Meet me: I'm Chris Weimer. I'm a part-time tutor and a full-time student. I live in NYC, NY, having just moved from San Francisco to work on my Ph.D. at CUNY Graduate Center. My ultimate goal is to become a professor at Classics, so teaching (and research!) is my love.
Many students tutor. Not all of them want to teach; most are happy just helping the student get it. Don't get me wrong: tutoring is mostly about helping the student understand what he's taught. But there's an added dimension to it. Sometimes the teacher assumes the student already knows certain things, or that they should deduce the implications. For the most part, students get it. Every once in a while, however, some students just can't wrap their heads around an idea, or perhaps they were never taught such and such before. In these cases, normal tutoring is appropriate.
But what of students who thirst for more? Those students who find the flaws in the traditional model, whether real or imaginary? Or students who refuse to accept "that's just the way it is"? I've found that the best teachers went into the details that others did not, explained things in such a way to elucidate the material, rather than mask the inner processes.
It must be stressed that not all students are the same. Some would prefer a quick way to find the answer; others might love to go in-depth into the material to understand its basic workings. Luckily for you parents/students, I can do both. As a researcher, the inner workings are fascinating and thus consume my attention. As a teacher, the student's understanding is important, whether superficial to let them get by (preferable for students who will not be pursuing that subject) or in-depth for maximum understanding (preferable for students who have a strong willingness to learn or who want to pursue the subject more).
My contact information:
Chris Weimer
cweimer-at-mail-dot-sfsu-dot-edu
Education:
San Francisco State University
M.A. in Classics
University of Memphis
B.A. in Classics
Minor in Judaic Studies
Subjects I can tutor in:
Latin; Greek; New Testament and Bible; English: grammar, syntax, and composition (including essay writing); poetics; ancient and medieval history; study skills and techniques; test preparation.
I do both personal tutoring and online tutoring. Hope to hear from you soon!
Many students tutor. Not all of them want to teach; most are happy just helping the student get it. Don't get me wrong: tutoring is mostly about helping the student understand what he's taught. But there's an added dimension to it. Sometimes the teacher assumes the student already knows certain things, or that they should deduce the implications. For the most part, students get it. Every once in a while, however, some students just can't wrap their heads around an idea, or perhaps they were never taught such and such before. In these cases, normal tutoring is appropriate.
But what of students who thirst for more? Those students who find the flaws in the traditional model, whether real or imaginary? Or students who refuse to accept "that's just the way it is"? I've found that the best teachers went into the details that others did not, explained things in such a way to elucidate the material, rather than mask the inner processes.
It must be stressed that not all students are the same. Some would prefer a quick way to find the answer; others might love to go in-depth into the material to understand its basic workings. Luckily for you parents/students, I can do both. As a researcher, the inner workings are fascinating and thus consume my attention. As a teacher, the student's understanding is important, whether superficial to let them get by (preferable for students who will not be pursuing that subject) or in-depth for maximum understanding (preferable for students who have a strong willingness to learn or who want to pursue the subject more).
My contact information:
Chris Weimer
cweimer-at-mail-dot-sfsu-dot-edu
Education:
San Francisco State University
M.A. in Classics
University of Memphis
B.A. in Classics
Minor in Judaic Studies
Subjects I can tutor in:
Latin; Greek; New Testament and Bible; English: grammar, syntax, and composition (including essay writing); poetics; ancient and medieval history; study skills and techniques; test preparation.
I do both personal tutoring and online tutoring. Hope to hear from you soon!
6 comments:
Chris,
I found your blog because I'm thinking about hiring a Latin tutor. Currently, I'm a student at U of M, and only lack a foreign language to graduate with a B.A. in Communication. Because I don't want to spend 4 semesters going to class in order to finish, I've decided to teach myself and test out of the intermediate classes. I chose to buy the Wheelock course, and I could really benefit from having someone there who can get me through it. Do you know of anyone in Memphis who I could contact? Just our of curiosity, how much do you charge? Thanks.
I don't need a tutor per se, but I was wondering if you'd be willing to help me with the lettering for a tattoo design. I would really, really appreciate it! :)
I apologize ahead of time if I've offended you, it truly wasn't my intent.
"You're forgiven. Now live life with no regrets."
or
"You're forgiven and now no regrets."
I took latin in school a million years ago and figured this out:
"Tibi ignotum est (or gnoscitur can't remember why, though it seems to make sense)" and then "vive sine [ulla] paenitentia."
But I was wondering if there was a way to connect the two phrases.
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this! I have no one to go to about this.
whats the earliest age u can start to learn latin? where in bay area do you teach, I leave in east bay and looking for a tutor for my little one.
i was wondering if you could do online tutoring
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