Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Arcadia, CA

...you can find me practicing yoga or playing a pick-up game of soccer with my friends. I love the outdoors and make it a point to explore the entire coastline of California whenever I can. I'm always on social media, from tumblr to twitter, and especially love seeing a good concert. When I'm not out...

...Languages, History, and English Composition. My favorite subject to tutor is Latin, since I regard Latin as the most beautiful and intricate of the human languages. When tutoring I first ask for a copy of the course syllabus/schedule, assess the needs, goals, and expectations of the student in the course, and then set up a...

...any material no matter what her environmental, social, medical or academic background. In fact, my philosophy is to evaluate all of these factors and use them to determine the student’s strengths so that I can tailor my teaching to her learning style. This method works fantastically with my current students, many of whom have significant...

...a good sign a student understands a concept is when he/she can explain it back to me, as though I were the student. When I am not tutoring, I do some writing of my own, as well as volunteer at Project 826CHI. In my free time, I love to sing, read, and scuba dive. I...

...school, high school and college eventually earning my B.A. in Classics. Upon graduating, I went on to teach Latin for three years. My principal would always cite my ability to motivate and inspire my students to enjoy learning. I have since been involved in other pursuits, but the passion for educating and mentoring students has...

...tutor. I am available to work up to thirty hours per week. Friday through Sunday I would generally be free to tutor at any time; on Mondays, I am available during the day, and on Wednesdays, I am available from mid-afternoon (starting around three) through the evening. I am usually not available on Tuesdays or...

...Angeles in 2006 to enroll at USC and (in large part due to the weather) have never left. At the moment I spend most of my time as a full-time high school Latin and Ancient Greek teacher at a private school in Los Angeles, but in my free time I am an avid music collector...

...what’s most fun and effective. I tailor my teaching to the student’s personality and try to make studying the subject an intrinsic motivation (i.e., worth doing for its own sake). Reading Latin (or Greek) literature in the original language with students is my favorite type of teaching because I love both the language and the...

...for school exams or looking to invest additional time into their Latin studies. While emphasizing a student's strengths I hope to motivate them to focus on the areas where they are striving to improve. I try to foster a passion for a subject that many students find difficult. I show students that there is a...

...cowering in terror at the name of standardized testing to whizzing through tough math sections with relish. I also love tutoring Latin and Greek, which are my passion and the subject of my career. I never stop marveling at the the way ancient literature leaps off the page in living color more than two thousand...