I earned a B.A. in Environmental Policy and Classical Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. I've taught students sailing, skiing and swimming and I'm looking forward to tutoring in academic subjects such as Latin and standardized test prep. Latin is one of the coolest languages from one of the most exciting time periods! Looking forward to sharing knowledge and enthusiasm.
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...teaching, middle school through university, in multiple fields -- mainly French, Spanish, Latin, technology, and coaching, but including photography, sailing and coastal navigation, and athletic injuries and rehabilitation. Teaching is not limited to school-settings or to school-subjects alone. My signature traits are enthusiasm, attention to detail, a high level of organization, listening, patience, clear and concise communication, exact writing, and interest in many disciplines informed by a wide variety of reading and experience. My undergraduate...
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...as a teaching assistant, working with students in the laboratory and the classroom to improve both practical and conceptual knowledge of the course material. It is important for me to find every individual student's learning habits and specific set of strengths and weaknesses to better mold my lessons and advice. I am a current applicant for the medical school class beginning in the fall of 2015, and I am also a life-long soccer player. After...
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...Latin have a substantially better opportunity of being accepted to their desired College. Thus, I created my class in a way where I bridged the language and history of late antiquity, with supplemental units discussing etymology in order to show the students the modern day use of Latin. As a result I have exceptional class participation and engagement in the subject, so much so that I have to be proud of their desire to learn...
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...to work with students taking classes on Classical literature in translation. My goal in tutoring is to help students deepen their understanding of languages and make connections with Greco-Roman culture, literature, history, and mythology. When working with students, I also explore different approaches to the material in order to find skills and strategies that are most helpful for each individual's learning process. I especially enjoy incorporating short composition exercises into language instruction as another way...
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...By focusing on fundamentals and proper techniques, students will gain the experience needed to apply these skills to those problems which seem initially challenging. My intended profession is teaching, and I try to impress upon my students my passion for knowledge. I dont just teach to the test; I work to provide a firm foundation so that you can achieve whatever your goals are whether that is getting into an elite university, graduate school, or...
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...initially was my experiences helping my younger sister. We are only three years apart and so I was lucky enough to have been able to help her throughout her school years with all sorts of subjects. I realized then that no child lacks the intelligence to excel in school, but children vary so much in learning styles. Many kids just need one-on-one tutoring attention to help them perform better in classes! And so I would...
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...included courses in Roman history, Latin literature, Latin and Greek composition, study of translation, and study of historical linguistics. I am deeply committed to teaching. During my undergraduate, I was heavily involved in mentoring younger students in my department. I taught a class on Greek literature in translation as a volunteer teacher through Splash at Yale. I helped moderate discussions of current events between high school students as a board member of Yale Model Congress.
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...to select one of the student plays for a staged reading, which they perform for all the students and their families. In contrast, our larger programs tended to include as many as 250 students participating in a single day-long event. In one instance, we partnered with a major northern New Jersey car deanship group on an entrepreneuship competition where teams of students devised a marketing strategy for an assigned car brand, which they presented to...
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I am a retired teacher with 36 years of experience. I believe that effect teaching requires both the teacher and the student(s) to engage in open and equal exchange. I further believe that effective course work requires the teacher to amply prepare informative and interesting lessons.
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...of fourteenth-century Florence, Italy. At the University of Toronto, I am a teaching assistant for a number literature and history courses. Many of my students are in their first or second year of university, and I especially enjoy working with them as they make the transition from high school to university, learning on the one hand what it means to write university level research papers, and on the other, how to approach books and ideas...
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...Latin and have tutoring experience in both subjects. I am passionate about learning theory, reading, writing, and grammar. It is my goal as a tutor to create a learning environment where all students feel comfortable, capable, and confident enough to ask questions and share their thoughts. I seek to advance students' skills through strategic, specialized instruction and positive reinforcement. I am a firm believer that learning should be fun, engaging, and collaborative, and I intend...
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...Thailand. Additionally, I tutored a Chinese high school student in English. I have also had various experiences tutoring American middle school students in math, science, and writing. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Latin, Ancient Greek, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese Chinese, and math. In my experience helping students with their studies, we always have the most fun practicing languages and finding daily applications. I welcome students of all ages,...
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...develop a firm understanding of grammatical structures and compositional techniques. I have experience with academic writing and am able to work with students to produce high-caliber research papers. Additionally, I have over four years of experience as a teacher and tutor for students of all ages, from primary school to adult learners. As a Peace Corps volunteer, I taught English as a foreign language to Ukrainian students in grades two through seven. I have also...
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...York, where I have lived for the past year and a half. In January 2025, I completed her Master's degree in Classics at New York University, with a 3.95 GPA. I am currently preparing my PhD applications, where I hope to research Greek Tragedy, intersected with Greek Sculpture and contemporary Literary Theory. I have tutored Ancient Languages at a variety of linguistic abilities. From teaching a student Latin from scratch, to helping a student pass...
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...I am also interested in writing, both academically and creatively, and languages: I am fluent in French and Mandarin Chinese and can read Latin, German, and Greek. In my ideal job I serve as a medium to help people develop their interests and ideas; at the same time, I love having the opportunity to engage in in-depth discussions, brain-storming, and critical thinking. In the future, I hope to expand my skill-set to include STEM based...
