...material. It is important for me to find every individual student's learning habits and specific set of strengths and weaknesses to better mold my lessons and advice. I am a current applicant for the medical school class beginning in the fall of 2015, and I am also a life-long soccer player. After playing in college, I spent the summer of 2014 playing semi-professionally in Pittsburgh, PA before returning home to St. Louis.
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I have a BA in history and Classical languages from Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI) and a Master of Arts in the Humanities from the University of Chicago. My subjects are history, writing (especially essay writing), and Latin.
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...analytical thinking, logical analysis, and mathematics. I am also a part-time professor of philosophy. My academic interests range from medieval Scholasticism to contemporary issues in bioethics and law. I believe that tutoring is not only about the transfer of knowledge between the tutor and the student, but also a transfer of skills, which would help the student learn how to find the answer himself or herself and to solve whatever academic problems come his or...
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I'm a current engineering undergrad at Columbia University in applied mathematics. Really interested in machine learning and biology. Classical language and history are also pretty neat. Former rower and swimmer. I graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 2016.
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...me to enrich my tutoring sessions with real-world applications, fostering curiosity and critical thinking. In addition to my academic credentials, I am also a former D1 Track and Field athlete, love scuba diving, play piano, and am always up for a new adventure! Whether you're preparing for exams or seeking a deeper understanding of complex topics, I am committed to helping you achieve your learning goals. Let's work together to make learning a fun, engaging,...
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...keeping me from following in the footsteps of my two brothers. I don't know why it took me so long to realize I was born to be a teacher, particularly after the stellar example in Dr. King of what a teacher can mean in a child's life. Other people predicted a teaching career for me as early as high school, and I knew I wanted to work with young people, but I had to thrash...
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Hi! I'm Caroline, a senior at Fordham University. I love interacting with students and explaining new concepts to them! My special interest lies in the liberal arts, but I can also offer test prep and grade-level tutoring in various subjects!
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...I taught Writing and Rhetoric courses and co-taught a Narrative Techniques course. Most of my students were college freshmen and sophomores, but I'm comfortable tutoring all ages! I'm currently putting the finishing touches on my first novel, which is the first installment in a dystopian sci-fi trilogy. I believe in helping students learn by making content as fun and engaging as possible. I'm always looking for creative solutions that will appeal to each student's individual...
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...famous logical paradoxes advanced by Zeno. In addition to studying philosophy, I have spent several years studying Ancient Greek and Latin. Prior to entering the doctoral program in philosophy at Penn, I completed a year of coursework in both languages in the post-baccalaureate program in Classical Studies. I began my studies in Greek at the University of Oxford. I have always excelled in writing-intensive courses. I also have experience editing and proofreading academic papers, articles,...
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I had the opportunity of giving a lecture series at a college level. This has helped my teaching abilities. I have also tutored in the past for friends and family in a wide variety of subjects.
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...and Greek. These included courses in Roman history, Latin literature, Latin and Greek composition, study of translation, and study of historical linguistics. I am deeply committed to teaching. During my undergraduate, I was heavily involved in mentoring younger students in my department. I taught a class on Greek literature in translation as a volunteer teacher through Splash at Yale. I helped moderate discussions of current events between high school students as a board member of...
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...of the classroom. I'm completely invested in seeing each student I tutor grow and become successful students and will not settle for any less. I have also been a choreographer for 5 years and a swim teacher for 1 year, both jobs of which I work with children in 3rd-12th grade. In other words, I believe I truly understand the vast majority of learning styles. In addition, I have also worked with special needs kids...
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...assignments or troubleshooting an equipment problem. On top of my scientific pursuits, I have immersed myself in the worlds of classical Latin and Spanish. The beauty of language and its power are so wonderful. I am extremely passionate about biology, chemistry, math, and language. I have learned a great deal thus far, and really want to help others along their learning journeys! I firmly believe that with the proper guidance, we all possess the abilities...
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...in elementary schools with K-5 reading and writing. I loved doing that and feel very competent to tutor in those areas. Right now, I tutor 6 nights a week. I believe in being kind but firm with students and getting to know them as people besides just as those I tutor. I am a retired teacher of more than 30 years' experience in about 6 different states. I have done tutoring all along the way...
