Erica M.
Private tutor in Newport News, VA
Education
I graduated Summa cum Laude from The College of Wooster with a B.A. in Classical Languages (GPA: 3.94) before coming to Eastern Michigan University for my graduate certificate in Artificial Intelligence (GPA 4.0) an M.A. in Linguistics (GPA: 3.91). I recently completed a second M.A. in History of Science at the University of Chicago as well.
Experience
I supported myself through undergrad and part of grad school by tutoring in Latin and Greek, and now I find that I miss working with Latin and I'd like to do anything I can to increase student involvement, interest, and success with the subject that I fell in love with. I subscribe to a very mathematical approach to learning "dead" languages, influenced and bolstered but not supplanted by modern language learning techniques. Don't let any of that scare you, however -- despite their distance in time and location Latin and Greek can be very relatable languages, from their influence on the Marvel and DC mythoi to the world of Harry Potter.
Availability
Any day at any time
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge, Up to 45 minutes away for a flat fee
Hobbies
I have worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory AND Langley Research Center, am thanked in the acknowledgments of Edith Foster's "Thucydides, Pericles, and Periclean Imperialism", and in my downtime I train in the circus arts, including aerial silks and both static and flying trapeze. Additionally, I have become involved with the spoken Latin community, and have had the opportunity to speak Latin with amazing people across the country and even in Europe.
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