Richard D.
Private tutor in Atlanta, GA
Education
M.A. in philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin (2016) -- Harrington Fellow Master of Theological Studies from Duke University (2009) B.A. in philosophy from Mercer University with minors in physics, ancient Greek and creative writing (2007) -- Summa Cum Laude A.S. in physics from Middle Georgia State University (2003) -- Valedictorian
Experience
I offer professional, one-on-one tutoring in a huge array of academic subjects -- math, English, philosophy, the hard sciences, test prep (e.g., SAT, GRE and LSAT) and more. With fifteen years of experience studying college-level subjects, I have taught in classrooms at UT and tutored at the grade-school, college, and post-college levels. Work with me so I can make my success become your success. Together we can break the ice of incomprehension that bars the way between you and your academic goals. I'm eager to teach you to love the very subjects you used to hate. I scored 155+ on a professionally administered IQ test, started college at age fourteen, graduated there at the top of my class, and made a perfect score on the GRE on my first try. I've earned double Master's degrees, the first from Duke University and the second from the University of Texas. I specialize in taking students from ground zero all the way to the apex of their abilities. I work with my students slowly and carefully, with warmth and encouragement, going at their own pace.
Subject Expertise
4th Grade3rd Grade Writing3rd Grade Science3rd Grade Reading3rd Grade math3rd Grade2nd Grade Writing2nd Grade Reading2nd Grade math2nd Grade1st Grade Writing1st Grade Reading1st Grade math1st Grade12th Grade Writing12th Grade Reading12th Grade math12th Grade11th Grade Writing11th Grade Reading11th Grade math11th Grade10th Grade Writing10th Grade Reading10th Grade math10th Grade9th Grade Writing9th Grade Reading9th Grade math9th Grade8th Grade Writing8th Grade Science8th Grade Reading8th Grade math8th Grade7th Grade Writing7th Grade Science7th Grade Reading7th Grade math7th Grade6th Grade Writing6th Grade Science6th Grade Reading6th Grade math6th Grade5th Grade Writing5th Grade Science5th Grade Reading5th Grade math5th Grade4th Grade Writing4th Grade Science4th Grade Reading4th Grade mathAccountingACCUPLACER ArithmeticACCUPLACER College-Level MathACCUPLACER Elementary AlgebraACCUPLACER ESLACCUPLACER Reading ComprehensionACCUPLACER Sentence SkillsACCUPLACER WritePlacerACTACT AspireACT EnglishACT MathACT ReadingACT ScienceACT with WritingACT WritingADDADHDAdvanced PlacementAfrican HistoryAfrican-American HistoryAgricultural ScienceAlgebra 1Algebra 2Algebra 3/4AlgorithmsAmerican HistoryAmerican LiteratureAnatomyAncient and Medieval HeritageAnthropologyAPAP Art HistoryAP BiologyAP Calculus ABAP Calculus BCAP ChemistryAP Comparative Government and PoliticsAP Computer ScienceAP English Language and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionAP Environmental ScienceAP European HistoryAP Human GeographyAP MacroeconomicsAP MicroeconomicsAP Music TheoryAP Physics 1AP Physics 2: Electricity and MagnetismAP Physics 2: MechanicsAP PsychologyAP StatisticsAP U.S. Government & PoliticsAP United States HistoryAP US GovernmentAP US HistoryAP World HistoryApplied MathematicsArithmeticArt HistoryASPIREASPIRE EnglishASPIRE MathASPIRE ReadingASPIRE ScienceAstronomyAstrophysicsASVABBiologyBiomedical EngineeringBiostatisticsBiotechnologyBritish LiteratureBusinessBusiness EnterpriseBusiness StatisticsCAHSEECAHSEE ELACAHSEE EnglishCAHSEE MathematicsCalculus 1Calculus 2Calculus 3Cell BiologyCFAChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemical EngineeringChemistryClassicsCLEPCLEP American GovernmentCLEP American LiteratureCLEP Analyzing and Interpreting LiteratureCLEP BiologyCLEP CalculusCLEP ChemistryCLEP College AlgebraCLEP College CompositionCLEP College Composition ModularCLEP College MathematicsCLEP English LiteratureCLEP Financial AccountingCLEP History of the United States ICLEP History of the United States II: 1865 to the PresentCLEP Human Growth and DevelopmentCLEP HumanitiesCLEP Information Systems and Computer ApplicationsCLEP Introduction to Business LawCLEP Introduction to Educational PsychologyCLEP Introductory PsychologyCLEP Introductory SociologyCLEP