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Ph.D. University Lecturer | AP Humanities, Writing & Test Prep
Rolf B.

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I have spent most of my adult life teaching, and what I still enjoy most is the moment when a student who has been struggling with something suddenly sees how it fits together. I currently teach humanities and philosophy at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College, and I hold a Ph.D. in philosophy of education. Before Georgia State, I taught high-school English in Georgia and spent ten years teaching philosophy, literature, and writing at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. I have...

I have spent most of my adult life teaching, and what I still enjoy most is the moment when a student who has been struggling with something suddenly sees how it fits together. I currently teach humanities and philosophy at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College, and I hold a Ph.D. in philosophy of education. Before Georgia State, I taught high-school English in Georgia and spent ten years teaching philosophy, literature, and writing at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea. I have also tutored privately for many years and owned and operated a K–12 tutoring center in Johns Creek.

I work primarily with students in U.S. and world history, English, essay writing, AP coursework, and verbal test preparation. I especially enjoy helping students with the things that often make humanities courses difficult: understanding a complicated reading, figuring out what a question is really asking, organizing an argument, using evidence well, working through DBQs and timed essays, and turning a rough idea into clear writing. Years of teaching students with very different backgrounds have taught me that difficult material usually becomes manageable once it is explained clearly and approached in the right order.

My style is patient, straightforward, and structured. I do not believe in lowering expectations, but I also do not believe every student needs the same kind of help. Sometimes a student needs a concept explained differently; sometimes they need more structure or practice; and sometimes they simply need someone to slow things down and help them see what they already know. I want students to improve their grades and do well on exams, of course, but I also want them to leave tutoring as stronger readers, writers, and thinkers than when we started.

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Education

University of South Carolina
Philosophy
University of Winchester
PhD
University of Georgia
MEd
  • Licensed teacher

Additional Languages

Korean

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Classics

Classics

I hold a PhD and an MA in philosophy, with extensive academic training in ancient and medieval thought. My teaching and research have involved sustained engagement with Plato, Aristotle, classical literature, religion, and the historical foundations of Western civilization. I can help students understand and interpret classical texts, ideas, and historical contexts, although I do not offer advanced instruction in Greek or Latin.
Debate

Debate

I teach Critical Thinking and Ethics at the college level and hold a PhD and an MA in philosophy. I have also assisted in facilitating Ethics Bowl competitions, in which students analyze difficult cases, defend their conclusions, and respond thoughtfully to opposing arguments. My teaching emphasizes constructing clear arguments, evaluating evidence, anticipating objections, and identifying faulty reasoning. I can help students develop persuasive cases and rebuttals and present them clearly and confidently.
English

English

Before I began teaching in higher education, I taught English at the high school level and earned a Georgia teaching certificate. I then spent ten years at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, where I taught academic writing, American literature, and other humanities courses. I now teach philosophy and critical thinking at Georgia State University, with a strong emphasis on close reading, clear argument, and effective written expression. I can help students improve their reading comprehension, grammar, essay organization, and academic writing.
ESL/ESOL

ESL/ESOL

For ten years at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea, I taught American literature and composition, academic writing, and cross-cultural communication to Korean university students. During six of those years, I also worked with Samsung Electronics, where I trained ESL instructors and conducted seminars on American business culture for semiconductor engineers. I provided one-to-one English and cross-cultural communication instruction to senior Samsung executives preparing for overseas assignments. This experience enables me to help advanced English learners communicate more clearly and confidently in academic, professional, and international settings.
Essay Writing

Essay Writing

Writing has been central to my teaching throughout my career. I began as a high-school English teacher and later spent ten years at Sungkyunkwan University teaching American literature and composition. I now teach university humanities courses and work privately with students on analytical essays, research papers, AP writing, timed responses, and college applications. I help students clarify what they want to say, organize the argument, use evidence effectively, and express their ideas in clear prose.
European History

European History

I hold a PhD in philosophy, and European history is an essential part of my teaching and research in the history of philosophy. My work spans the ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern periods, with close attention to the political, religious, and cultural settings in which European ideas developed. I also have more than ten years of experience privately tutoring middle and high school students in history and related humanities subjects. I can help students understand major historical developments, analyze primary sources, and construct clear, well-supported arguments.
Geography

Geography

Geography is not my primary academic field, but it has been a regular part of my broader teaching and tutoring in history and the humanities. I have more than ten years of private tutoring experience, including helping middle and high school students with geography and related social studies coursework. Having lived and worked in South Korea for ten years, I also bring substantial international and cross-cultural experience. I can help students understand maps, regions, cultures, migration, and the relationship between geography and historical events.
Government & Politics

