Award-Winning Classics Tutors serving Encinitas, CA

...care, and for longer, than anticipated, but it was not a choice I would ever reverse. And if, for now, qualities born of that experience must recommend me more than the usual benchmarks of achievement, they may be of more value anyway. Compassion and patience, with recourse to humor, are certainly invaluable for a tutor. I have always been able to do well in academic settings and test-taking. Much of this success derives from long-hours...

...University of Arizona in 2015, with my B.A. in English and a minor in Classics. I have three and a half years of experience tutoring high school and college students, in a wide variety of subjects, including ACT, SAT, and GRE test prep, as well as many topics in the humanities. I challenge my students to push themselves beyond what they thought possible, and I am always happy to help them with any need.... I believe...

...college in Minnesota. I also help students prepare for college standardized tests and improve their writing. I love working one-on-one with students to help them achieve their goals. I got my head start being homeschooled by my mom and I really benefitted from the opportunity to learn at my own pace. Student evaluations most frequently comment on my enthusiasm and approachability. You can see my academic profile at https://gustavus.edu/profiles/edugdale Thanks for reading!

...in Fairfax County Public Schools. I am also a Cross Country coach and summer school instructor with the Center for Talented Youth. Aside from having strong content knowledge in various subject areas, I believe I am motivating, encouraging, and supportive of my students. Whether you hope to raise your grade in class, pass a test, or learn a better way to take notes, my approach to tutoring is based on your unique learning style. I...

...on the college level. In addition, I have also worked with high school students. I hold a B.A. in history and German studies from the University of Bielefeld, Germany, and am currently completing my PhD in Classics at the Johns Hopkins University. I enjoy learning as much as I enjoy teaching, and am a firm believer in Seneca's statement "non scholae sed vitae discimus" - we learn not for school, but for life.... I believe that...

...right to an education, and I am happy to do my part to allow that to happen. Whether students are looking for revision, assistance, or clarification, I am eager to help them achieve their goals. I have a Bachelor and Masters degree in Latin and Greek, and have been tutoring individuals in those languages, as well as writing, history, and literature, for four years. I love learning, love teaching, and want to spread the joy...

...Swarthmore College and have received a handful of fellowships for postgraduate research, including a US-UK Fulbright Award and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. My areas of competency include English, Art History, Rhetoric, Spanish, and French. I am also proficient in SAT, GRE, and GRE Subject Test in English. My first Master of Arts is in English from the University of Sussex (UK) and my second is in Rhetoric from UC Berkeley. I am...

...and a really great listener. As such, I use these traits as often as possible in order to create an atmosphere of optimal growth. I have two Masters degrees--one in English Textual Studies and one in Philosophy. I am also getting a PhD in Philosophy. I have lived in several different states in the US (PA, FL, MD, CO, CT, and IL), and I have lived in other countries (Peru, Spain, Italy, and Mexico) and...

...into chords played in different orders, and the numbers of a math problem might be altered. Listening to music and taking tests both reward perseverance: one might notice nuances and subtleties in one's favorite song and hearing it repeatedly, and a person's objective score on a test will inevitably increase through constant exposure. Most importantly, a sense of rhythm is invaluable, quite literally in the case of listening to music but figuratively in the case...

...fall into two major areas- the sciences, and the humanities. In the sciences, I've worked with both peers and younger students in a number of biomedical fields, and I also have experience preparing students for standardized tests like the MCAT. At Rice University, I also worked as a teaching assistant in Cell Biology, where I lectured at review sessions, assisted students individually with their questions, and even wrote some exam material. This experience was great...

...earned my compound M.A. in Historical Geography from Jerusalem University College in 2010. My diverse academic background allows me to tutor a wide variety of subjects including; History, Geography, Earth Science, English, Environmental Science, ESL/ELL, Essay Editing, Hebrew, Languages, Politics, Reading, Religious Studies, Social Studies, Study Skills, and Writing. Outside of my academic interests I enjoy working as an actress and musician, writing, playing tennis with friends, kayaking, and traveling the world!... My philosophy is to...

...University of Tennessee, and I hold Master's degrees in both Library and Information Studies and European History. As one whose life was influenced for the better by my teachers and instructors, I want to share the love of learning with my students. As one with more than eight years of teaching experience, I look forward to being of help to you in your learning journey. My special passions are European and U.S. History, Literature, and...

...at The College of Charleston to become a teacher, so I could help students! But as I got older, I wanted to learn more and more about history! So I decided to go back to school to get a Masters Degree in History from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. After I was finished there, I was still hungry to learn more about History, so I decided to keep going, and enrolled in the PhD...

...years volunteering with Jumpstart. For three years, I served as a Team Leader with Jumpstart, a national non-profit that seeks to prepare students from less affluent neighborhoods for Kindergarten, so that they are less likely to drop out of high school. In this position, I worked with teachers and school staff, as well as led a group of my peers through training and development to provide high-quality literacy intervention to our students twice a week....

...a difficult proof. I'm a scholar of the Western canon, greatly influenced by great thinkers and writers of the past such as Plato, Virgil, Aquinas, and Anselm. I love to read and to discuss what I've read, and I heartily appreciate a good philosophical argument. Extracurricularly, I write musicals, one of which premiered at Yale last year, and attend Yale Political Union meetings to debate the pros and cons of various fiscal and social policies...

...and high school classes. My favorite subject areas to teach are English, Latin, and writing. I have always had a passion for reading, writing, and foreign languages and love sharing it with others! I am a firm believer that everyone can be a skilled in these areas and I am ready to help students reach that goal! To accomplish this, I will work closely with students to identify both strong suits and areas where growth...

...schools. I am also working on getting my certification in ASL (American Sign Language) so that I could further my career with special education departments. I work with students that may/can have developmental delays, emotional disorders, behavioral issues, autism, down syndrome, deaf/blind/mute, minor to severe cases of ADHD and ADD, and moderate to severe problems with learning disabilities and comprehension problems. I love my job and cannot wait until I get my teaching license. I...

...levels. Relationship building and individualized supports are key to my teaching and tutoring practices. Currently, I am certified in three different U.S. states but am also capable of working with students from around the world. I am multilingual and have fluency in English, Italian, Spanish, German and Portuguese (with native fluency in English and Italian). My certification areas provide me with the skills to work with early childhood students all the way through adult learners...

...Louisville since 2019, and since 2020 I have worked as a member of reference staff, providing educational support and technological advice to any patron who needs it. Since 2022, I have been a Library Assistant, which entails the planning and execution of library programming, including computer classes, youth activity clubs, and more. In my work, I have seen the value of education in it's ability to provide both skills useful to daily life and avenues...

High School: IB Diploma (Latin SL, Math SL, World Topics HL, English HL, Chemistry HL, Biology HL) College: University of Virginia, English Major, Biology Minor, Classics - 7 years (and counting!) of Latin -Familiar with most classic literature (Beowulf through modern authors), esp. Austen, the Brontes, Byron, Shakespeare's tragedies, and Gothic lit. -Most topics covered in high school biology, as well as neurobiology and cell bio.