Nathan: Northlake tutor
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I have teaching experience in a range of the humanities and social sciences, particularly writing and language, history, politics, geography and religious studies. I have advanced degrees in history and religion from McGill and Harvard, and have held research positions at Oxford and Princeton. I love learning and teaching, and I find working with students incredibly rewarding.
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Undergraduate Degree: University of Michigan - Bachelors, Comparative literature and Russian
Graduate Degree: Harvard University - Masters, History and Religion
- SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1430
- GRE Quantitative: 165
- GRE Verbal: 164
I read a ton: news and politics, history, philosophy, novels. I also like a good TV show. Mostly comedies.
- ACT Prep
- ACT English
- ACT Reading
- ACT Writing
- American Literature
- AP Comparative Government and Politics
- AP European History
- AP U.S. Government & Politics
- AP US History
- AP World History
- Arabic
- California Proficiency Program (CPP) Prep
- College Application Essays
- College English
- College Level American History
- College Level American Literature
- College World History
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- Essay Editing
- European History
- GED Prep
- GED Social Studies
- Government
- High School English
- High School Level American History
- High School Level American Literature
- High School World History
- High School Writing
- History
- Languages
- Other
- PSAT Critical Reading
- PSAT Writing Skills
- Russian
- SAT Prep
- SAT Reading
- SAT Subject Test in United States History
- SAT Subject Test in World History
- SAT Subject Tests Prep
- SAT Writing and Language
- Social Studies
- SSAT Prep
- SSAT- Upper Level
- Study Skills
- Study Skills and Organization
- Test Prep
- World Civilization
- World History
- World Religions
- Writing
What is your teaching philosophy?
My teaching philosophy revolves around encouraging students' autonomy to tailor my approach to their interests, learning styles, and background knowledge, and to support and facilitate their active engagement with the material and participation in the learning process.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
The first session is really about getting to know each other, what works best for the student, what they're interested in, what they already know, what they want to learn, and how they want to approach the material, and we go from there.