Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Schenectady, NY

...there's always something new at hand: notes can be combined into chords played in different orders, and the numbers of a math problem might be altered. Listening to music and taking tests both reward perseverance: one might notice nuances and subtleties in one's favorite song and hearing it repeatedly, and a person's objective score on...

...that patience, clear explanations, rapport and motivation are the keys for success in teaching and learning. I understand that not everybody learns in the same way, not everybody has the same needs! I work with kids, young learners and adults. I hold a degree in Education and I also have been an English as a...

...ten, I've had the opportunity to teach Latin to my younger siblings, ages 10 and 12, doing things like calling our dog "canis" as a way of helping them learn. In French, I've created visual devices to help students distinguish between specific grammatical constructions and word genders. For instance, I have lists of French words,...

...a professional SAT and SAT II private and group instructor, as a Yale Writing and ESL Partner, and as a private Latin tutor, to name just a few. 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...

...middle school students at a local after-school enrichment program. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about English Language Arts and History. I am a firm advocate for the transformative power of education and I try to impart this appreciation to all of my students. When I’m not tutoring, I...

...just have not found the right approach. My job is to 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...

...all trades, my expertise extends beyond Writing and Latin, encompassing a wide range of World History and English curricula and standardized testing strategies. Having tutored and taught students of many ages, I know how to convey complex concepts in accessible terms, and my exceptional patience enables me to deduce and utilize the learning styles of...

...I worked for a year at a biotech company, I also tutored high-school students in geometry and calculus. And during graduate school I tutored Latin and Greek to several middle-school and high-school students in the Cambridge, MA area. My tutoring passions are Latin and chemistry at all levels. It's always a treat to help students...

...because they can see concrete improvements from their hard work after a session. In addition, my education has prepared me to tutor subjects such as English, literature, American history, European history, and Latin, as well as test preparation. When working with a student, I always look for different ways to present the same information to...

...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 and classical language. I firmly believe that by grasping the roots of language, students will set themselves apart as writers, not only for standardized...