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Simon C.

Private tutor in Vancouver, Canada

Education

This year, I worked in Toronto at York University as a Teaching Assistant (TA) for a year-long, introductory Human Geography course. I facilitated weekly tutorial discussions, marked assignments, exams, and attempted to help students succeed in the course. Some quick thoughts on my philosophy of education: There is a decent chance that you are looking at this page because you are struggling with your school's requirements for courses with lots of reading, writing, and vocabulary. However, if you ask me, you probably already know intuitively many of the concepts and themes in the social sciences and humanities. I can help you develop your own language to express that knowledge. The best ideas in your field would - and will- be completely worthless if they can't be said so that people will listen. My mission as a tutor is not to lecture, do work for you, or help memorize. I want to give you something much more valuable in professional life: Develop the tools you need to speak for yourself. Thanks for stopping and by, and best of luck with your journey through school. ---QUALIFICATIONS-- I am working towards an interdisciplinary graduate degree. My research interests include land disputes, history, sociology, the role of the US in the world, macro and microeconomics, International Political Economy, International development economics, security studies, transitional justice, colonialism, issues of gender, race, sexuality, and social justice. I have a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia. In high school I successfully completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.

Experience

I have also been a facilitator and conference organizer for national Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in various capacities, with a focus on peer-coaching, developing leadership skills, and education on social and global issues. I have written for newspapers, political and activist campaigns, volunteer community organizations, and for academic journals. Both professionally and on a volunteer basis, I have produced policy reports for think-tanks and political advocacy material for issues related to land disputes, resource management, human rights, forced displacement, and North America's resource extraction industry. I speak, read, and write fluent French, Portuguese, Spanish. I have interpreted in these languages for international conferences, and I have translated peer-reviewed academic articles in the social sciences from Spanish to English. I have performed well in third and fourth-year Human Geography courses in UBC's Department of Geography. UBC's Geography department is consistently ranked by media outlets as being within the Top 10 Geography Department's in the world. I have also helped to create popular community education spaces dealing

Subject Expertise

World History World Literature Writing World Civilization Vocabulary US History TOEFL The Modern World Study Skills And Organization Spanish 4 Spanish 2 SAT Critical Reading African History African-American History American History Anthropology AP Comparative Government and Politics AP European History AP French AP French Language and Culture AP Human Geography AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature and Culture AP U.S. Government & Politics AP United States History AP US Government AP US History AP World History Civics CLEP English Literature CLEP Human Growth and Development CLEP Humanities CLEP Introductory Sociology CLEP Social Sciences and History CLEP Spanish CLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648 CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the Present College Essays Creative Writing Ecology Economics English ESL/ELL Essay Editing Ethics Expository Writing French French 1 French 1 French 2 French 3 French 4 GED Geography GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment Government Graduate Test Prep GRE GRE Analytical Writing GRE Subject Tests GRE Verbal GRE Verbal Reasoning History History Of Science Human Development Human Geography IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL IB Extended Essay IB Geography HL IB Geography SL IB Global Politics HL IB Global Politics SL IB History HL IB History SL IB Language A: Literature HL IB Language A: Literature SL IB Language B HL IB Philosophy HL IB Philosophy SL IB Social and Cultural Anthropology HL IB Social and Cultural Anthropology SL IB Theory of Knowledge Journalism Languages Latin America History Law Literary Analysis LSAT LSAT Analytical Reasoning LSAT Essay Section LSAT Logical Reasoning LSAT Reading Comprehension Macroeconomics Marketing MCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills Microeconomics PCAT Reading Comprehension PCAT Verbal Ability Persuasive Writing Philosophy Political Science PSAT Critical Reading PSAT Writing Skills Public Speaking Reading SAT Subject Test in French with Listening SAT Subject Test in Spanish SAT Subject Test in Spanish with Listening SAT Subject Test in United States History SAT Subject Test in World History Social Sciences Social Studies Sociology Spanish Spanish 1 Spanish 3

Availability

Any day at any time, Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 1 hour away for no additional charge

Hobbies

I enjoy working out, and am passionate about the transformative potential of education. I am also very passionate about politics, history, and learning (or unlearning) ideas about these things.

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