...College of Maryland and my MA in Ancient Languages at the Catholic University of America. I have tutored privately, as have also taught 1st and 3rd grade in the public school system. I want to help prepare young people for adulthood by bettering their writing skills, in addition to instilling in them a true love for reading. My goal is not simply to teach, but also to inspire a love of learning. Any student can...
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...degree. I have a strong love for science, and I've always had a joy for tutoring in topics related to it. Though I love learning, I love teaching even more. I have taken the ACT and SAT and have gone through the exact processes that many of my students have gone through, so I know how to help them in ways that are multi-dimensional. I was in their shoes not too long ago, so I...
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I have over 13 years of experience teaching Latin, Ancient Greek and related subjects in Classics and Philosophy. My primary pedagogical commitment is to keep things fun, engaging, and vibrationally warm. The word "study" is from the Latin "studium", meaning "enthusiasm" -- so it's all about cultivating that enthusiasm. I also create educational content under the moniker Nathanology (youtube.com/nathanology). My interests include Ancient Greek, Latin, Classics, Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, Music, Video-Making
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...in those studies were planetary science and Greek-language literature, respectively. I'm passionate about both STEM subjects and the humanities, and love helping students translate their strengths in one area to another. I tutor in a broad range of subjects, but would especially love to help you learn more about Latin, English, and astronomy, because those were my favorite subjects in school. I'd also love to help you with prepping for any section of the ACT...
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...laboratory at The University of Chicago and worked there for two years. That lab specializes in making biomaterials for cancer therapeutics and water purification membranes. Currently I work at MIT in the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. My current project is focused on developing immunotherapies to treat early stage tumors. Both in the classroom and in lab, I have always been more than willing to help others with their assignments or troubleshooting an equipment...
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...University in 2018 after completing their education program for Latin and ESL. Other past experiences include student teaching Latin and ESL to high school and adult learners. As a teacher and tutor, I love creating interactive and comprehension-based activities for sessions. I will design and customize sessions to your individual needs and interests, as I do with my students in the classroom as much as I can. We draw, sing, move, and act out language...
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...students in Honors Chemistry and taught guests about space travel as a tour guide at Space Center Houston. Today, I get instructional experience as a University Ambassador (tour guide) for my school. I love to teach because I love to learn, and it's my greatest joy to share that experience! I most excited to tutor Latin from intro to Cicero, English with a focus on critical reading and writing skills, and art history. My teaching...
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...Administration in Information Technology, and a minor in Latin. Since graduation, I have lived in Chicago working for a high frequency trading firm, and volunteering on week nights with a nonprofit called Tutoring Chicago. I tutored students all throughout high school and college, and am very excited to continue doing so through Varsity Tutors! While I offer tutoring in a broad range of subjects, my passions lies with languages: Latin, and of course English writing/grammar....
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I got my degree in Physics with a minor in Political Science from Wheaton College in MA. I tutor Physics, Calculus, some Computer Science, Latin, and Writing. I particularly enjoy tutoring Writing because I spend most of my time these days writing anyways. I would describe my tutoring style as very dynamic and example-driven. I'm pretty good at coming up with exercises and methods on the fly, which has served me well so far.
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...University. At Loyola, I earned my Bachelor's degree in History and Spanish. I studied numerous aspects of World History and focused my thesis on Medieval Spain. I earned my Master's from Fordham in Medieval Studies, with concentrations in History and Islamic Studies. After earning my Master's, I worked in Spain as an English Teaching Assistant for a bilingual high school in Madrid over the past academic year. I had the privilege to lead classes in...
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...seeing "the light bulb turn on" in a student. After a brief hiatus in medical school, I am back to my passion, but now I can tutor even more subjects. A father to two little girls, I enjoy teaching one-on-one or small groups at all levels of Mathematics, the sciences, Philosophy, and foreign languages. I have a PhD, three Master's degrees, and two Bachelor's degrees, among other formal education, but I pride myself on hard...
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I have had a lot of experience working in the classroom as a teacher's assistant, and mentoring students one on one as well. I received an education in the humanities, but I'm comfortable with all subjects at the lower levels as well. I like teaching because it gives me the opportunity to learn as well, along side the student.... When I begin working, the first thing I try to do is get to know the student...
