Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Washtenaw County, MI

...composition, geometry, Latin grammar, and medieval history for a hybrid-homeschool academy. In addition to being a Varsity Tutor, I am currently preparing my first novel for publication and volunteer regularly with a local high school youth group. I look forward to working with you as together we strive to improve our minds...and those pesky essay...

...school, where I taught material in the sciences such as diseases and psychology. This experience made me more flexible to different learning and teaching methods, and I realized using interactive methods worked best. Everyone in my group made it to the state competition and two placed as state finalists. In my free time, I enjoy...

...Treasure Island Boys and Girls Club in San Francisco, I have experience working with students from a variety of backgrounds and I know that every one is unique. Further, my goal as a tutor is not merely to impart information, but to guide the student through the learning process so that they can master the...

...the student can relate to. I believe that is is my job to teach the material in a variety of different ways in order to help the student to understand. Teaching undergraduate students while completing my masters degree gave me a lot of experience working with students with different learning styles and academic backgrounds.... Everyone deserves a solid education, and the job of a teacher is to ensure that every student enters the world with a strong foundation. Students learn in a variety of ways, so the goal of a teacher is to figure out how a student learns and then engage them to facilitate understanding of the material.

...up through Spanish 3, which I teach right now. I have lived in Central America and have experience using Spanish in an authentic setting. I also teach ESL for students learning English as a second language and have been an online ESL tutor working with mostly teens and adults for about 3 years now. Additionally,...

...and was able to teach students from different backgrounds and age groups, and was able to develop and adjust teaching styles based on the needs of the student. I believe that tutoring not only helps the student, but the tutor as well! It keeps skills sharp, and improves communication and language skills while helping to...

...these subjects as they broaden my world and help me to understand how things work. I want to share this with my students whenever possible. I have been tutoring since my undergraduate years at the University of Hawaii where I earned a BA in chemistry and a certificate in French. I also studied chemistry at...

...of Michigan Law School. I practiced for three years at a large law firm in Washington, D.C., primarily representing television stations. I also speak German, having learned it as a high school exchange student, majored in it in college, and having spent a summer working in a Berlin law office. As much as I love...

...and I occasionally tutored students learning Roman and Greek History. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about Latin, European History, and anything to do with grammar! My teaching style is fluid; I like to incorporate other disciplines so that I can help my students develop their weaknesses by playing...

...the innumerable ways I contribute to the school community. My education in the Classics and in History, my award-winning experience, as well as my longstanding love for language, literature, and history, enable me to excel in all the areas essential to thoughtfully and effectively educating boys and girls for the 21st century.