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Nathaniel tutors in Tacoma, WA

Nathaniel S.

Private tutor in Tacoma, WA

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English from Covenant College, Lookout Mountain, GA. Graduated in 2013. -Maclellan Leadership Scholarship -Dean's list, all semesters -Student Athlete Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. Expected graduation 2019.

Experience

I enjoy tutoring because it gives me the opportunity to build friendships with people and help them to succeed. I find that the road to success looks different for every person; my job as a tutor isn't to feed students answers or to write their papers for them, but rather to act as a sounding board or the guard rails in a bowling alley. In the end, the student can proudly look back at their paper or test and say, "I did that!" TEACHING EXPERIENCE: -2 summers as an English language teacher in India -1 year as an ESL teacher in Tacoma -2 years as a High School English Teacher -3 years tutoring experience, for students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades -2 years tutoring experience as an academic coach for a college student RELEVANT COURSEWORK: -English degree included classes in Journalism, Poetry, Shakespeare, English Gothic Literature, 20th century British lit, and the Romantics. -Successfully completed all pre-requisites to physical therapy school, including Chemistry 1&2, Physics 1&2, Biology 1&2, Anatomy/Physiology 1&2, General and Abnormal Psychology, and Statistics -Successfully completed 1st semester of courses for DPT program, including advanced Anatomy and Biomechanics, Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, Research Methods, and Clinical Skills. -Currently registered for courses in Neuroanatomy, Gait Analysis, Pharmacology, and Physiology, Biophysics & Physical Agents. OTHER SKILLS: -Comfortable writing research papers for a variety of classes (English, History, core requirements, Biology/A&P) -College application coaching, including graduate applications for physical therapy programs -Academic coaching, including assistance developing better time management skills, stronger study strategies, and more efficient approaches to reading.

Availability

Monday after 2PM, Tuesday after 4PM, Wednesday after 4PM, Friday after 4PM

Can Meet

Up to 15 minutes away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I love to travel! I've always been interested in world history and cultures, and my first opportunity to see the world was in college, the summer before my senior year. I travelled to Manipur, India to teach English in a village school--I taught English conversational skills in every grade, from 1st to 10th, gave presentations in front of all 2,300 students, and made friendships that have lasted to this day. After I graduated college, I returned to Manipur again to teach for another summer. Both experiences kindled my interested in teaching and a passion for globe-trotting. Since then, I've backpacked across Eastern Europe, worked as a physical therapy intern in Indonesia, walked hundreds of miles of pilgrimage routes in England, Ireland, and Italy--and then walked them again, the second time, with my wife! We are planning another trip to Morocco and Spain this summer, and hope to check more countries off our bucket list in the years to come. Besides travel, I have a passion for physical therapy. Specifically, I love the way that scientific knowledge, depth of relationship, and pure hard work come together in this profession to improve the quality of life for patients. I'm currently pursuing my Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Puget Sound and am loving every moment of it. I also like to read--that's why I decided to major in English as an undergraduate, even though I knew I ultimately wanted a career in healthcare. For the past two years, I've worked as the freshman English teacher at a private school in Tacoma. My particular passion is poetry, and I'm crazy about it -- just ask my students!

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