Amath Academy
Lead Critical Reading & Writing Instructor
SAT PREP IN OKINAWA
MR. Edu
Korean SAT know-how.
For Ivy League ambitions.
In-person SAT preparation with a Cornell graduate and more than a decade of teaching experience in Seoul and Michigan. Now in Okinawa, in English.
Ask about your first class Explore how I teachSaturdays · 4–6 PMProposed schedule · Okinawa Korean Church
YOUR INSTRUCTORSEOUL → MICHIGAN → OKINAWA
SAT READING, WRITING & MATHEric Kim
CORNELL UNIVERSITYHotel Administration
2 hours / week
In person. Every Saturday.
Taught in English.
Here in Okinawa.
Try it. Then decide.
No charge if you choose not to enroll.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
From Seoul
to Michigan.
Now Okinawa.
I taught SAT Writing and led college admissions consulting at Paul Academy, then taught small groups in Michigan. My focus is helping students understand the reasoning behind each answer.
EDUCATIONCornell University
Graduate · Hotel Administration
Seoul National UniversityGraduate coursework completed
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignGraduate student · Accounting
SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCELOCATION
Paul Academy
SAT Writing Instructor
Director, College Admissions Consulting
TwoPointO
Critical Reading & Writing Instructor
Small-group SAT programs
Vocabulary, Writing & Math
Previous teaching roles. MR. Edu operates independently.
THE CLASSROOM YEARS
The classroom years.
The next chapters.
A look inside Eric’s classes, and selected colleges his former students went on to attend.
Explore the classroom archive
Selected destinations reported by Eric and in earlier program materials. See the full selection and context ↗
PROGRESS REPORTS / WORKING WITH FAMILIES
Progress shared.
A plan built together.
Progress reports help students and parents see what is improving, where support is needed, and what to practice next. Eric uses that picture to shape a plan with the family.
See a sample progress report-
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See the progress.
Review score trends, vocabulary work, and performance by question type.
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Understand the focus.
See recurring mistakes and the skills that need more practice.
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Shape the next step.
Share questions and feedback from home, then agree on manageable study priorities.
FROM THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMS
From the
teaching archive.
Original profiles, a business card, and the Michigan program announcement.
PAUL ACADEMY
Paul Academy profile
Eric’s original instructor profile.
ORIGINAL KOREAN PROFILE · TAP TO ENLARGE ↗PAUL ACADEMY
Consulting leadership
Original title: General Manager, Consulting.
ORIGINAL BUSINESS-CARD EXCERPTS ↗MICHIGAN
The Michigan program
In-person SAT classes in Troy, Michigan.
ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT EXCERPT ↗Original materials from earlier programs. Select an image to view it in full.
THE IDEA BEHIND MR. EDUHigh expectations. A practical method.
In HUNTR/X’s Tonight Show interview, a joke about Ivy League admissions captures the high expectations familiar in Korean academic culture.
I bring the practical side to SAT preparation: break down the rules, review mistakes, and build a reliable way to approach the next question.
The cultural reference · 3:22–3:40THE TEACHING APPROACH
Inside a lesson.
A short warm-up, guided practice, and questions that make the reasoning clear.
Try. Explain. Apply.
Learn how sentences fit together, explain your answers, and practice the rule. Build vocabulary through context and memorable connections.
Explore the teaching approachBased on Eric’s actual Day 1 lesson and materials.
Inside the Michigan classroom
This past class was taught in Korean. Our Okinawa classes are taught in English.
Open on YouTube ↗ORIGINAL STUDENT MESSAGES
In their own words.
Messages from past SAT students.
Original screenshots, with identities removed.
A STUDENT CHECKS BACK IN
ORIGINAL SCORE EXCERPT
“You were my
first teacher.”
1540Student-reported
superscore
superscore
A former student shared a 1540 superscore while applying to college. The attached report shows 1510 from one sitting.
ORIGINAL SCORE EXCERPT
ORIGINAL MESSAGE · TAP TO ENLARGE
A SCORE UPDATE
1300 → 1420
“It’s 1420.”
“It was 1300 in August.”
AFTER CLASS
Clarity that stays.
“You explain each thing in such detail that I’m learning so much every day.”
English translation · excerpt
FROM THE TEACHING ARCHIVE
From the archive.
Original score reports and messages from earlier courses.
“Thanks to you, my score went up by 300 points.”English translation · a separate student message
Historical results include the paper SAT. The 300-point message has not been matched to a particular score report.
HEAR FROM A FORMER STUDENTA student’s
A student’s
own perspective.
An original student testimonial, shared with permission.
Recorded in Korean. Our Okinawa classes are taught in English.
Before, even after a lesson, I didn’t know where to start when I saw a question. Now I recognize the question types and know how to approach them.
English translation, condensed
You helped me understand what a question is asking, instead of just translating it.
English translation, condensed
The reading method I learned from you helped me understand the passages.
English translation · excerpt
Selected individual results, not a score guarantee. Student identities are obscured or excluded. Korean excerpts are translated; the testimonial video is shared with permission.
HOW WE WORK
What we work on.
Reading & Writing and Math, with practice shaped around the student.
Reading & vocabulary
Connect word parts, meanings, and context. Practice evidence, inference, and the logic of a passage.
Writing & grammar
Learn sentence structure, punctuation, tense, and parallelism. Apply each rule, then mix the question types.
Math
Build understanding in algebra, data analysis, geometry, and trigonometry. Explain the steps and review recurring errors.
YOUR FIRST CLASS
Try a full class.
Then decide.
Attend a full two-hour class before deciding whether to enroll.
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Ask about a first-class date.
Eric will confirm availability, the schedule, and where to go.
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Join the lesson.
Work through the questions, ask your own, and experience the teaching.
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Decide after class.
No charge if you choose not to enroll. If you continue, your first class counts toward your enrollment.
OUR OKINAWA CLASSROOM
COME LEARN WITH US
Two hours.
Every Saturday.
- TIME
- 4:00–6:00 PMSaturday · Japan Standard Time · Proposed
- PLACE
- Okinawa Korean ChurchSecond Worship Hall · 2nd-floor hall
- FORMAT
- In person, in EnglishOne two-hour class each week
Board, projector, microphone, and speakers provided. Eric will confirm the start date, final schedule, and arrival details.
LET’S GET STARTED
Meet Eric.
Try the class.
Parents and students are welcome.
Ask about availability or tell Eric what you’re working toward.
Your first class, without pressure.
No charge if you choose not to enroll. If you join, your first class counts toward your enrollment.
Ask about your first class
Share your goals. Eric will reply by email.