Location: Pleasant Hill CA USA

Tutoring and Homework Help

Expertise:	English and Reading, Foreign Language, Humanities, Math, Music, Social Science, Social Studies, Sports and Recreation
Subjects:	Basic English, ESL: English as a Second Language, Grammar, Literature, Phonics, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Writing, German, Greek, Latin, Philosophy, Religion, Algebra, Basic Math, Geometry, Middle School Math, Strings, Anthropology, Geography, History, Linguistics, Sociology, Elementary Social Studies, Fencing

David D. Tutor Profile

Tutor Personal Information

Name:	David D.
Gender:	Male		Age:	18-21

Tutoring Style and/or Experience

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 "D" ranked in epee and "E" ranked in foil. I have competed in the Junior Olympics (under 20 national championships), have qualified for this summer's Division III Summer National Championships, and numerous college and national division tournaments.

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

My tutoring experience:

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 Latin, English, and social science 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."

Tutoring Fee and Tutors Availability

Grades Tutored:	Elementary, Middle School, High School, College, Graduate
Days Available:	Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Contract Availability:	Long Term or Open-Ended Tutoring Commitments.
Tutoring Rates:	$20.00 to $30.00
Sliding Scale:	No.

Tutor Background

Time Spent Tutoring:	3-5 years
Students Tutored:	More than 50
Special/Focus Groups:
Educational Level:	Bachelors
Major:	Classical Languages and Civilization
School:	University of California, Berkeley
Awards	B.A. in Classical Languages and Civilizations, U.C. Berkeley (4.0 GPA) Departmental Citation for Distinction in the Major (An award of a certificate and a cash prize to a graduating major with a highly distinguished record in work in the major). UC Berkeley Classics Department Book Prize for a graduating student going on to graduate school. 2009 Phi Beta Kappa 2008 National Society of Collegiate Scholars 2006 Phi Theta Kappa (International Honor Society of the Two Year College)
Teacher Certification:	No