Award-Winning Latin Tutors in Waukegan, IL

...the Midwest after completing my master's in acting at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. I am lucky that I can pursue simultaneously my professional interests in acting and teaching. I am a conscientious, engaged tutor, with five year's experience coaching students in SAT and ACT preparation. In addition to my work with Varsity, I’ve...

...students, from elementary to college graduates, from students with learning disabilities to those who make straight A's. Having earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering (SMU) and a Master's Degree in Biochemistry (CCNY), I specialize in the various math and science subjects. In addition to complete mastery of the respective subject at hand, my tutoring...

...as possible and, whenever possible, have students think out for themselves what the problem at hand is and what possible solutions are. I have worked with a wide variety of students including children and adults, native and nonnative speakers, with various goals for improving their English language abilities, foreign language, math skills and other challenges....

...like through the scientific method or pythagorean theorem. I reject the idea that some people can only do math and science while others only excel in English or History. I try to help students find strengths in one aspect of their lives to lead them to strengths and confidences in other, more unexpected subjects.... I tell all my students that my goal is to haunt them, but in a good way. Whether studying ancient Roman architecture, the Victorian Gothic, or world’s fairs, whether in a classroom or coffee shop setting, my goal is to help students discover the sometimes surprising and exciting personal connections between their own experiences and the past. Once you know the past is relevant, learning it, understanding it, and using it becomes so much easier! No matter how distant the past, it is still relevant to our modern, twenty-first century lives.

I am a senior at the University of Chicago, studying English and Theatre and Performance Studies. I have worked with children of all ages in various capacities, including teaching, and I find that the best way for students to learn is to have fun and engage them. ... Learning is most effective when the student is having fun, and the best way to learn is to teach.

...programs. I was also charged with the task of developing all k-12 educational programming throughout the year, including the development of a large and interdisciplinary after-school program for low-income students. I am very familiar with best tutoring and pedagogical practices, having developed and presented training on these topics to my own tutors! My approach to...

...as a teacher, tutor and mentor. My tutoring experience began in high school, working with high school Latin students and elementary-age reading and math students. During my time at Oberlin College, where I studied Latin and Computer Science, I continued to work as a third-grade classroom assistant, a high-school algebra tutor, and a mentor to...

...and MA in Classical Latin, and I was educated at Ball State University (Muncie, IN) and The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. I have also done post-graduate work in Latin at the University of Chicago, and I have written a Latin text book (Ovid's Heroides I) which is currently in use in some high schools....

...to students doing things themselves as opposed to being talked to all the time. As an English major at Columbia University, I hope to be able to use the critical thinking skills I have acquired along my personal journey to work with students and adapt to any learning environment and situation. I hope that someday,...

...academic success and builds a student’s self-confidence. In any subject, I focus on study skills, critical thinking, and independent concept reinforcement so that soon the student will no longer need me to excel. Some of my own favorite subjects to study include languages (I’ve studied Arabic, Spanish, Latin, and a sprinkling of Japanese), medieval history,...