{"id":414,"date":"2011-11-22T23:30:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T23:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.astarmathsandphysics.com\/tutor_profiles\/paul_smith\/paul_smiths_blog\/?p=414"},"modified":"2011-11-22T23:30:44","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T23:30:44","slug":"the-best-maths-tutor-i-never-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astarmathsandphysics.com\/blog\/paulsmith\/2011\/11\/the-best-maths-tutor-i-never-met\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Maths Tutor I Never Met"},"content":{"rendered":"

Her name is Miriam Linehan and she works in North West London. She phoned me asking about my website, but I am looking for a partner and she is not interested in working with anyone else. Nevertheless, she is frank and honest, has an MSc from Imperial and has registered her own website for a level maths tuition<\/a>.
\nShe sounds so much like Kate Bush too. She doesn’t do home visits, but works from her house. I can imagine her meeting her students at the door, all KATEY and BUSHY, putting them to sleep with motherease while her cat spits fear at them and miaows for more cream.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Her name is Miriam Linehan and she works in North West London. She phoned me asking about my website, but I am looking for a partner and she is not interested in working with anyone else. 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