Technically, yes. And also, no.
Yes, because Reiss is a member of Mensa who has written, co-written, edited or contributed to more than 70 books, including “6 Practice Tests for the SAT,” which Reiss co-authored with Philip Geer and which recently reached No. 1 best-seller status on Amazon. He is also the founder of the Math Magician math-instruction company and Reiss SAT Seminars. He is good with numbers, and numbers have been very good to him.
And no, because while math is how Reiss makes a living, it isn’t what he lives for.
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“People say, ‘You must love math,’ and the answer is, ‘Not exactly,’” Reiss said in a phone interview from his home in Imperial Beach. “But what I love is being with kids and adults and helping them out. I love the time I spend with them, and I love to inspire them. I don’t have any pretentions about math. It is is just something you’ve got to get through.”