For kids, school is their full-time job. Learning is their everyday task. Mastering lessons is their rise up the ranks. But, like some other professions, sometimes you’ve gotta put in a little overtime.
Azniza Sharif is someone who kids can lean on to get them through that.
“When I was working for my first tutoring company, I found that their standardized approach wasn’t really helping to optimize the student,” explains Azniza. “Everyone learns in their own way, at their own pace, with things that resonate individually with them. That was my goal in starting A Squared Tutoring. We’d set up individualized methods to help guide each student, while still adhering to the lesson plans set up by each school.”
A Squared is run by Azniza, who teaches STEM programs, while her sister, Asmara, heads up the reading courses. If you haven’t worked it out yet, it’s Azniza and Asmara who make up A Squared. Azniza also serves as the CEO.
What makes A Squared unique, beyond the sisters themselves, is their in-home service. Unlike most tutoring companies, the lessons are done in the student’s home, where they can be at-ease. It removes the pressure from the students, as well as the parents – there’s no rush to get anywhere. If only soccer practice could be so accommodating.
“Kids don’t need to feel as though they’re going to yet another classroom. Coming to them allows them to feel more comfortable, although we do make sure that it’s still conducive to learning. We typically set up in a home office or some other space where we can work without those distractions,” says Azniza.
Most parents can relate to how hard it is to educate in the home without a solid background in education, especially those who had to go through the virtual schooling experience of the Covid year.
As for her future, Azniza still has goals that may run beyond simply education. She’s also the President of her local Health Occupations of America organization at PCTI (Passaic County Technical Institute), where she’s also considering a career in healthcare. Yet right now, education is very much her present path.
Have we not mentioned that Azniza is 17?
She’s leading her own educational company while yet to graduate from high school.
That, ladies and gentlemen, may be the future of education.
A Squared Tutoring is based in Wayne. For more information, you can email Azniza directly at aznizars288@gmail.com or find her on Instagram at @asquaredtutoringwayne.