Government & Politics

I have privately tutored students in AP U.S. Government and Politics, including preparation for the AP exam. My work as a philosophy instructor includes extensive teaching in political philosophy, particularly Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, and the intellectual foundations of American government. I also teach critical thinking, which helps students analyze court cases, political arguments, and evidence rather than simply memorize terms. I can assist with course content, primary-source analysis, free-response questions, and exam preparation.
Grammar

Grammar

Before I began teaching in higher education, I taught high school English and earned a Georgia teaching certificate. I then spent ten years at Sungkyunkwan University teaching composition, academic writing, and American literature, primarily to students learning English as a second language. From 2016 to 2021, I owned and operated a JEI Learning Center serving K–12 students, where I oversaw English instruction, curriculum, assessment, and student progress. I now teach at the college level and have more than ten years of private tutoring experience helping students improve their grammar, writing, and reading comprehension.
Interview Prep

Interview Prep

For six years at Samsung Electronics in South Korea, I provided one-to-one English and cross-cultural communication coaching to senior executives preparing for overseas assignments. My work included helping accomplished professionals explain their experience clearly, respond confidently to questions, and communicate effectively across cultural contexts. I also designed seminars on American business culture and trained ESL instructors working with Samsung personnel. I can help clients develop concise, credible answers, practice through realistic mock interviews, and improve their delivery without sounding rehearsed.
Religion

Religion

I hold a PhD and an MA in philosophy, and religion has been a substantial part of my teaching and research. My work examines the relationship between faith and reason in Western thought, from Augustine and Aquinas through the Reformation, Enlightenment, Hegel, and modern critiques of religion. Having lived and taught in South Korea for ten years, I am also familiar with Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Korea’s distinctive religious history. I can help students compare traditions and interpret religious texts and ideas within their philosophical, cultural, and historical contexts.
SAT Reading

SAT Reading

I have many years of experience tutoring SAT/ACT verbal preparation and teaching reading-intensive humanities courses. I began my career teaching high-school English and later spent ten years at Sungkyunkwan University teaching American literature and composition; I now teach philosophy and critical thinking at Georgia State University. My work has always required close reading, interpretation, vocabulary in context, argument analysis, and distinguishing what a text actually says from what a reader assumes it says. For SAT Reading, I help students slow down, read strategically, identify what a question is really asking, and choose answers that are supported by the passage rather than merely plausible.
SAT Writing

SAT Writing

I began my career teaching high-school English and later spent ten years at Sungkyunkwan University teaching American literature and composition. Writing, grammar, argument, and careful use of language remain central to my university teaching and to my private SAT/ACT tutoring. I help students recognize problems with sentence structure, usage, punctuation, organization, transitions, and rhetorical effectiveness rather than simply memorize rules. My goal is to help students understand why one choice works better than another so that the skills carry beyond the test itself.
Social Studies

Social Studies

I hold a PhD in philosophy and a bachelor’s degree with a minor in history. I teach philosophy, ethics, and critical thinking at the college level, placing political, religious, and cultural ideas within their historical contexts. For more than ten years, I have privately tutored middle and high school students in social studies, including AP World History, AP U.S. History, AP U.S. Government, and AP Psychology. I can help students master course content, analyze primary sources, construct clear written arguments, and prepare for exams.
Thesis Writing

Thesis Writing

I completed a nearly 100,000-word PhD dissertation in philosophy at the University of Winchester, which passed examination with only minor revisions. The project required developing an original argument, structuring a long and complex manuscript, synthesizing primary and secondary sources, documenting research, and revising in response to detailed academic criticism. I also spent ten years teaching composition and academic writing at Sungkyunkwan University and now evaluate substantial student writing at Georgia State University. I can help students move from a research question and proposal through outlining, drafting, citation, and revision while preserving their own intellectual voice.
United States History

United States History

I hold a B.A. in Philosophy with a minor in History and have many years of experience teaching and tutoring humanities, including AP U.S. History. I work with students on historical reasoning, primary-source analysis, causation, comparison, continuity and change, and evidence-based writing, including SAQs, LEQs, and DBQs. Much of my university teaching has also involved designing historically organized humanities courses from the ground up—selecting readings, structuring material across periods, developing lectures and assignments, and building assessments around the larger intellectual arc of the course. I try to help students see U.S. history not as a collection of isolated names and dates, but as a connected story of ideas, institutions, conflicts, and change over time.
World History

World History

I hold a B.A. in Philosophy with a minor in History and have extensive experience tutoring AP World History and AP U.S. History. I work with students on historical reasoning, primary-source analysis, causation, comparison, continuity and change, and AP-style evidence-based writing. Over the course of my university career, I have also designed and taught courses tracing the history of ideas through the ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern periods. That combination of AP tutoring and university course design helps me teach history as a connected story across periods and civilizations rather than as a collection of isolated facts.
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