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...my time in college and beyond, focussing on holistic learning and creative thinking. I am an enthusiastic and committed tutor who believes that all students, with the right guidance, can develop skill mastery and success. In my free time I love outdoor activities including biking and camping. I also love reading, playing pick-up sports, and birthdays! I work hard in order to ensure that students not only feel familiar with course material but are also...
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...this fall. I graduated in May 2019 from Loyola University Chicago with with a masters in Medical Sciences (3.83 GPA). I went to The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and graduated in 2016 with a bachelor of science in molecular and cellular biology and I also obtained a minor in Latin. I was an instructor for freshman biology lab at Loyola University Chicago from fall of 2019 to spring of 2020. In the fall of 2019,...
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...past 4 years. While contemplating career options, I realized that the highlight of my day was always my tutoring shift. Life has been far more enriching with both an education and the opportunity to assist others with their education. Additionally, the world we are entering is more demanding of critical thinking skills than ever, so it would be remiss of us not to emphasize intellectual growth. The subject I am most passionate about tutoring is...
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...a teacher and tutor for students of all ages, from primary school to adult learners. As a Peace Corps volunteer, I taught English as a foreign language to Ukrainian students in grades two through seven. I have also tutored students in primary school and high school in introductory Latin and led a tutorial for college students in introductory Attic Greek. I taught extra-curricular remedial courses in composition and reading comprehension for grades six through eight...
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...different jobs and experiencing many adventures in life. The reason I enjoy tutoring Latin is because I well remember my days as a Latin student. The work was often difficult, and at times, overwhelming. But I was blessed to have learned Latin in a way that was engaging and something that had a life of its own! I'm here to help because I know what you are going through. In academics, there are many paths...
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...College in Southern California, where I was given the opportunity to study all kinds of subjects, from math, to literature, to English and Latin grammar. With many years of experience under my belt, I am excited to offer tutoring services in Latin, English grammar, written composition, literature, and history. As somebody who enjoys the fun parts of life, I aim to tutor in a way that reflects that spirit of joy: I will help my...
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...I received my Bachelor of Arts in Classical Languages (Greek and Latin) and Linguistics, along with a Multicultural Certification. I have worked for the Columbia Public School District the past five years. I began as a Classroom Aide in an elementary school, then moved into a Special Education classroom, at the high school level, as a Paraprofessional. Here I found a passion working with special education students and advanced into teaching as Learning Specialists at...
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High School: IB Diploma (Latin SL, Math SL, World Topics HL, English HL, Chemistry HL, Biology HL) College: University of Virginia, English Major, Biology Minor, Classics - 7 years (and counting!) of Latin -Familiar with most classic literature (Beowulf through modern authors), esp. Austen, the Brontes, Byron, Shakespeare's tragedies, and Gothic lit. -Most topics covered in high school biology, as well as neurobiology and cell bio.
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After a year of studying Latin, you now have come to the extended rigors of a second year of studies. At this point, many more grammatical nuances are being added. From the many uses of participles to the idioms of Latin expression and the mystifying uses of the subjunctive mood, the second year of Latin studies can pose a number of unique difficulties for the aspiring reader of the classical language. Instead of being frustrated by the many intricacies of this class, contact Varsity Tutors today to find Latin II tutoring that can help you succeed in this important, but difficult, course of studies.
Latin I often presents the new Latin student with a great number of grammatical difficulties, and the same is true of Latin II, as students expand their knowledge. In Latin II, the forms of verbs and clause structure begin to probe into many constructions that are difficult to formulate in English, let alone in a foreign language like Latin. If your background education in English grammar hasn't provided you with the fundamental knowledge you need when learning to read and write in Latin, a personal tutor can help you review these core concepts or learn them formally for the first time. Likewise, Latin's baffling number of forms can be overwhelming at first glance, but an experienced tutor can help you see the intelligible patterns latent in all of these structures. Private Latin tutoring can likewise guide you through the increasingly complex vocabulary and sentences that are becoming part of your reading in Latin II.
