David D. Tutor Profile

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I am a proponent of the Socratic method. I am convinced that simply loading a student with information will not help him/her truly master a subject. Rather, by guiding a student through his/her intellectual inquiry and asking questions that support that inquiry, a teacher can most effectively help the student to internalize and personalize knowledge.

My major academic focus has been Ancient (Attic and Biblical) Greek and Latin. I have supported this with significant study in theoretical linguistics, English language and literature, anthropology and social studies, history, and more.

I am an active competitive fencer.

I am "C" ranked in epee and "E" ranked in foil. I have competed in the Junior Olympics (under 20 national championships), the Junior National Championships, the Division III and Division II Summer National Championships, the German University National Championships, and numerous college and national division tournaments.

I have played classical and folk guitar for four years, and have sung in several church choirs. I am currently auditioning for a college concert choir.

My tutoring experience:

I taught ESL and music at orphanages and schools in Indonesia on a three-month volunteer project.

I worked as a college Latin, math, and English as a second language tutor from 2005-2007 at the Santa Rosa Junior College Tutorial Center.

In summer of 2008, I participated in a three-week volunteer project in Albania.
Along with 4 other volunteers, I designed a summer camp for fifty Albanian middle-schoolers, teaching subjects as various as English as a second language, arts and crafts, and music.

I have tutored social science, Latin, Greek, English, and German privately to students as young as eight and as old as forty.

I tutored 6th grade students at Willard After School Program in Berkeley California from 2008-2009. Subjects included mathematics, social sciences, and English. Also at Willard After School, I volunteered in the program Future Leaders for Peace, a program that "teaches young people positive leadership and interpersonal skills, and creates a movement of change by inspiring them to share these skills with others."

N.B.: I am currently living in Germany, and so am only available for online (Skype) tutoring.

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