...number of years. I had the chance to hone my editing skills in publishing internships with science fiction/fantasy publisher Tor Books in downtown NYC. My tutoring style is based on the belief that each student comes to a problem or subject from a different angle. The trick is not only to find the approach that works for the student, but also to boost the student's own investment in finding the methods that work best. I...
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...majored in both Classics and Chemistry at Colgate University (2011-2015) and I continued my study of the classics at the graduate level at Columbia University (2015-2016). While I am confident in both my quantitative and verbal skills, I consider my primary strength to lie in standardized test-taking, the process of which I profoundly enjoy, strange as it is to say. To my mind, taking a test imparts the same kind of pleasure as listening to...
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...graduated from Haverford College with High Honours in Classical Language and Literature and from Oxford University (MSt) in Classics. My academic background includes a large amount of reading, analysis, and writing, which are suited to the SAT preparation. I especially love teaching Latin; over the past four years I have helped students master grammar and translation, while transferring my enthusiasm for the language and literature itself. I work very hard to make sure that my...
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I am an experienced student in Algebra, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, and Trigonometry. I am currently taking Calculus II. I have done really well in these courses and hope that I can use this experience to help better your learning and grades!
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...loved Latin since I first studied it in high school, and so I continued studying it through graduate school at the University of Kansas. For several years now I've taught high school Latin in private schools. I am eager to work with Latin students of all levels, on topics ranging from first declension nouns to uses of the subjunctive and poetic meter. I believe Latin is an excellent subject of students of all kinds, and...
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...a wide background in teaching English, reading, and writing as a writer and avid reader myself, I look forward to helping others master language and enjoy it. Additionally, I look forward to helping others enjoy subjects such as science. I am currently in school for my Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies and English, but hope to attend law school someday and work as an international environmental lawyer. I am a very personable, interactive teacher who...
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...graduated in 2011 from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester MA. There I received my Bachelor's of Arts in Classics (that is, Latin and ancient Greek literature) with a concentration in Peace & Conflict Studies; right now I'm taking classes to ready myself for grad school for Psychology. During undergrad, I tutored Latin for the Classics Honors Society and volunteered as an ESL teacher. After graduating, I moved to Spain and built on...
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...am currently a student of Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA. I have a double major in French and International Studies with a concentration in European Studies and a double minor in Italian and philosophy. For the past four years, I have worked a swim instructor at the School of Swimming in Rocky Hill, CT. I have worked with children ranging in age from three to fourteen, teaching them proper swim techniques and basic water safety....
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...Wheelock, on the other hand, concentrates on passages of ancient authors and is classically focused. It concentrates on grammatical paradigms. Although early passages are adapted for the student, more direct passages of classical Latin are covered over the length of the course. Logic: Confused about logic systems? I can help! I tutor modern symbolic logic, limited to propositional / statement / sentential logic (these names are equivalent). Classical Aristotelian, and symbolic single and multiple predicate...
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...were failing, and Drum Majors went on to earn superior and first place awards. I have earned four National Latin Exam gold medals, a CAMWS Commendation for Latin translation, and awards for Excellence in Biology, Literature, and Calculus. I am also a recipient of the Georgia Certificate of Merit, and graduated as an AP Scholar with Honor. In my own three-year career of being Drum Major, I earned 17 first place and superior rating awards.
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...course. Additionally, while not my primary field of study, I received an offer to TA for Latin 101, though I was unable to accept due to the fact that I was graduating after the semester I received the offer in. That being said, I did informally assist my fellow Latin students outside of class time. I'm a staunch believer that no subject is beyond the capabilities of any student. If someone doesn't understand something, then...
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...am a professional writer and published author looking to help you achieve your reading and academic goals. I have a long educational history in grammar, logic, and rhetoric, as well as a degree in Political Science and Economics. I am happy to work with you on those tricky math problems, or help you edit a paper. I work best with students looking for help with their reading and writing, mathematics, or who just want to...
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...us, knew how to explain anything and everything so that anyone could understand it, and they were both able to inspire their students to excel well beyond what they thought they could achieve. So when I got a job teaching middle school Latin and junior English (an ancient Greek literature, philosophy and history survey course no less) at a charter school in my home state, I was extremely grateful for the opportunity to teach exactly...
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...as a second language because in all my years studying foreign languages, I've come to appreciate how difficult English is to learn for those who did not learn it as their primary language. I love to learn, I am constantly looking to try a new experience or learn a new subject, and I aim to bring this zest for education to my students. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, singing, and jigsaw puzzles.
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...graduating with my MA in Latin from the University of Michigan, I found myself in unfamiliar territory. I had been a student my entire life, and suddenly, I was not. My eventual goal was (and still is) to earn a teaching certificate, but that is still a ways off. What else could I do? An idea hit me. Just because I am not a student anymore, however, does not mean I can't still dedicate myself...
