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Avi -- History, English, Any Humanities
Avi M.

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Everything comes down to history for me. I've been a history geek for my my entire life (or at least since age 4, since I don't remember my life before that). My idea of fun is to read history (currently on Robert Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 4). I've tutored history for high school and college students for three years, I've done archival history work for the New York Historical Society and Harvard Business school, and I've read more history. Since then, I've also tutored...

Everything comes down to history for me. I've been a history geek for my my entire life (or at least since age 4, since I don't remember my life before that). My idea of fun is to read history (currently on Robert Caro's biography of Lyndon Johnson, Volume 4). I've tutored history for high school and college students for three years, I've done archival history work for the New York Historical Society and Harvard Business school, and I've read more history. Since then, I've also tutored English, and taught such odd subjects as children's theater and the board game Go.

All my tutoring experience before WyzAnt is through friend-of-a-friend links. I've never gotten a gig by being assigned by a computer (or by an agency that doesn't know me), which is why I'm on WyzAnt -- so the student and I can decide whether we're a good match. I always want to get to know my students well.

My way of teaching is simple -- I don't want to spoon-feed people answers, leaving them unable to come up with any the next time they have a paper to write. I should be helping people figure out the answers themselves. Every session with me (in history, English, theater, or Go) is me asking questions, until it switches on the light bulb in the student's head. The best tutor is one who eventually makes themselves unnecessary.


Education

Columbia University
History

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American History

American History

When I'm not tutoring history, I work as a historical research assistant. My clients include the New York Historical Society (for their "Lincoln in New York" exhibit) and a professor at Harvard Business School.
Elementary Math

Elementary Math

I came to Elementary Math tutoring the old-fashioned way: learning on the job. I was originally a history and English tutor (and I still do that), but later I became a general homework helper for all subjects, including math and science. The key to teaching elementary math is to always remember what it felt like as a child, when math can seem scarier than it is.
English

English

Most of my tutoring work has been with high school and college term papers -- English, History, and Social Studies. I teach how to write a good paper on a line by line basis. But I also teach how to organize a term paper, how to make it flow from paragraph to paragraph, and how to make it shorter without losing any content.
European History

European History

For European history, I read a lot of classic history books, like C.V. Wedgwood's history of the Thirty Years War or Robert Massie's histories of Peter the Great and the Dreadnought Project. At the same time, I know that these books are not always up to date, and I try to keep up online with the latest scholarship.
Geography

Geography

I started out as a history buff before I learned geography. It's rather difficult to learn history without picking up on geography as well. Starting with history means that you don't just learn where countries are on a map -- you also learn what geography means for people around the world. For example, why do most large empires start in river valleys, and almost none in mountains? And why are there exceptions to that, like the Incas?
Reading

Reading

Most of my tutoring has been on how to write a term paper -- how to research it, how to organize it, and how to write it on a sentence by sentence level. When I tutor reading, I do the same things as when I tutor writing.
Social Studies

Social Studies

I have tutored Social Studies for High School and College students since 2008, and for Elementary School students since this year. My main background is in history, and when I teach Social Studies, I think of it as the history of current events.
World History

World History

Besides tutoring, I work as a history research assistant (I've had clients from the New York Historical Society and Harvard Business School). I do a bit of everything -- my undergraduate senior thesis was on the Nigerian Civil War, but I'm currently doing research on Abraham Lincoln.
Writing

Writing

I double-majored in History and Creative Writing at Columbia, and have been helping high school and college students with their term papers since 2008. The term papers have been about everything from the modern New York subway system to classical theater to Chinese history.
Government & Politics
Grammar
Literature
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Knowledgeable and flexible tutor

We are so fortunate to find Avi on Wyzant. He is super knowledgeable, flexible, and accommodating. He is quick to identify the needs of the student and adapt his lesson to the student's learning style. Will recommend Avi to anyone who needs a good history tutor.

Yongli, 6 lessons with Avi

Engaging tutor

My son was very engaged in the lesson. He gave detailed explaination in a way that my son could understand. He has thorough understanding of subject. Couldnt be happier

Pooja, 1 lesson with Avi

Knowledge and patient

Avi helped my son with social studies projects. He always very helpful. My son is happy to work with him. Avi always asks for iproject instruction and the draft before starting the session.

Katya, 4 lessons with Avi

Outstanding English and History tutor with a passion for teaching.

Avi is an excellent choice for anyone seeking a history and English tutor. His passion for history and dedication to teaching and learning are clear. Over the past year, he has been teaching my son, who thoroughly enjoys his classes. Avi’s effective communication skills, flexibility in adapting to different learning styles, and patience make the experience even more engaging. We look forward to continuing with Avi next year.

Deepti, 57 lessons with Avi

very good teacher

he helps a lot. He is Knowledgeable and patient. He communicate well with me and my daughter.a very good teacher to enrich your history knowledge. Highly recommend him to help your kids.

Sunny, 34 lessons with Avi

Avi is an amazing professor

Avi didn't just fix my son's essay. In his session, he covered the task of writing into a lot more detail, including best practices that my son will be able to apply into his future writing endeavors. Avi was very knowledgeable about the essay topic and turned it into a conversation, making the lesson interesting and memorable. He engaged my son by asking questions, encouraging critical thinking and curiosity. Studying is not one of my son's favorite activities but Avi got my son excited about it and he's asking for more sessions. Avi is a gem!

Eliana, 5 lessons with Avi

Lesson was "fun"!

My 13 year old said it was "really fun" working with Avi. He seemed to relate well with my son who has ADHD and high functioning autism. He's helping him write a research paper. We have had 3 lessons so far and it seems to be going well.

Pamela, 17 lessons with Avi

knowledgeable and helpful

Avi jumped in to help my daughter last minute on revision of her project. He is very knowledgeable and taught her more about the history and background of the topic in a very informative and interesting perspective.

Sarah , 2 lessons with Avi

He asked questions about what the student knows. It was super helpful for studying AP US History

He finds out what the student knows and what the student does not know and explain well. He is very interested in what students are learning in school and what tests they are taking and do his best to meet their needs.

Hyun, 21 lessons with Avi

Knowledgeable and patient teacher

I received a lot of help from AP History. I am willing to continue taking classes. He tried to figure out which areas I was weak in and which areas I did not know, and then fill in the missing areas. He never spend the time in vain.

Hanna, 3 lessons with Avi
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