Ivy League History PhD with Teaching Experience

Andy W.

My name is Andy and I want to help you learn to think historically, write well, and enjoy learning and studying history. I graduated from West Point with a degree in European History with additional coursework in Computer Science and a wide variety of other STEM and humanities courses. I went on to earn my Master’s and PhD in History from Columbia University. Since earning my first post-graduate degree I have spent a total of six years instructing History at the college level where I have taught freshman courses as well as higher-level electives on topics such as European History, Middle Eastern History, the History of Religion, and Military History.

Helping students improve their grades and appreciate how studying history can enrich their lives is my main aim for tutoring. As an instructor, I enjoyed helping students in one-on-one sessions to improve their performance in my classes and how good writing could carry over into other subjects as well. Rather than making lessons and tutoring a grind of memorizing dates, names, and places, I start with getting students to ask a big “why” question and then help them build a well-supported and viable answer that creates a historical narrative that the student owns. Students who go through this process give better answers in class, often get higher scores on tests, and write better essays as well. I also helped students apply for scholarships and gave them ideas and methods to prepare for essay tests.

Before our first meeting, I will want to know what time period or event you are interested in exploring in great detail. If you are having trouble with a particular reading assignment let me know in advance so I can be as familiar with the topic and author as possible.

I look forward to helping you in your study of history.