Award-Winning Latin Tutors in University at Albany, NY

...of which I profoundly enjoy, strange as it is to say. To my mind, taking a test imparts the same kind of pleasure as listening to your favorite kind of music. You have a certain, almost intuitive sense of what to expect: certain instruments might be playing at a certain tempo, while the general format...

As a native Spanish speaker, the knowledge of Spanish, the understanding of culture and my experience in teaching help students I tutor learn it easily in a fun way. I am convinced that patience, clear explanations, rapport and motivation are the keys for success in teaching and learning. I understand that not everybody learns in...

...enjoy working with middle school and high school students. I firmly believe that tutoring can and should be fun—even SAT prep! Working with a student individually allows the two of us to team up to tackle the material using a range of strategies until we find an approach that works for this particular student. My...

...to share this with others through tutoring. I can help with all levels of math and physics up through graduate level course work. I also 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...

...appreciate more than the excitement on a student's face when they master a difficult new concept or skill. At the moment, my primary focus for tutoring is standardized test preparation, including the PSAT, SAT, and GRE. However, I am also very excited for the opportunity to teach my favorite dead language: Latin!... Not being so far removed from being a student myself, I know that students learn best when they have good reason to do so. I will seek to help students engage with the material in a way that appeals to their own interests, and make clear the benefits that academic achievement can give them both in the short and long term.

...Languages, History, and English Composition. My favorite subject to tutor is Latin, since I regard Latin as the most beautiful and intricate of the human languages. When tutoring I first ask for a copy of the course syllabus/schedule, assess the needs, goals, and expectations of the student in the course, and then set up a...

...obtained my doctorate in early modern history, I went through the teacher training program at Lewis and Clark College and earned an MA in teaching. I am passionate about teaching the humanities, especially history, psychology and literature. I am equally passionate about teaching the skills each of these disciplines requires for mastery: critical thinking; reading...

...specific and personalized learning environment to students in which they will be able to develop not only a better understanding of the material they are studying, but also crucial skills for succeeding outside the realm of academics. I have long been committed to working with students and helping them to develop the skills needed for...

...around the world. I have experience working with all age groups and I first started tutoring at age 15. I am a patient, engaging, and fun tutor. I've been in New York for three years, and I love it here. In my spare time I play tennis, read books, or go to the beach with...

...what’s most fun and effective. I tailor my teaching to the student’s personality and try to make studying the subject an intrinsic motivation (i.e., worth doing for its own sake). Reading Latin (or Greek) literature in the original language with students is my favorite type of teaching because I love both the language and the...