Testimonials
Testimonial #1
“I sought out a tutor for Riley because I wanted him to thrive academically, but it was important to me that whoever is going to guide him also has the wisdom and experience to help build his character. Brain Builders is such a great fit! I looked at learning as pressure. I felt pressure to have good test scores or to compete with others. As an adult, I wonder if my outlook might have been different if I had people like you. I also recognize that Riley has a different personality from mine so I needed to break the cycle by doing things differently. Thank you again for your support!”
-Koreen Shiosaki
Testimonial #2
"About 4 years ago my older daughter was struggling in elementary school. She struggled in reading comprehension which lead to challenges in other areas. A good friend recommended Karen from Brain Builders who worked with her daughter on reading comprehension. Karen has not only improved my daughters' ability to read and understand, but also to write and advance in math and social studies. She is in middle school now getting A's & B's.
We were so impressed with her development that we enrolled my second daughter a few years ago. My daughters look forward to their hour tutoring session every week.
Mahalo Karen for building their skills and confidence."
-Melissa Proctor
Testimonial #3
"My son Kekoa started tutoring at the age of 4. He needed help with reading and I didn't know where to start. Thank goodness we found Karen of Brain Builders! Karen has great teaching techniques with an enthusiastic approach. She accurately assess his needs and developed a personalized learning plan. He became a confident read a loud child just before kindergarten. Later he learned to speed read and gained knowledge of key words. As the years have gone by, he continues to excel and even won a D.A.R.E. essay at school. Today, my son is 13 years old and he still looks forward to tutoring with Karen. She's an amazing exceptional private tutor that has captured his eagerness to learn. There was never a day that he didn't want to tutor. Karen is a huge inspiration in his life and education. His high test scores proves how well Brain Builders is effective!"
-Wendy
Testimonial #4
"Karen was a Godsend to Nicholas, my oldest son who is now 22 years old when he was in middle school. At 3 years old, I knew he was learning differently from other kids. Upon the recommendation of our pediatrician, we had Nicholas tested through Easter Seals and found out he qualified for special education through DOE. School wasn’t easy for Nicholas and I felt somehow that I failed as a Mom! We all were stressed and pulling out our hairs. Home should be a respite place for your child, to seek solace from the outside world. But that wasn’t the case in our home. Then one day I saw Karen’s billboard car drive pass and took her number down. Karen tutored my son which took a huge load off of me. Karen allowed the mistakes to be made with her which was a huge relief for Nicholas because he knew it wasn’t like that with me. Fast forward 10+ years, Karen will be tutoring my youngest son Tanner who is 12 years old. Completely different child and learning abilities, I wanted to reach out to Karen so she could rescue me from going insane once again. Like many other kids, they’re capable of doing the work but just lazy or unorganized. While Karen tutored Nicholas on his actual school work, she will be assisting Tanner in being organized and maintaining a schedule of his assignments. I introduced Tanner to Karen and I could instantly see that he felt comfortable with her. I am looking forward to this renewed relationship with Karen and mentorship with Tanner. As parents we can only do and talk so much, however, sometimes it’s received better when coming from someone else. That someone else is Karen!!!!"
-Teri Luna
Testimonial #5
"I am a former Brain Builders student who worked with Ms. Karen Gibson for about 2 years, and I have never had a more helpful and outstanding tutor than her! I struggled with math all my life, and Ms. Gibson, helped me get through algebra and geometry and overcome my difficulties with mathematics, by teaching me different strategies and study techniques necessary to help me succeed! She is the kindest and most helpful and intelligent teacher/tutor I have ever met. She made many positive impacts in my life in many ways, academically and personally!
She is truly an inspiration and allowed me to enjoy learning! I highly recommend Ms. Karen Gibson!"
-Michael Herrera
Testimonial #6
“First of all, I would like to say that Miss Karen as we call her is a great tutor! My son Micah has been seeing Miss Karen for about a year now and she definitely has helped him through seventh grade math! He is currently in eighth grade and we have Miss Karen come over once a week. She is patient, has great communication as well as wonderful listening skills. She takes the time to listen and calmly She is very knowledgeable about the subject matter and curriculum. We enjoy her coming and helping Micah because since then, we all have noticed his increase confidence in attacking math problems. Thank you Miss Karen for all that you do! Micah has better understanding when it comes to math and shows enthusiasm and has a better attitude toward math.”
-Lisa N.
Testimonial #7
"Your tutoring really helped my son. We just saw a page you worked on with him, and it's so advanced. Amazing you could teach him in a way that he could listen and learn even though it was hard."
-Brandi-Ann Uyemura
Testimonial #8
"Karen of Brain Builders is very knowledgeable in Math. She was able to communicate and convey Math concepts to Brianna at her level, but more importantly, she was able to connect with Brianna, which encouraged her to want to learn and to persevere.
We want to thank you so much for all the encouragement and support you have given Brianna throughout her tutoring sessions with you. Before tutoring with you, Brianna didn’t like math and was afraid to challenge herself in school. Through your guidance and support, she uses what she had learned from you in not only in math class, but all of her other classes and is now confident in doing her assignments, quizzes, and tests. She has earned many Honor awards in school and is doing really well at St. Joseph School.
Mahalo Karen!”
-Dom and Ellie
Testimonial #9
"Karen is an amazing tutor. Between our full-time jobs as an accountant & high school teacher, we took the time to work with our boys (8 yrs. & 5 yrs.) at home with workbooks, reading, & writing, but we found that they still needed more supplemental improvements since they didn't understand certain core standards at school. That is why we turned to Karen. Since the boys have been working with Karen once a week, we & their teachers have noticed a significant improvement in their reading, writing, math, & overall understanding of their school material. We highly recommend Karen if you are interested in a tutor. She is very patient, nurturing, & has years of experience in education.
Thanks!”
-Robin
Testimonial #10
“Brain Builders played an invaluable role in my son's education & learning foundation. Words can not express how grateful & appreciative we are to have Karen in our lives. Her patience & experience really puts her a class above the rest. I know Brain Builders will continue to play a vital part in Blaze's education for many more years to come.
Thank you Karen.
We love u!!”
-Lisa