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Timothy T.
Private tutor in Oakland, CA
Education
B.A. English, Ohio State, 3.5 1996 M.Ed. English Education, Ohio State, 3.8 1998
Experience
I have nineteen years of experience: six years in the classroom and thirteen years tutoring. I have taught a range of subjects in the classroom, including ESL, ESL History, English and French. I also have experience in one-on-one home instruction, both as a private tutor and as a public school employee. For thirteen years, I have been self-employed, tutoring a variety of students of all ages, needs and backgrounds, including disaffected students seeking enriched or alternative instruction. I take pride in reaching students who frequently find subjects tedious or difficult, or both. Because of my own arduous experience in school, I strive to be the kind of teacher I never had, alive to the possibility in every student, aware that ability is often blunted by personal turmoil. My method is to connect ideas to the students' own lives, their own dreams, to locate hidden relevance. Students need personally applicable instruction, based on authentic situations, which can be put to immediate, practical use. This is painstaking, handcrafted education: I strive to make my moments with students meaningful and intensely memorable, a resource for living, making it clear that errors are not to be feared, that mistakes are a natural part of the learning process. Together, we create a relaxed atmosphere in which all feel comfortable, able to challenge ourselves without embarrassment. Humour, high-energy and imagination, blending elements of visual and theatrical arts, are essential because teaching and learning, at its best, should never be dull.
Subject Expertise
10th Grade, 10th Grade math, 10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade, 11th Grade Reading, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade, 12th Grade Reading, 12th Grade Writing, 1st Grade, 1st Grade math, 1st Grade Reading, 1st Grade Writing, 2nd Grade, 2nd Grade math, 2nd Grade Reading, 2nd Grade Writing, 3rd Grade, 3rd Grade math, 3rd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Science, 3rd Grade Writing, 4th Grade, 4th Grade math, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Science, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade, 5th Grade math, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Science, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade, 6th Grade math, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Science, 6th Grade Writing, 7th Grade, 7th Grade math, 7th Grade Reading, 7th Grade Science, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade, 8th Grade math, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Science, 8th Grade Writing, 9th Grade, 9th Grade math, 9th Grade Reading, 9th Grade Writing, ACCUPLACER ESL, ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension, ACCUPLACER Sentence Skills, ACCUPLACER WritePlacer , ACT, ACT English, ACT Reading, ACT Science, ACT with Writing, ACT Writing, ADD, ADHD, Advanced Placement, African-American History, Algebra 1, Algebra 2, American History, American Literature, Ancient and Medieval Heritage, Anthropology, AP, AP Art History, AP Comparative Government and Politics, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, AP European History, AP French, AP French Language and Culture, AP Human Geography, AP Psychology, AP U.S. Government & Politics, AP United States History, AP US Government, AP US History, AP World History, Architecture, Arithmetic, Art History, ASPIRE English, ASPIRE Reading, ASPIRE Science, British Literature, Civics, CLEP American Government, CLEP American Literature, CLEP College Composition, CLEP College Composition Modular, CLEP English Literature, CLEP French, CLEP History of the United States I, CLEP History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present, CLEP Humanities, CLEP Introduction to Educational Psychology, CLEP Introductory Psychology, CLEP Social Sciences and History, CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648, CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present, College Essays, COMPASS Reading, COMPASS Writing Skills, Creative Writing, Earth Science, Elementary Algebra, English, ESL/ELL, Essay Editing, European History, Evolution, Expository Writing, French, French 1, French 1, French 2, French 3, GED, Geography, Geology, Gifted, GMAT Verbal, Graduate Test Prep, GRE Analytical Writing, GRE Verbal, GRE Verbal Reasoning, History, Honors, HSPT Reading, HSPT Verbal, Human Geography, IB Film HL, IB Film SL, IB Geography HL, IB Geography SL, IB Global Politics HL, IB Global Politics SL, IB History HL, IB History SL, IB Language A: Language and Literature HL, IB Language A: Language and Literature SL, IB Language A: Literature HL, IB Language A: Literature SL, Introduction to Fiction, Introduction to Poetry, Kindergarten - 8th Grade, PCAT Reading Comprehension, PCAT Verbal Ability, PCAT Writing, Phonics, Political Science, PSAT, PSAT Critical Reading, PSAT Mathematics, PSAT Writing Skills, Psychology, Public Speaking, Reading, SAT, SAT Critical Reading, SAT Subject Test in United States History, SAT Subject Test in World History, SAT Verbal, SAT Writing, Science, Shakespeare, Short Novel, Social Sciences, Sociology, Special Education, SSAT- Elementary Level, SSAT- Middle Level, SSAT- Upper Level, Study Skills, Study Skills And Organization, Summer Tutoring, Test Prep, The Modern World, TOEFL, US Constitutional History, US History, Vocabulary, World Civilization, World History, World Literature, Writing