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SAT, Creative Writing, Latin, and Law
Ian D.

5 hours tutoring

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Hourly Rate: $25
Response time: 16 minutes

About Ian


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Whether you’re looking to master the art of the essay, preparing for law school, seeking to improve your comprehension and retention of what you read, nurturing your voice as a poet, or struggling to make sense of how each noun in Latin can have more than ten different forms, I excel at creating a fun, supportive environment in which we’ll enjoy collaborating to get you where you want to be. I'm a successful high school English teacher, law school graduate, and published author with a passion...

Whether you’re looking to master the art of the essay, preparing for law school, seeking to improve your comprehension and retention of what you read, nurturing your voice as a poet, or struggling to make sense of how each noun in Latin can have more than ten different forms, I excel at creating a fun, supportive environment in which we’ll enjoy collaborating to get you where you want to be. I'm a successful high school English teacher, law school graduate, and published author with a passion for education and a robust toolkit of tutoring strategies. Together, we will identify your optimal learning style and implement a plan that has been mapped out with measurable, achievable goals.

I’m comfortable working with learners of all ages: I have successful experience both editing academic papers and teaching high school. (I’m also a dad.) I’m a published poet, essayist, and translator, and I come from a family of educators. When I have a free minute, I love biking around New York City with a bluetooth speaker.


Education

Bard College
English
City University of New York
J.D.

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Creative Writing

Creative Writing

I have a number of years' successful experience as a writing tutor, and as a high school ELA teacher. I have specialized in coaching young writers through college essays, book reports, creative assignments, and writing for contests like Scholastic (of which I myself was a winner in high school). I am also a widely-published and critically acclaimed poet, translator, and essayist.
Latin

Latin

Latin isn’t like most other languages — because it’s been taught for hundreds of years, and because it’s a language you learn without having conversations in it, the way it’s explained can be baffling for many learners, even those who already have successful experience studying other languages. I can help! I specialize in making Latin make sense, replacing endless charts with concrete understanding, and breaking big, complex structures down into simple, familiar concepts. You’ll be reading Cicero in no time.
Legal Writing

Legal Writing

I have a JD, am a published writer, and excel at providing advice to build your confidence and boost your power and accuracy as a legal writer. Together, we will empower you to create the most effective legal writing possible.
GRE
Law
Proofreading
SAT Reading
SAT Writing
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Amazing tutor

My daughter and I were dazzled by Ian! He’s a patient and funny tutor who is happy to go the extra mile to ensure that his students truly understand difficult concepts. She needed help understand some fundamental concepts from Latin grammar that confused her, and says that Ian helped her understand the rules and explained how they resemble concepts she knew from taking Spanish. She was also impressed by the breadth of Ian’s expertise, and not just in Latin: he’s very knowledgeable about Roman poetry, and was able to help her develop her ideas and structure a short essay she needed to write about her translation. She was absolutely WOWED, and will definitely be working with Ian in the future, both for Latin and essay writing!

Nathan, 3 lessons with Ian
Hourly Rate: $25
Response time: 16 minutes
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