Award-Winning Greek Tutors serving Oakland, CA

I have over 13 years of experience teaching Latin, Ancient Greek and related subjects in Classics and Philosophy. My primary pedagogical commitment is to keep things fun, engaging, and vibrationally warm. The word "study" is from the Latin "studium", meaning "enthusiasm" -- so it's all about cultivating that enthusiasm. I also create educational content under the moniker Nathanology (youtube.com/nathanology). My interests include Ancient Greek, Latin, Classics, Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Music, Video-Making

...language, having tutored students on Grammar and Reading comprehension. My keen eye for editing and proofreading essays was developed in my undergraduate years, and has continued even after graduate school! I am also able to teach and assist with a wide range of subjects such as Ethics, Public Administration, and many other social science subjects. I am adaptable, fun, and engaging, and will be sure to make your learning experience an enjoyable one!... My teaching philosophy...

...a paper on one of the famous logical paradoxes advanced by Zeno. In addition to studying philosophy, I have spent several years studying Ancient Greek and Latin. Prior to entering the doctoral program in philosophy at Penn, I completed a year of coursework in both languages in the post-baccalaureate program in Classical Studies. I began my studies in Greek at the University of Oxford. I have always excelled in writing-intensive courses. I also have experience...

...is much closer to our own than we often realize. I studied Latin, Greek, and Classical Arabic at Oxford University in the UK and achieved an Oxford MA, Second Class First Division with an Open Exhibition Merit Scholarship. During the course of my studies, I was required to research and read the works of Homer, Herodotos, Thucydides, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Plato, Catullus, Cicero, Caesar, Lucretius, Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid, Vergil, Livy, Tacitus, Horace, Seneca, St. Jerome,...

...or using visuals to make things click, I am confident my extensive years in tutoring have equipped me with the skills necessary to understand a student's learning style. I believe learning works best in an encouraging and engaging environment, which is why I ensure students are comfortable being themselves. My goal is to make tutoring enjoyable for the student so they can ask questions and reach their fullest potential. Outside of academics, I enjoy painting,...

I am a master's student who is passionate about education and helping others learn. I am striving to be a college professor one day and enjoy breaking down complex ideas and concepts in order to make them understandable for anyone. I also love working with people and making new friends!... I believe that education is one of the most important things in life, and I desire to be excellent in making education effective and fun as...

...my degree as a business data reporter. I am passionate about the Spanish and Greek languages and well, being a native speaker of Greek and having taken many classes in Spanish, as well as extensive travel in Latin America. I have tutored my peers in college in their lower-level math classes and Spanish. Additionally, I have volunteered as a reading tutor for children in elementary school for 3 years now. My style is accommodating to...

...field of Humanities. I am a current Columnist with the Examiner.com, writing on topics pertaining to educational policies in Pittsburgh and Classical education. Since 2011, I have been tutoring languages in the Pittsburgh area. I have had success with youngsters struggling with Latin grammatical concepts, or learning disabilities. My teaching philosophy is if I can help a student excel, I will. Sometimes a student only needs to be pointed in the right direction, others need...

...all of my homework consisted of reading texts or writing papers. Therefore I have continuously enhanced my English composition skills. I know how to read and analyze texts quickly without losing content. Reworking information I've read together with my own thoughts is now second nature to me. I make my writing particularly clear by my impeccable understanding of English grammar, which I gained through extensive practice and from studying four other languages (French, German, Latin,...