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...based on their own skills rather than trying to fit themselves into a cookie cutter approach. I am really excited about the opportunity to work with students one on one. When I'm not in my classroom or writing research, you can find me volunteering in the childcare center at Haven for Hope or trying to learn Bikram Yoga. I am excited to be joining Varsity Tutors, and look forward to helping you learn what you...
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...am currently an undergraduate student working towards a degree in education. I already have an associates degree in human resource management, and I work as a certified and licensed Paraprofessional (teacher's assistant) in Special Education classrooms for local 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...
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...passion is for the Classics, for preserving and communicating the wonderful depths of knowledge which have been the core of education for the past 2000 years. Latin and Greek literature has shaped much of the development our civilization and those students who endeavor to contribute to its preservation and appreciation deserve to be supported. In addition to background and love for the Classics, shown through my BA from the University of Pittsburgh and a pending...
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...College potentially double-majoring in Classics and Neuroscience on a pre-med track with a music minor. I have had private clients and tutored through school honor societies in a variety of subjects including standardized tests and courses through the AP and IB programs. I have many interests and am always seeking interdisciplinary connections between subjects that provide innovative methods of problem-solving. For fun, I enjoy reading, practicing flute, learning languages, fencing, and traveling.
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Latin I often presents the new Latin student with a great number of grammatical difficulties, and the same is true of Latin II, as students expand their knowledge. In Latin II, the forms of verbs and clause structure begin to probe into many constructions that are difficult to formulate in English, let alone in a foreign language like Latin. If your background education in English grammar hasn't provided you with the fundamental knowledge you need when learning to read and write in Latin, a personal tutor can help you review these core concepts or learn them formally for the first time. Likewise, Latin's baffling number of forms can be overwhelming at first glance, but an experienced tutor can help you see the intelligible patterns latent in all of these structures. Private Latin tutoring can likewise guide you through the increasingly complex vocabulary and sentences that are becoming part of your reading in Latin II.
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Recent Oxford Latin 2 Tutoring Session Notes
The student is in the same class as another of my Latin students, so I worked on the same assignments with her. We realized that she needed a complete review of what cases and declensions were. So we did that, and she picked it up quickly.
In our first session, the student and I spent some time at the beginning discussing his strengths and weaknesses in Latin. He feels comfortable with memorizing vocabulary and chart forms, but feels less comfortable understanding the functions of some verb charts as well as having to translate the forms he knows. We practiced several 2nd conjugation charts and the student felt better afterwards. We determined that continued practice with these charts will improve his comfort level. The end of the session was spent translating some Latin to see where the student's skill level lies. This also seems like an area of mixed comfort; again, more practice will help develop this skill. We set another meeting time next Sunday for 2 hours, to be spent on both Latin and English.
During our first session together, I identified parsing as an area in which the student needs improvement. Parsing Latin nouns and verbs, is an essential skill, in both translation and prose composition. To improve his noun parsing, he and I reviewed noun cases and practiced identifying them in both English and Latin sentences. To improve his verb parsing, we reviewed a conjugation chart for perfect tense verbs, as the lesson from his textbook introduced the perfect and pluperfect tenses. We briefly discussed cum clauses and identified a temporal cum clause in one of the Latin sentences in his textbook. He translated two Latin sentences and completed two prose composition sentences. During both translation and prose composition exercises, I asked him to parse nouns and verbs as we went. I really enjoyed meeting him and look forward to helping him improve in Latin.
We did a Latin grammar review in preparation for the student's upcoming Latin test. We went over the five declensions of nouns by declining multiple nouns and pronouns. We then covered conjugations of verbs by fully declining "eripio" in the 6 active and 6 passive tenses and going over the translation of certain forms. I left the student with instructions to do extra practice by going over flash cards with declensions and conjugations.
The student was out of school during the previous week due to inclement weather. We had a chance to review 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension endings as well as comparatives and superlatives. He understands the grammar, but benefits greatly from our practice with endings. I gave him some helpful handouts. We finished by discussing college expectations. I shared with him what a college classroom is like and how best he should prepare himself while in high school. The student is very engaged and I look forward to working with him in the future.
The student and I worked mainly on translating a passage that she will have a test on later this week. We came across many verb forms that she still hasn't learned yet, so I stressed how important it is to learn them all in order for her to be able to answer test questions about them correctly and to know how to translate them from Latin into English. I showed her some word charts I found in her book that list all the possible formations a word can have. I also had her write down some irregular verb formations, so that she remembers how to form them as well. By the end of the session she had memorized the present forms of the word "to be;" that's definitely a start.
