Academic Approach
Alex Christ has a diverse background in sales development, curriculum development, and data analysis. Currently serving as a Sales Development Representative at inriver since June 2024, Alex also holds dual roles as a Curriculum Developer and Instructor at Academic Approach, beginning in August 2018. Previously, Alex worked as a Data Analyst at Nutrien from August 2023 to May 2024. Alex holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and Theatre from Northwestern University, earned between 2011 and 2015.
Academic Approach
The idea for Academic Approach was born 13 years ago at Columbia University in New York City. While earning a PhD in English and teaching college freshmen in Columbia's core curriculum, I was at the same time tutoring New York City high school students for the standardized tests. I noticed an evident gap between the level of readiness my highschool students exhibited and the academic standards they would be expected to live up to on the college level.It occurred to me that the most meaningful way to offer test preparation was to create an academic curriculum that bridged these two levels of education, high school and college. Such a curriculum would allow me to use standardized tests in an innovative way: as a means to produce both better high school test takers and better college freshmen. We refer to this essential academic mission as "Teaching Beyond the TestTM."