Teaching

Over the years, I’ve been known to dabble in the dark arts of teaching. Below are some testimonials from previous students.

• Akiva is a phenomenal teacher. He is helpful, kind, empathetic, and provides practical guidance in a friendly and approachable manner. It is clear he is incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about teaching others. In moments where I felt completely lost and confused, he was able to help me break down a problem, identify where the disconnect was, and then confidently take it step by step until I came to understand it. The sincerity in his desire for me to learn and grow is evident in everything he does. Akiva has a positive, encouraging attitude. He helped me pinpoint areas of strength and areas where improvement was needed. For me, this was invaluable and I grew exponentially when working with him. When I reached out for last minute help during stressful coding challenges, he made himself available to me whenever he could. I would highly recommend Akiva as a teacher. His mentorship made a profound impact on my professional development.

• Having Akiva as a teacher played a pivotal role in transforming my career into software development and landing a job at Amazon. I am truly grateful for the opportunity I had to work with him. Akiva breaks down complex problems into understandable components and helps students learn them with the native tools available whenever possible. He has a true passion for software development and teaching it the right way.

• Akiva is a truly excellent teacher. He has a unique ability to break complex and abstract ideas down into digestible and relatable components / analogies / examples for his students. His vast scope of knowledge allows him to quickly generate multi-purpose examples to illustrate the details of concepts that can be challenging for those who are new to coding. In my time working with him, he has consistently been well-spoken, patient, humorous, and genuine which has made the learning experience feel less intimidating and more effective.