Award-Winning AP World History Tutors serving Chapel Hill, NC

...English, Language Arts, Reading, Writing, Research and test-taking skills. My favorite subject to tutor is Reading because it's my first love. I like to see struggling or disinterested students read better and learn more about themselves in the pages of a book or online. How would you describe your teaching philosophy/your tutoring style? My teaching philosophy is that all students can learn, grow and improve regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, location, family background or...

"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. " This quote by Abagail Adams mirrors my own philosophy on learning. It takes time and dedication but is well worth the effort in the end. I love to help students of any age learn to love Economics, Political Science, History and Math. I have been tutoring since I was in Middle School and have continued throughout...

Hello, I am currently Columbia University rising junior and Oxbridge Scholar studying English Literature! I am interested in one day going to law school and practicing in relation to global migration law. My main areas of focus include English tutoring in all levels (reading, writing, etc.) and I can also provide college prep for exams (SAT score of 2350, ACT score of 35). I can also help with writing college essays and the like!

...of my undergraduate degree in political science at North Carolina State University! While at NC State, I have maintained an overall GPA of 3.57 and a major specific GPA of 3.7, which will allow me to graduate Magna Cum Laude. Additionally, I recently took the GRE exam and performed very well (90th percentile verbal, 98th percentile analytical writing). My areas of expertise are as follows: Political Science, American History, European History, GRE Preparation, American Literature,...

There's nothing wrong with making mistakes and asking questions as long as you learn from them.

...subject to tutor is ACT prep, because I like to see students scores on practice exams, and the actual exams, improve as we work together. My favorite part about tutoring overall is working with students and getting to see their excitement when they realize they've figured out how to do something they previously didn't think they could. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy going to the gym and reading. I've played soccer since I was 4...

...sciences and humanities, with a particular focus on comparative politics, writing, and statistics. The study of politics has always been my passion for as long as I can remember. Statistics, on the other hand, was a bit of a struggle, but I persevered and am now an expert in the field. Given my own uphill battle with the subject, it is now one of my favorite areas to tutor I have a great deal of...

...subjects in pieces, making them more simple. I have been trained as a historian of the Italian Renaissance, and concentrate on the Republic of Venice, which some popular accounts claim lasted for a thousand years, from 797 to 1797. I think old-fashioned political and diplomatic history is the cat's meow! I disagree profoundly with the view that it is not relevant to the study of history today. I also like to mold and fashion Renaissance...

...to best reach students, keeping an open-door attitude and creating an environment conducive for student learning. I believe strongly that faculty who connect with students and their lives outside the classroom will be most effective in designing curriculum that is relevant and engaging. Furthermore, the better I understand students’ cultural contexts the stronger the student-faculty relationship can be built. Thus, an integral part of my teaching practice requires that I make efforts to develop a...

After serving as an intelligence officer in the Air Force for seven years, I completed a doctoral program in American Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill. Since then, I have edited a literary journal, managed a research center, and published several peer-reviewed articles on American autobiography, fiction, and poetry. I live with my wife and three daughters in Durham, North Carolina.