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...teaching and tutoring experience. I'm enthusiastic about helping students meet their own goals and develop useful skills. I began tutoring as an undergraduate, for history, French, German, and Latin. I also have extensive experience editing English essays (my own, those of my peers, and those of my students.) I spend a lot of time thinking about these subjects, and about how to help others understand them better. When I'm not doing academic work, I enjoy...
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I am a graduate, with a Bachelor of Science in engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles, a graduate, with a doctor of medicine (MD) from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and a graduate with a JD from the Law School of the University of Florida. I am a father of two children, a daughter and son, and grandfather of two boys and two girls.
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...I???ve studied Latin for seven years and found deep satisfaction in gaining fluency. In my experience, the most effective way to learn a language is to read and hear lots of at-level input that lays the groundwork for language production. The process of refining ideas through writing is deeply rewarding for me. To help students explore and flesh out their ideas, I would ask questions about their paper topic and write down their responses, talk...
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I've been lucky to have attended some fine educational institutions, though I don't come from the kind of background where such opportunities can be taken for granted. I believe every student should have the same opportunities as I've had, and I want to do everything I can to make those opportunities available to every student.
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More so than lower-level courses in Latin, Latin 4 concentrates heavily on the translation of classical Latin passages, and such translation requires a mastery of Latin grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Latin 4 does not concentrate on school Latin, or simplified prose designed around a lesson, but rather real Latin prose and poetry from some of the great authors who wrote in Latin, including Caesar, Cicero, Tacitus, Ovid, and others. Because each writer has his or her own unique style, which may or may not adhere to the syntactical and grammatical rules you were taught in earlier Latin classes, you may find yourself wanting some extra help as you navigate through your Latin 4 class. Varsity Tutors will help you find a certified Latin 4 tutor, who can address virtually any difficulty you have in your Latin 4 class.
Success in your Latin 4 class requires a strong understanding of the grammatical and stylistic structures found in Latin writing. While you may have learned how to decline nouns and how to conjugate verbs in all the moods and tenses in your past classes, you may need to review forgotten concepts or to clarify concepts with which you still have difficulty in order to be successful in the course. The educational directors at Varsity Tutors will assess your personal profile and match you with a Latin 4 tutor, who can help you identify and address any areas of syntax, grammar, or vocabulary with which you still need help. Using teaching methods tailored to your own particular needs and learning style, your tutor can help you understand all of the concepts that are essential for translating Latin well.
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Recent Glasgow Latin 4 Tutoring Session Notes
Today, we completed some translations, which I think went really well. On your own, try catching up with numbers and 3rd declension adjectives. As we talked about, writing out paradigms can be very helpful in addition to working through the exercises at the back of the book.
At the beginning of the session, I gave the student a list of basic Latin verbs. We reviewed how to identify conjugations and practiced conjugating and translating a few verbs in the present tense. Next, I gave him a list of Latin nouns and we reviewed recognizing declensions and gender, and reviewed case endings. Then he declined a noun in Latin and translated it.
We are moving very quickly for an introductory Latin lesson, but he is learning fast!
We focused on review of some basic concepts - mainly, declension endings - in addition to working on grammar and translation of Vergil's Aeneid. Constant practice is necessary and I have informed the student that he should be spending many hours reading and re-reading the material for class. He should also make use of online AP Latin Practice Test Questions or SPQR to help with vocabulary and context of the passages.
This past session we reviewed the first through third declensions. We discussed the ending patterns, practiced declining nouns using the Latin Library declension tool, and parsed nouns and adjectives from chapter 1 of the student's textbook. We also discussed parsing strategies if you don't know the dictionary entry for the word, and worked on breaking down words into stem/root+ending. He was struggling to remember the endings, but hopefully all our different forms of review helped activate his memory. I asked him to continue to work on memorizing the third declension, to practice declining words in all declensions, and to work on his chapter 1 vocabulary.
For today's session, we translated some more sentences in the workbook first. The student performed rather well at the sentences, but still struggles a bit with tense and case recognition. Particularly, it seems that she confuses the ablative and accusative. In our next session, I hope to review these case forms again in more detail. After the sentences, I explained to her the concept of the genitive of the whole, and gave her some short Latin phrases to translate which involved the case. I assigned her some work from the book to review this, and we reviewed the declension of duo and tres as a conclusion to this week's session.
I gave the student a comprehensive overview of the most common Latin concepts in the beginning of an introductory course. I started with basic sentences -- "Roma in Italia est" (Rome is in Italy) and took them apart, explaining how nouns and their cases work, going over a chart of the first declension, and making more simple sentences with the nominative, accusative, genitive and ablative cases. I was very impressed by how quickly he caught on to concepts like noun-adjective agreement that aren't familiar from English, and it gives me high hopes for his Latin progress. I also went over various words I thought might be useful --question words, greetings, etc. and I finally went quickly over how verb tenses work and some charts of the first and second conjugation. The student seemed to catch on pretty well as long as I explained everything clearly and methodically. Using analogies to English phrases seemed to help.
