A very friendly, relaxed and patient tutor who has been offering part time tuition for many years now. I specialise in History, History of Art and Scots Law tuition, but am also happy to tutor in English Literature, Creative Writing and Politics/Modern Studies. I am willing to travel anywhere within reason in the Edinburgh/Central Belt area and offer highly competitive rates.

I am a very patient tutor and will put in the hours to help the tutee achieve their full potential. Often students only need a slight push in the right direction in order to fully understand the subject.

As yet I have no paid teaching experience, but I have always tutored friends and family, including my sister for her history dissertation. I have been paid a couple of times for proof-reading, and have proofread documents for lawyers. I have a very high level of accuracy of expression, a good deal of patience, and a knack for explaining complex ideas

I still find my school history teacher very inspiring, both for how I express myself and for how I teach others. He was very clear about how to write good essays: clarity, coherence, and content (in order of importance, but all fundamental). When I review somebody's work, I concentrate first on making sure that their ideas are clear and obvious to the reader. I then ensure that the ideas are set out logically. Only then can the content of the essay shine through

However, content does not come from nowhere. In explaining any subject, I start big and work down to the smallest details. For example, history is home to a series of grand debates, such as free will vs. fate. From their I could narrow the focus to revolution - do people revolt because they want to or because they are forced to? From their, a student could approach a classic exam question like "The 1917 Russian Revolution was the will of the people. Discuss." with a mature attitude to joining the great conversation of history.

I enjoy interacting with students and helping them not only learn the material but also understand it.

Language is not only a bag of words. This is an attitude. A detail do more than a fluent long discourse. I only teach to people with strong interest, no matter they do or not speak French now. Because this is my passion. Available for sessions in Manhattan (Chelsea, Soho, Flatiron, Tribeca, Midwest, Greenwh.)