Michael H.
Private tutor in New York, NY
Education
Duke University - BA with Distinction in History (Class of 2013) University of St Andrews - MLitt, Reformation Studies (Class of 2014) Columbia University- PhD in Religion (2014-present)
Experience
Teaching Assistant for Duke University Talent Identification Program, Davidson, NC; Durham, NC; Winston- Salem, NC; Summer 2011- Summer 2013-I assisted teaching Mock Trial at a summer program for gifted middle school students and rising high school students during the summers of 2011, 2012, and 2013. Responsibilities included overseeing student performance in class, coordinating 2 major mock trials, and teaching hourly each night at evening session. I prepared presentations about the Bill of Rights, legal ethics, and other legal issues, as well as rhetoric, public speaking, and how to craft opening arguments, closing statements, direct and cross examinations. I paid individual attention to my students to guide them in learning the art of making an argument. I helped them to incorporate careful reading, quality writing, public speaking skills, and thorough analysis for the purpose of crafting a case. I also assisted with weekly after-school care and tutoring from 2009 through 2013 at an elementary school in Durham, NC. SAT Scores Total- 2130 Verbal- 730 Writing- 710 Math- 690 GRE- Verbal Reasoning- 166 (96th percentile) Quantitative Reasoning- 154 (60th percentile) Analytical Writing: 5.5/6 (97th percentile)
Subject Expertise
College EssaysSummer TutoringSAT WritingSAT VerbalSAT Subject Test in United States HistorySAT Critical ReadingReligious StudiesLatinHistoryGRE Verbal ReasoningGRE Analytical WritingGermanEuropean HistoryEssay Editing10th Grade ReadingBritish LiteratureAP United States HistoryAP European HistoryAP English Language and CompositionAmerican LiteratureAmerican HistoryAdvanced Placement12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading10th Grade Writing
Availability
Weekends at any time, Weekdays after 4PM
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
I'm a big basketball fan! I love both playing and watching (especially college basketball- go Duke!) I love to read. I'm a huge TV and movie fan as well though. Favorite books- Catch-22, All Quiet on the Western Front, Brideshead Revisited, Beloved, Augustine's Confessions. Favorite Movies- Back to the Future, Social Network, Pulp Fiction. Favorite TV Shows- Boy Meets World, How I Met Your Mother, West Wing, Breaking Bad, IT Crowd, Community. I also sing in a choir.
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