Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Missouri

...Classical Studies Program, and then acquired Medieval Latin during my MA at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto. When not busy with academics, I fence on the varsity team, practice yoga, write poetry, and travel. During my summers I teach (art intensives, fencing, science, and more) at summer camps to groups...

...strategies to help students "read with expectations, " meaning that students engage in linear reading (reading left-to-right, without skipping around), and approach texts with a notion of what makes a sentence complete. More generally, as a tutor, I am very patient and flexible, always keeping a student's goals and motivations in mind when planning and...

...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 enjoy scuba diving off the...

...the more I see the truth in this statement. No matter how fluent I am in Latin, I still have to look up vocabulary words. No matter how well I think I argue a point in my dissertation, my professors always have suggestions. The trick to being a successful student is not knowing everything; the...

...also skilled at preparing students for the SAT and GRE--particularly the reading and writing portions. Although I clearly have a deep passion for my subject matter, I have an even greater passion for student achievement that drives me to work relentlessly to obtain results. Over the past five years, I have acquired essential skills and...

...tutoring a diverse range of subjects in New York and London, and 6 years experience as a teaching assistant of History and Italian at the University level. I've worked with a range of students from high-achieving undergraduates to students at pressure-cooker college preparatory schools to children with high-functioning Autism. My specialty subjects are History, English,...

...is most fascinating in the AP English and AP History programs: the stories and passions that can bring the subject material to life. As an LSAT tutor I believe in the tireless and rigorous application of methods. The tests can both be very rewarding if one understands the laws behind the questions. I believe that...

...and inspire my students to enjoy learning. I have since been involved in other pursuits, but the passion for educating and mentoring students has never left me. I also tutor elementary Spanish and elementary math, and bring the same energy and expertise to those subjects. To me, there is nothing like seeing a student’s eyes...

...renaissance history. This is because Im captivated by the study of things which appear as if they havent actually happened, but have actually happened. I believe in the maxim in order to keep it, you must give it away. Ive found that helping my fellow classmates in study groups broadened and deepened my own breadth...

...worked part-time as a tutor for Upward Bound. My favorite subjects to tutor are math, physics, chemistry and biology. I firmly believe that in order for a class to be interesting, the teacher must be passionate about the subject. I'm very passionate about the natural sciences, mathematics and language. As your tutor, I hope to...