Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Burbank, CA

...to beginning chemistry. I hope to instill a love and excitement for whatever subject I am tutoring with my students by tailoring each lesson plan to his/her specific learning style and personal interests. Every subject can be made into a dynamic learning and growing opportunity! When I'm not studying or teaching, 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...

...derive a teaching method that will suit each individual. I also use simple tricks and memorizing techniques that the teachers may not use to help remember how to solve the problem. I am very happy when the person I am helping performs well and will do my best to make sure that the best grade possible is attained. I will work hard and do my best to help those who need my help.... My teaching philosophy is to adapt to each student and utilize different methods in order to benefit that particular student. I believe that listening to the needs of the student is crucial and understanding their strengths and weaknesses in a subject will allow me to develop a particular strategy to best suit them.

...as a middle school teacher, teaching Fine Arts, Latin language, and English vocabulary and grammar mechanics. During that time, I privately tutored a number of my students who needed special attention in my subject areas. I make a great tutor because I am extremely adaptable to different learning styles, and my philosophy is that students must reinforce the fundamental building blocks of the language if they are to grasp the more difficult concepts. I know...

...it, especially at the introductory levels, can occasionally be rather intimidating. I try to make myself as relaxed, fun, and seemingly approachable while I am teaching/tutoring as I can to lessen the intimidation factor of that crazy dead language we're learning. Although I grew up in Boston, I moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to enroll at USC and (in large part due to the weather) have never left. At the moment I spend most...

...MA. I have had a passion for mentoring young people from an early age. As a group leader at an overnight camp for several years, I discovered how much I enjoyed being a mentor and guiding hand in someone else’s life. As a young man myself, I developed a passion for Latin early on, and excelled in it through middle school, high school and college eventually earning my B.A. in Classics. Upon graduating, I went...

...campuses on a variety of subjects. I also have nine years of experience teaching in the college classroom. I tutor on subjects that really interest me ranging from Mathematics, English, Fine Art Appreciation, Writing College Essays, Essay Editing, Reading, Geography, Social Studies, Government and History. I earned my Master of Fine Arts Degree from California State University and I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a Minor in English. My experience gives me...

...the University of Arizona. I am currently working on completing my Ph.D. in Classics at the University of California, Irvine. I have tutored a variety of students, ranging from the elementary to the college level, for the past four years. I primarily tutor subjects relating to the Humanities, such as Ancient Languages, History, and English Composition. My favorite subject to tutor is Latin, since I regard Latin as the most beautiful and intricate of the...

...I have experience working with students at different levels (from middle school to college) and with different learning styles. I want learning Latin or any subject to be as enjoyable as possible for the student, so I will experiment with different techniques and exercises until the student and I can find 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.,...

...live in Los Angeles. I strongly believe that the key to improving in any subject area is in finding a way to associate the subject with one or more of your vital interests. Additionally, having a capable and enthusiastic guide to point out ways in which you can find or create an interest in a subject will help you progress quickly. I am prepared to be a guide for students in any of the areas...

...I have even had one or two less conventional teaching jobs, such as martial arts instructor and audition coach. My favorite subject to teach, though, remains the SAT: I love the satisfaction of beating the test at its own game, and I am always deeply gratified when my students go from cowering in terror at the name of standardized testing to whizzing through tough math sections with relish. I also love tutoring Latin and Greek,...