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I am currently a PhD candidate completing my doctorate at Yale University in the Medieval Studies department and has previously obtained masters degrees in English Literature and Medieval Studies from Yale, The University of Georgia, and the University of Glasgow. An Atlanta native, I returned from New Haven to live and work in Georgia while I finish the final stages of his dissertation. Over the course of my studies, I...... I genuinely believe that most students...

...Shakespeare, I teach English of all kinds -- grammar, literature, writing and editing, you name it -- Spanish, and math through algebra. (My trigonometry and calculus from high school have abandoned me, I'm afraid.) Other than teaching and acting, I sometimes pretend to be sick so Emory medical students can practice their patient interactions with me. I play golf with my friends. I'm trying to learn to throw a perfect knuckleball, because that pitch has...

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...and gender theory. At UVa, I have taught literature courses as well as first-year writing seminars, which have focused on topics including the American Dream, Gender and Sexuality, and Borders and Frontiers. My favorite things about teaching writing are working individually with students to help them brainstorm ideas and articulate their point of view in their clearest, strongest voice, and seeing their work become stronger across each draft they revise. When working with students in...

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...addition to writing coherent sentences that are grammatically correct. I use the maternal method of training the brain to learn a language the way native speakers of any language learn. I use songs, cadences and stories with my students to create a mental training pattern. In addition each student must learn one sentence a week that uses grammatical precepts and helps them to build in all of the aforementioned areas. The sentences each build in...

I recently graduated from a great college, and it was absolutely the most transformative experience of my life. I would like to help other students have similar experiences. I want to help your student make the best grades and test scores that they can, so they can go to any school that fits them. I was Salutatorian, STAR Student and an AP Scholar at my high school.

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...as a middle school teacher and a coordinator for an afterschool program. I tutored students throughout high school and college, in volunteer and private settings. I am a graduate of Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in Latin American History. I recently received my Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and began my career as an attorney. I am passionate about continuing my work in education through tutoring....

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...proficiency. A tutor who employs an individualized approach can help. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I earned my Bachelors degree in Political Science from UCLA in 2010, graduating in three years with Magna Cum Laude honors. I moved to Atlanta a couple of years ago to pursue a JD. As a current third-year student at the Emory University School of Law, I devote my semesters to reading and writing. I devote my summers to...

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