In a classroom of 20+ students, teachers must move through material at an average pace—which often means some students fall behind on foundational concepts like supply and demand before moving to more complex topics. Personalized tutoring allows a tutor to identify exactly where your understanding breaks down, spend time on those specific areas, and adjust explanations to match how you learn best. This targeted approach typically leads to faster progress and stronger retention than classroom instruction alone.

Yes. Tutors work with the New York State Economics standards and curriculum frameworks used across Staten Island's 108 schools and 9 school districts. Whether you're in a high school AP Economics course, an introductory Economics class, or preparing for the Regents exam, tutoring can be customized to match your specific course content, pacing, and assessment requirements.

The first session focuses on understanding your current level, learning goals, and specific challenges. The tutor will likely review recent classwork or exams, ask about topics that feel confusing, and discuss what you want to improve—whether that's exam scores, deeper understanding of concepts, or confidence with problem-solving. This assessment helps the tutor create a personalized plan for your next sessions.

Absolutely. Graphs—supply and demand curves, production possibility frontiers, and market equilibrium diagrams—are central to Economics, and many students find them intimidating at first. A tutor can walk you through how to read, interpret, and draw these graphs, explain what shifts mean economically, and practice with problems until the visual-to-concept connection becomes automatic. This skill is essential for both classroom success and standardized tests.

Yes. Whether you're taking AP Microeconomics, AP Macroeconomics, or both, tutoring can help you master the concepts tested on the AP exam, practice with multiple-choice and free-response questions, and develop test-taking strategies. Tutors are familiar with the AP Economics curriculum and can focus on high-value topics, common misconceptions, and exam-style problems to help you build toward a strong score.

Economics is fundamentally about decision-making and resource allocation, so good tutors connect abstract concepts to situations you care about—like job markets, pricing decisions, inflation's impact on your wallet, or how government policies affect your community. These real-world connections make concepts stick better than memorization alone and help you see why Economics matters beyond the classroom.

Varsity Tutors connects you with tutors who have expertise in Economics and understand the New York State curriculum. You'll share your grade level, specific challenges, and goals, and we'll match you with a tutor who fits your needs. From there, you can schedule your first session and start working toward stronger understanding and better grades.