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Of all the language courses you can take in high school, Latin courses are perhaps the most rigorous. After only two years of grammar studies, students are expected to have mastered the major paradigms of the language. Latin 3 helps them move into reading a more mature collection of classical authors. They will also learn to use many of the complex constructions they encounter in the passages they translate. In Latin 3, you are required to translate texts that are much more difficult than those presented to students taking modern languages. Given the difficulties of Latin grammar, this can make your course quite demanding. Studying Latin can seem exceptionally difficult as there are no multimedia sources that you can immerse yourself in. However, there is no need to become frustrated! Contact Varsity Tutors to find a Latin 3 tutor who can help you through the rigors of translating Caesar, Vergil, and Cicero! By working with a private tutor, not only will you be given the unique opportunity to work with someone who is dedicated to helping you reach your educational goals, but you will also be able to practice speaking and reading Latin with a skilled professional.
Personal Latin 3 tutoring can provide you with targeted attention to help you identify those areas of Latin that are likely to cause the most difficulties in your translation. Whether you need to review certain grammatical concepts or merely need help learning to parse difficult sentences, your tutor can develop a program of exercises and review passages that focus directly on helping you develop the skills that you need to translate the increasingly difficult selections required of you in Latin 3. Likewise, as you learn more difficult and rarely-used grammatical forms, your tutor can help you build on your previous knowledge in a way that is often not available in classroom instruction, which can only present topics in a general, impersonal manner to a group of students. It is important to develop these skills, as upcoming courses in Latin will be focused upon texts and literature of an increasing degree of difficulty. If you do not perfect the grammatical skills that you have previously gained, you will likely have significant difficulties when faced with the rigors of Latin 4 or AP Latin courses. Furthermore, given that this is your first significant exposure to traditional Latin authors, it is important for you to fully develop the skills that will aid you during the increasingly complex rigors of Latin prose and poetry translation. No matter which skills you aim to improve, a personal tutor can help you develop a systematic approach to your language-learning agenda.
Whether you are learning Latin because you take a keen interest in classical studies, and are interested in reading various works from Rome or the Catholic Church in their native language, or you are seeking to fulfill a language requirement at your school, a qualified Latin tutor is willing to help you along the way. You can benefit from a customized study program that is designed to compliment your learning style and personality, while helping you overcome your weaker areas. Also, you can choose to study through in-person tutoring sessions in the comfort of your own home or another nearby location, or you can participate in face-to-face online tutoring through our live learning platform. Your tutor is committed to helping you meet your goals whatever your meeting preferences are.
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Recent Latin 3 Tutoring Session Notes
We dealt with Latin constructions such as the indirect discourse and the difference between the gerund and gerundive. We dealt with how to recognize each construction. The student seems to make some steps forward in recognizing the constructions in made up problems and in reading alternative texts.
We went over some multiple choice exams in order to prepare her for her exam in two days. We made sure to cover the uses of the subjunctive, participles, and ablative absolutes. She is very good at asking questions. She is proactive in her work and she is great to work with.
In the first session, we began by discussing students' current progress in Latin 3 so far, the textbook and materials used in class, and their teacher's expectations for assignments. We then proceeded to the translation assignment of Chapter 41 of the textbook Latin for Americans, paying special attention to the differences between Latin and English sentence structure. The translation exercise was an important diagnostic tool for me, and it indicated to me several areas that we will need to focus upon in the upcoming sessions. In particular, the areas include subject-verb agreement (especially in subordinate, dependent clauses), identification of the cases/tenses and functions of nouns, pronouns, and verbs, and the use of the subjunctive. For the next session, I have asked the students to parse the first paragraph of the translation of Chapter 41 with particular attention to the full identification of verbs (mood, voice, tense, person, number).
The student and I began the session by reviewing the memory work from last week. She had the forms of the first 3 declensions memorized quite well. We went over those and then spent time memorizing the is, ea, id pronoun chart. After that, we covered the difference in form and usage between the gerund and the gerundive and we worked on translating Latin sentences from his text book to solidify this teaching. Then we worked on vocabulary for a bit -- I quizzed her on her memory work from chapters 49 and 50 of her textbook. Finally, we translated brief passages from Horace and Cicero without any prior preparation to close out the session.
The student and I met and discussed his goals. As they stated, he is moving up to Latin 3 honors and has some catching up to do. I sent him a grammar review packet for units 1-24, which we reviewed for the first 45 minutes--I also gave him some mnemonic devices to help him remember grammar points.
This session we translated the beginning of a passage from chapter 14 of Latin. While translating we discussed grammatical concepts such as the 5th declension, gerundives, and reflexive pronouns. We also discussed and practiced applying translation strategies (1. identify and parse verbs, 2. identify main verbs, 3. identify subjects, 4. note patterns in sentence construction, 5. mark off prepositional phrases). We covered a lot of grammatical concepts rather quickly. To this end, I asked the student to finish translating the passage on his own, applying these strategies, and I also asked him to review the supine, gerundive, and reflexive pronoun using the Latin library outlines I sent him. No scores. No concerns.
