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Cheerful & Experienced PhD for Writing, Social Studies, History
Sarah L.

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851 hours tutoring

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Who am I? An orange-haired, cat-loving, 71 year old, mostly retired lady who lives by the ocean and truly enjoys tutoring.

Why should you choose me?

I keep my rates low because I enjoy working with immigrants and middle school students. I also love helping with application essays to colleges, med schools, law schools, special programs, jobs. There is something very exciting about working with people who are on the brink of something new.

With a PhD from American University in...

Who am I? An orange-haired, cat-loving, 71 year old, mostly retired lady who lives by the ocean and truly enjoys tutoring.

Why should you choose me?

I keep my rates low because I enjoy working with immigrants and middle school students. I also love helping with application essays to colleges, med schools, law schools, special programs, jobs. There is something very exciting about working with people who are on the brink of something new.

With a PhD from American University in American History, I’ve tutored individual students in writing, history, and social studies, ranging from elementary schoolers to college graduates. I edit books, articles, speeches--most anything that uses words to get a point across.

Over the years, I've taught workshops at the National Archives, classes at American University, served as an author's editor for award-winning American histories, edited presentations, and for 14 years was the historian and sponsor for an annual community oral history project involving about 125 eighth graders at our local middle school.

And then there's the orange hair.

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Education

Lawrence University
History
American University
PhD
Episcopal Divinity School
Masters

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  • Hourly Rate: $40
  • Rate details: Existing students will continue at $35 per hour.
  • Lesson cancellation: 3 hours notice required

  • Background check passed on 4/18/2023

  • Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

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American History

American History

PhD in American History from American University, Washington, DC. I have also presented panels at history conferences, had history articles published, and have worked as an author's editor in American History since 1982. I worked at the National Archives, the Historical Society of Washington, DC, and started a small museum in Reston, VA.
Proofreading

Proofreading

Proofreading is the process of reading through what you have written and fixing mistakes in spelling and grammar. It's well worth the investment, as turning in a flawless paper or manuscript not only shows that you took the time to polish the piece, it also helps carry the logic of your argument. I've worked on newspapers, journals, books and graded what must be a zillion student papers. I prefer working with my students online, as that allows me to ask questions as I go along.
Social Studies

Social Studies

I have a PhD in American Social History and have worked at the National Archives and the Historical Society of Washington, DC. I started a small, community museum in Reston, VA, one of the experimental New Town developments of the 1960s, and for 14 years was the volunteer historian at Reston's Langston Hughes Middle School, teaching about 125 students each year to do themed oral history interviews. This project made up the entire fourth quarter grade in Social Studies and English and tapes and transcripts are part of the Planned Community Archives at George Mason University. I've been a professional editor for almost 40 years, mostly history books, presentations, and articles. I love to work with students and look forward to meeting you or your child.
Writing

Writing

I began my professional writing career at age 11, producing, "The Daily Express/Comes Out Once a Week." I wrote the issues on my mother's old manual typewriter, using carbon paper between sheets of onion skin paper--extremely thin stuff that smeared. Each paper sold for a nickel and my subscribers were the neighbors on the block. Since then, I've written for newspapers, edited an American History journal, been a columnist, edited books, published academic articles, and taught numerous people how to write, from 3rd graders to titled professionals. Organizing words is how I make sense of the world. I'm an author's editor. I help writers figure out what they want to say and how to target it to a specific audience. I can jump in at any stage of a project, from when you're still figuring out the topic to the final draft. If you are a student, I cannot write for you, but I can identify weak spots and suggest how you might fix them. I find with Wyzant that it works best to edit online with my students, so that I can ask questions as I go along. I explain why I am making changes, which strengthens students' writing skills. Much joy can be had from editing in good company.
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TOEFL
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5/5 Would recommend to a friend !

She is an absolutely amazing teacher. Very patient and considerate when providing recommendations/ guidance on an essays. She also is extremely knowledgeable on many topics and makes sure to fully understand the topic of an essay before giving feedback.

Taliah, 3 lessons with Sarah

KNOWLEDGEABLE, WONDERFUL TUTOR

AMAZING TUTOR! MY DAUGHTER LEARNS SO MUCH FROM SARAH. I AM SO EXCITED THAT CRITICAL THINKING IS ONE OF THE SKILLS THEY ARE WORKING AT. IT SEEMS NOWADAYS PEOPLE EXPERIENCE SOME LACK OF IT. THANK YOU, SARAH!

Victoria, 14 lessons with Sarah

Knowledgeable and amazing teacher

Sarah L. is a phenomenal teacher who helped me organize my ideas for my dissertation. I would highly recommend her to any doctoral student who needs help conceptualizing their paper.

Stephen, 9 lessons with Sarah

Kind and wise!

Sarah was extremely helpful in editing my personal statement for dental school. I would recommend her 100% to my dental friends and to anyone looking for editing expertise!

Alexa, 1 lesson with Sarah

Knowledgeable, Observant, Sincere Teacher

With every lesson, Sarah impressed me even more with her vast expanse of knowledge, insight, and observations for my writing. She is extremely fun, cheerful, and she has worked her way up to the top of my list of paragons in the writing and positivity field.

Laurel , 75 lessons with Sarah

Fun, energetic, knowledgeable creative writing teacher

Sarah is a great teacher! I really like her interactive teaching style and friendly demeanor. I needed assistance on polishing up my interview script, and voila! Sarah not only practiced a makeshift interview with me, but also advised me on how to interview a shy person, what to do and what not to do during an interview to put the other person at ease, and how to deal with a person going on a tangent during an interview. All in all, a remarkable, passionate tutor.

Laurel , 75 lessons with Sarah

Knowledgeable and amazing teacher

She is Godsend. The way she is teaching, explaining, only a few teachers can do that. My son improved even after our first lesson. We are planning to increase our lessons with her. We introduced her to our other friends whose children having challenges in the school. We are so lucky we met her.

Nino, 19 lessons with Sarah

Sarah is the best! patient, intelligent, funny! I would love to work with her again!

I greatly enjoyed working with Sarah! the interactive session was very useful to understand how to structure my arguments so that they make sense in the overall context of my dissertation. It was a pleasure!

Noor, 12 lessons with Sarah

Excellent writing assistance

Sarah helped me organize my ideas and draft excellent essays for medical school admission. We were able to organize existing ideas and come up with new talking points to create a strong narrative.

Saif, 5 lessons with Sarah

Wonderful tutor

Very helpful and I appreciate her time is remarkable was very patient and checked if there was no misunderstanding. I will use her again thank you so much, Sarah.

Unwana, 1 lesson with Sarah
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