Award-Winning Latin Tutors in St. Louis, MO

...Louis area, and volunteering at a nursing home. As a writer, I have a great deal of experience composing scientific reports, analytical literary analysis, philosophical and political arguments, and creative pieces. Fiction writing is one of my personal passions, and my creative work has been published in several literary journals. I love working with writers of all skill levels, and I am prepared to address difficulties related to grammar and mechanics, syntax, structure, style, content,...

...and concise essays addressing a variety of historical questions. No two students are the same, so I try different methods and approaches till I find what works best for each individual student. The goal, for all of my students, is to get to the point where I???m no longer needed. In math, I want to help you become comfortable with the equations and processes necessary to transform complex problems into clear answers. In the liberal...

...on ancient religion and art during the Archaic period. I enjoy all of the subjects that I tutor, but I am most passionate about Latin, Writing, Spanish, and History. As a tutor, it's most important to me to cater lessons to each students particular learning styles and proclivities. I believe that everyone has the ability to learn anything and that it's just a matter of finding the right teaching methods for each individual. In my...

...in Latin from the University of Michigan, I am ready to make a powerful impact on students outside of the classroom. While I specialize in tutoring Latin and Greek and am familiar with a variety of textbooks, I am 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...

...love science and languages in equal measure. I have a BS in biochemistry and classics from the University of Michigan and a PhD in classics from Harvard University. My dissertation research focused on the interactions between science and culture in the ancient world. I have tutored alongside most of my education and jobs. While at the University of Michigan, I worked at the Academic Resource Center, tutoring athletes in chemistry. When I worked for a...

...and Latin Languages and Literature. Before that time, though, I am looking forward to two productive months in Los Angeles spent tutoring, writing, and preparing for a career in academia. I have loved tutoring for years, and I have experience in a wide variety of contexts -- as 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...

...pursuit of my JD. In Washington and Lee's highly competitive Moot Court Competition, I put these skills to good use, receiving the contest's prestigious award for Best Brief. Today I am sharing the fruits of my exceptional education with students in the city. As an academic jack of 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...

...know - usually more than they think. I've studied a lot of languages (Spanish, Latin, French, Turkish, Attic Greek, Ancient Hebrew, and, of course, English) and I've learned that a lot of the principles of communication are universal. If you're reading this, you already know one language, so you've made the first step toward learning another! I'd love to help you go further. If it's English that's giving you trouble, I'd also be happy to...

...to learn French very quickly. I have tutored Latin to both college and high school students, and I have taught French to first year students as well as AP students. I believe that learning is an idiosyncratic process, and I believe every person has the right to an education that complements their individual needs. As such, I try to see my students as a whole picture, so I can cater to their strengths while helping...

...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 a dark cave in which the hero Hercules tests his strength. Later, Spenser describes a similar such cave. Finally in our own times, Ibsen sets his final scene of Brand in just such a cave. Here, the protagonist once again examines himself, seeing his...