Angie, 14

Latin, Math

Angie started a new school in 9th grade and then...2020 happened. She's had trouble following along in Zoom class and she's had trouble getting assignments in on time, so we work on both understanding as well as the process.

Ernesto, 17

Math, SAT

Ernesto has always been good at math. He’s taking AP Calculus and finds it challenging, but doable, but wants to go deeper. We now work on practicing for the SAT, exploring harder math through math competitions like the AMC, and.   We get together every week, make sure he’s up to speed for his classes, then start having fun exploring deeper math topics.

Diandra, 18

AP Latin

Diandra has always been good at Latin, but this year, AP Latin took her by surprise. The Aeneid doesn’t seem to follow the normal rules of Latin that she has been learning for several years. We go over her translations, but also talk about why “real” Latin doesn’t seem to follow the rules. Given my background as a translator, we also talk about how these translation questions are handled at a professional level and why her confusion isn’t “her fault” but is a result of the nature of languages.

Mary, 32

Math

Mary is going back to school for her MSW and now suddenly finds herself needing to take a math class for the first time in 15 years! Mary was never confident or interested in math, and now feels tremendous anxiety about passing this class. We get together every week and make a clear plan of how she will stay on top of her class, make sure we understand the teacher’s expectations, and prepare ahead for the material.

Robert, 16

Math, Coding/Computer Science

Robert is bored at school and his parents and him are interested in going deeper. Our sessions together are much more free-wheeling; we explore interesting new math topics not typically seen in school or dive into some coding projects in Java or Javascript

John, 13

Beginner Latin, General Study Skills

John initially thought Latin seemed interesting, but is now falling behind. His homework every week is boring grammar exercises that he seems to understand less and less (school by Zoom doesn’t help). Every week we work reinforce the fundamentals, but also to try using Latin by reading stories and sometimes writing our own! We then talk about his plan for this week's assignments and how he wants to accomplish what he needs to.