I am a graduate of The Catholic University of America. At Catholic University of America, I earned a degree in Politics, with a specialization in American Government. During my junior and senior years at Catholic, I spent time with the educational advocacy organization, "DC Reads." Although it was wonderful to have tutored students in Math, Spanish, and Social Studies, my professional and academic zeal has always been Social Studies, all things related to Civics and Politics, precisely. As a...
I am a graduate of The Catholic University of America. At Catholic University of America, I earned a degree in Politics, with a specialization in American Government. During my junior and senior years at Catholic, I spent time with the educational advocacy organization, "DC Reads." Although it was wonderful to have tutored students in Math, Spanish, and Social Studies, my professional and academic zeal has always been Social Studies, all things related to Civics and Politics, precisely. As a tutor, I will be able to combine an intense passion for Civics with practical educational tools to inform students on the relevance of the intricate components to our constitutional republic. This expertise is exemplified in my senior thesis at Catholic, discussing the competing schools of constitutional interpretation. I look forward to applying the didactic skills attained at DC Reads--individualized attention, class discussions, visualizations, etc.--in an environment dedicated to teaching separation of powers, bicameralism, constitutional rights, etc. As indicated by the Framers, personal self-government is unquestionably necessary for self-government in the public arena. In previous tutoring sessions, I have effectively integrated document based questions and multiple choice questions to review material previously covered, and ensure student mastery of course material.
I recently implemented these metrics in tutoring a student on U.S. History, who was having difficulty linking the Protestant Reformation to the democratizing ethos present at the Founding of the Republic. By explaining the informality of religious expression as an element of the Reformation present among Protestant colonials, I was able to connect the devolved iteration of religious expression as being the precursor to the First Amendment to the Constitution.
I look forward to catalyzing other students in making similar connections in their understanding of U.S. political and constitutional history.