While it is not a foreign idea that all the nuances and intricacies of Latin II do take time to understand, a Latin II tutor can help you master what you need to know to become conversational. They will meet with you at any location, even the comfort of your own home, or a library, cafe, or school facility where you feel most comfortable. The Varsity Tutors live learning platform allows you to meet with a private tutor either in person or face-to-face online. This gives you the flexibility to meet with your tutor at the time and location of your choice. Your instructor will pass assignments and feedback along on the web to track your progress and make sure you are learning on pace. Unlike regimented classroom courses, your tutor can actually be flexible in the timing of each session. They can meet in between classes, after work, or whenever you have the time, and can even accommodate changing schedules and work with you at different times each week.
Individualized instruction has many other benefits as well. Fast-paced lessons often don't leave time for students to ask questions and stop the instructor to clarify points. Your Latin II tutor bypasses this issue, because they work one-on-one with you to cover any topic of interest. Is there a particular aspect of the language you have trouble tackling, or a piece of literature you want to better understand? That's what your tutor is here for.
Since Latin classes do not focus on conversational communication, you will likely find yourself faced with classical authors by the time you are in the midst of your second year of studies. Such texts can be quite intimidating, but a personal tutor can help you approach them with confidence and insight, building your strength as a translator of increasingly complex texts, and thus preparing you for the rigors of Latin III, AP Latin, or any specific Latin literature courses that you might take in future years. Latin II is no minor affair, and your success in this difficult course requires devotion and a great deal of hard work. Don't take on the difficulties in total isolation. Contact Varsity Tutors and let us help connect you with the independent Latin II tutor who perfectly suits you!
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Recent East Hartford Latin 2 Tutoring Session Notes
The student is in the same class as another of my Latin students, so I worked on the same assignments with her. We realized that she needed a complete review of what cases and declensions were. So we did that, and she picked it up quickly.
In our first session, the student and I spent some time at the beginning discussing his strengths and weaknesses in Latin. He feels comfortable with memorizing vocabulary and chart forms, but feels less comfortable understanding the functions of some verb charts as well as having to translate the forms he knows. We practiced several 2nd conjugation charts and the student felt better afterwards. We determined that continued practice with these charts will improve his comfort level. The end of the session was spent translating some Latin to see where the student's skill level lies. This also seems like an area of mixed comfort; again, more practice will help develop this skill. We set another meeting time next Sunday for 2 hours, to be spent on both Latin and English.
During our first session together, I identified parsing as an area in which the student needs improvement. Parsing Latin nouns and verbs, is an essential skill, in both translation and prose composition. To improve his noun parsing, he and I reviewed noun cases and practiced identifying them in both English and Latin sentences. To improve his verb parsing, we reviewed a conjugation chart for perfect tense verbs, as the lesson from his textbook introduced the perfect and pluperfect tenses. We briefly discussed cum clauses and identified a temporal cum clause in one of the Latin sentences in his textbook. He translated two Latin sentences and completed two prose composition sentences. During both translation and prose composition exercises, I asked him to parse nouns and verbs as we went. I really enjoyed meeting him and look forward to helping him improve in Latin.
We did a Latin grammar review in preparation for the student's upcoming Latin test. We went over the five declensions of nouns by declining multiple nouns and pronouns. We then covered conjugations of verbs by fully declining "eripio" in the 6 active and 6 passive tenses and going over the translation of certain forms. I left the student with instructions to do extra practice by going over flash cards with declensions and conjugations.
The student was out of school during the previous week due to inclement weather. We had a chance to review 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension endings as well as comparatives and superlatives. He understands the grammar, but benefits greatly from our practice with endings. I gave him some helpful handouts. We finished by discussing college expectations. I shared with him what a college classroom is like and how best he should prepare himself while in high school. The student is very engaged and I look forward to working with him in the future.
The student and I worked mainly on translating a passage that she will have a test on later this week. We came across many verb forms that she still hasn't learned yet, so I stressed how important it is to learn them all in order for her to be able to answer test questions about them correctly and to know how to translate them from Latin into English. I showed her some word charts I found in her book that list all the possible formations a word can have. I also had her write down some irregular verb formations, so that she remembers how to form them as well. By the end of the session she had memorized the present forms of the word "to be;" that's definitely a start.
