Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Durham County, NC

...SAT and ACT prep but also coaching for college admissions essays. Back in my student days, I studied like a maniac and took more standardized tests than I care to remember. As a result, I was admitted to UChicago for undergrad and to Yale for my Ph.D. I'll be happy to pass on all of...

...Systems that work for some people are a disaster for others, and the key is to find one that is suited to you. I believe in trying out a variety of learning approaches and adapting to what works best for each student. I am organized, curious, and relentless in my enthusiasm for sharing ideas, especially...

...has allowed me to learn so much about the mechanisms of learning in general and to assess my own knowledge and expertise in all subject areas. In my home school, I have taught my young children in all subject areas: reading, writing, languages, art, music, math and science. One of my particular strengths both as...

...enjoy most about tutoring students in Latin and Italian is helping them build a stronger foundation in their native English language as well as in the foreign language. Over the course of my years as a tutor, I have seen my students expand their vocabulary and rhetorical skills in English through their study of foreign...

...never stop marveling at the the way ancient literature leaps off the page in living color more than two thousand years later. In my spare time I enjoy cross country running, and I am currently ripping insatiably through Donna Tartt's newest novel, The Goldfinch. I am also an unexpected video game nut -- I tend...

...and especially electronic records. All through college, I volunteered as a tutor teaching Reading and Writing and in my current position at a major cultural center in Washington, D.C., I get many opportunities to teach and train all aspects of Information Science. My first love has always been Foreign Languages, Linguistics, Grammar, History, Reading, and...

...which I inspire students in several different disciplines, for the ease with which I build strong relationships, and for the innumerable ways I contribute to the school community. My education in the Classics and in History, my award-winning experience, as well as my longstanding love for language, literature, and history, enable me to excel in...

...new things, I also like to expand on the things I already know. I possess a wealth of knowledge in various areas, but one of the things that I find fun about learning is seeing how subjects connect to the real world. It makes things a lot more interesting once you start seeing these connections....

...the history of blues music to other undergraduates. I am most interested in tutoring students in Latin or in English literature. I can also teach elementary Ancient Greek to any interested students. My strengths include language, writing, and literary analysis. I can also offer test prep help to students struggling with the SAT writing or...

...my AICE/AP Language and Composition class, I produced an essay for the short story "The Yellow Wallpaper" which my teacher requested an extra copy of so that she could use it as an exemplar for next year's students. I am a member of The National Society of High School Scholars, World Foreign Language Honor Society,...