Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Homewood, IL

...angle. The trick is not only to find the approach that works for the student, but also to boost the student's own investment in finding the methods that work best. I believe a student learns best when choosing to engage with the subject on a personal level. In my free time, I enjoy writing, reading,...

...tend to be those most involved with language - Latin, Spanish, Reading/Writing skills - as well as Psychology, a more recent passion. I'm also happy to assist students with math for test prep like the SAT and GRE. As a tutor I would consider my style to be supportive but challenging - I want my...

...am a good tutor because I have prior experience and can provide a relaxed learning atmosphere while still getting my lessons across and helping students learn. I am enthusiastic about the subjects I teach and want to see my students feel the same way. I have flexible scheduling especially during the summer months.... I feel that students learn best when put in an environment that they enjoy and are allowed to ask questions at their own pace. The teacher is there to guide them and help them learn. In regard to standardized testing, the teacher has to impart all the necessary information to the student, while still making the learning enjoyable and engaging.

...application essay, or reviewing grammar; public speaking; SAT prep; and study skills and organization, because each of these areas boosts overall academic success and builds a student's self-confidence. In any subject, I focus on study skills, critical thinking, and independent concept reinforcement so that soon the student will no longer need me to excel. Some...

...History and Education. Since returning to St. Louis, I have privately tutored two high school students struggling in Math. I have also enrolled in the graduate teacher certification program at University of Missouri – St. Louis. I plan to get certified in both Math and Social Studies. My experiences, patience, content knowledge and communication skills...

...Classical Studies with an emphasis on Greek and Latin Languages. Since finishing school, I participated in MASA Israel Corps, an English-teaching and volunteering program in northern Israel. For eight months I taught and tutored English at the high school in Kiryat Shmona, preparing 10th-12th graders for their final 'Bagrut' examinations. Though I taught primarily at...

...tutoring Spanish and French because they open doors to communicating with and understanding so many people, both near and far! I have traveled to Peru and hope to travel more in the future. I strongly believe that anyone can learn anything, as long as enough time and effort are given. I will go to great...

...help each student master the material at hand by exploring different learning styles and techniques. Though I tutor a variety of subjects including Latin, chemistry, biology, and math, my favorite subject to tutor is organic chemistry. Organic chemistry problem sets have always felt more like logic puzzles than homework. When I am not tutoring, I...

...all levels of Latin including Advanced Placement and collegiate Latin at multiple schools and universities. I am now living my dream of completing law school, and the content knowledge and study habits I developed in high school and college helped me on my journey, and I'd love to help you on yours.... My teaching philosophy centers on taking seemingly difficult subjects and breaking concepts down into simpler components and showing students how they work together to create complete concepts.

...scales. As far as tutoring is concerned, I have extensive experience teaching everything (and everyone) from piano to essay-writing 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...