Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Pasco, WA

...grade and high school levelsI received my BA in Classics and in Writing Seminars from Johns Hopkins University, continued to study Greek and Latin in the University of Pennsylvania's Post-Baccalaureate 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...

...BADA at Oxford, and Yale School of Drama. It has also been a joy to help students prepare for forensics public speaking competitions. What fascinates me about theater, literature, Latin, etc. is the ways in which past generations speak to us in the present with their very similar, very human experiences. Virgil, for instance, describes...

...I know now that I wish to be a lifelong teacher and I am currently taking steps to accomplish that goal. I resigned from my teaching position (which was an agonizing and difficult decision) in order to pursue a Masters in Education and an official Oregon teaching license. I hope to be back in the...

...appointed as the Classical Studies Department tutor for Latin. One of the things I 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...

...in their classes (both high school and college), deepen their understanding of Latin and Classical history, further explore Latin outside of the classroom, and complete an online Latin course. As a Varsity Tutor, I will continue to tutor exclusively Latin as that is the subject I am most passionate about. I love helping students discover...

...to teach students that improvement is a constant process. In Plato’s Apology, the philosopher Socrates said that a wise man knows that he knows nothing. The older I get, 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...

...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, 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...

...can tutor all levels of French as I have taken the French baccalaureat. I started tutoring in high school, everything from math, literature, to French and Latin. I have worked mostly with high school, college students and adults, but have also helped younger students accomplish their goals. I love teaching and find it wonderful when...

...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.

...them to send you a friend request. It would be my pleasure to work with you on test prep; including SAT, SAT II Latin, SAT II German, AP English, ACT, ISEE, and HSPT. I would also enjoy working with you on persuasive essays and research papers, Latin I-III, English I-AP, algebra I, or calculus AB.