Award-Winning Greek Tutors serving Woodbury, MN

...bodies of water. I used to play soccer and enjoy exercising and hiking. I have two large dogs that I take to the dog park often and love to talk about them and show pictures! I went to UNL and got a bachelor of science degree in Biology and minored in mathematics and Spanish. I am very passionate about math, language, science, and learning. I have trained/mentored adults in my past and current jobs so...

...a student is motivated, anything is possible - I have helped students raise their grades from a C to an A and raise their ACT score by several points. I cater my tutoring style to each student because everyone learns differently! I have a passion for learning and education - and I am able to break down difficult concepts in an easy-to-understand manner. I am enthusiastic and compassionate, but not afraid to challenge kids to...

...an uncomfortable or unwelcoming environment. I would like to help students feel comfortable, heard, able to ask questions and free to make mistakes in the process. I want to reinforce the message that not naturally knowing or understanding something is not a deficiency! It is simply an area in which one can make greater improvements, especially with the help of a friendly and encouraging guide. I want to lead students towards academic independence through connecting...

Hi, I'm the philosopher they call Andrew! You are most very definitely welcome to come to me with any school questions, but be warned: there's a good chance we'll soon be figuring out the meaning of life...

...literature. I also did post-graduate training with Dr. Stephen Daitz, the foremost scholar on the classical pronunciation of ancient Greek and Latin. I received an award for being the highest ranking student in Greek and Latin Literature in my college's classics department. I am a former member of the American Classical League and have attended some of their national conferences and seminars on the teaching of Latin. I also have experience creating educational materials for...

...needs of the student. One must quickly diagnose the main areas the student needs to improve, so as not to waste time. A great tutor can see outside the box and be flexible enough to explain the same concept in a variety of ways, depending on the needs of the student. A tutor must be more personable with the student than a classroom teacher, who to a certain degree, must hide behind a teaching persona....

...Summa Cum Laude from the 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...

...baseball teams from the time they were in T-ball till they were 18, swimming, Greek, Latin). I also taught at the elementary level for 2 years in Kansas. I co-authored a Greek textbook, Greek to Me, and developed an online learning system for learning biblical Greek that can be found at Greektomeonline.com. I also wrote a book, Joyous Affections: Discovering the Happy Affections in Luke-Acts. I do feel a call to teach--that's part of my...

...I believe in helping students develop the best possible version of themselves by building studying and learning strategies 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...

My personal statement and teaching philosophy are a quote by Albert Einstein "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."