy, and more.

        As a national policy debate champion and coach as well as a published writer and competitor in spoken word poetry, Alex has trained students to win both public speaking and writing competitions, boosting their confidence and teaching them powerful communication skills essential to their careers and community roles.

Investing in Education Matters:

        The world is changing rapidly, and the right education is critical for your children to compete with advancing technology in an increasingly sophisticated labor market. However, both children and young adults require more than homework help to succeed; instead, genuine motivation, focus, organization, and most importantly – critical thinking and creative problem solving skills are essential in the future economy.

        By working with a truly well-rounded and capable instructor, students begin to think, analyze, and solve problems using the instructor's many tools and techniques, while solidifying the fundamentals of their subjects.