Natural SciencesCLEP PrecalculusCLEP Principles of MacroeconomicsCLEP Principles of ManagementCLEP Principles of MarketingCLEP Principles of MicroeconomicsCLEP Social Sciences and HistoryCLEP SpanishCLEP Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648CLEP Western Civilization II: 1648 to the PresentCogATCollege AlgebraCollege EssaysCOMPASS MathematicsCOMPASS ReadingCOMPASS Writing SkillsCompetition MathComputational Problem SolvingComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer SkillsCosmologyCreative WritingCSAP/ TCAPDATDAT Perceptual AbilityDAT Quantitative ReasoningDAT Reading ComprehensionDAT Survey of the Natural SciencesDevelopmental AlgebraDevelopmental BiologyDifferential EquationsEarth ScienceECAAECAA/ERBEcologyEconomicsElectromagnetismElementary AlgebraElementary MathEndocrinologyEngineeringEnglishEntomologyEnvironmental ScienceEpidemiologyERB CPAAERB CTPERB WrAPESL/ELLEssay EditingEthicsEuropean HistoryEvidenceEvolutionEvolutionary BiologyExpository WritingFamily LawFCAT 2.0Fiction WritingFinanceFinite MathematicsFlorida EOC AssessmentForeign LanguageGastroenterologyGATE/ TAGGEDGeneral BiologyGeneral ChemistryGeneral RelativityGenetic EngineeringGeneticsGeographyGeologyGeometryGiftedGMATGMAT Analytical Writing AssessmentGMAT Integrated ReasoningGMAT QuantitativeGMAT VerbalGovernmentGraduate Test PrepGrammar and MechanicsGREGRE Analytical WritingGRE QuantitativeGRE Quantitative ReasoningGRE Subject Test in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular BiologyGRE Subject Test in BiologyGRE Subject Test in ChemistryGRE Subject Test in Literature in EnglishGRE Subject Test in MathematicsGRE Subject Test in PhysicsGRE Subject Test in PsychologyGRE Subject TestsGRE VerbalGRE Verbal ReasoningGreekHandwritingHebrewHistologyHistoryHistory of ArchitectureHistory Of ScienceHomeschoolHonorsHonors ChemistryHSPTHSPT Language SkillsHSPT MathHSPT QuantitativeHSPT ReadingHSPT VerbalHTMLHuman DevelopmentHuman GeographyHuman ResourcesIBIB BIology HLIB BIology SLIB Chemistry HLIB Chemistry SLIB Classical Languages HLIB Classical Languages SLIB Computer Science HLIB Computer Science SLIB Economics HLIB Economics SLIB Environmental Systems and Societies SLIB Extended EssayIB Further Mathematics HLIB Geography HLIB Geography SLIB Global Politics HLIB Global Politics SLIB History HLIB History SLIB Information Technology in a Global Society HLIB Information Technology in a Global Society SLIB Language A: Language and Literature HLIB Language A: Language and Literature SLIB Language A: Literature HLIB Language A: Literature SLIB Language ab initio SLIB Language B HLIB Language B SLIB Literature and PerformanceIB Literature and Performance SLIB Mathematical Studies SLIB Mathematics HLIB Mathematics SLIB Philosophy HLIB Philosophy SLIB Physics HLIB Physics SLIB Psychology HLIB Psychology SLIB Social and Cultural Anthropology HLIB Social and Cultural Anthropology SLIB Sports, Exercise and Health Science SLIB Theory of KnowledgeIB Visual Arts HLIB Visual Arts SLIB World Religions SLImmunologyInorganic ChemistryIntermediate AccountingIntermediate AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraInternational BusinessIntroduction to FictionIntroduction to PoetryISATISEEISEE- Lower LevelISEE- Middle LevelISEE- Upper LevelJavaKindergarten - 8th GradeLaboratoryLanguagesLatinLatin 1Latin America HistoryLife SciencesLinear AlgebraLinguisticsLiterary AnalysisLiteratureLSATLSAT Analytical ReasoningLSAT Essay SectionLSAT Logical ReasoningLSAT Reading ComprehensionMacroeconomicsManagementMandarin ChineseMandarin Chinese 1Mandarin Chinese 1MAPMarine BiologyMarketingMaterials ScienceUrban Design and DevelopmentMathematical Foundations for Computer ScienceMCATMCAT Biological SciencesMCAT Critical Analysis and Reasoning SkillsMCAT Physical SciencesMCAT Social and Behavioral SciencesMCAT Verbal ReasoningMechanical EngineeringMedical EthicsMedical TerminologyMedicineMedieval LiteratureMicrobiologyMicroeconomicsMiddle SchoolMiddle School MathMolecular BiologyMolecular GeneticsMultivariable CalculusMusicMusic TheoryNeurobiologyNeuroscienceNewtonian MechanicsNNATNon-Euclidean GeometryNuclear ChemistryNutritionOATOAT PhysicsOAT Quantitative ReasoningOAT 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States HistorySAT Subject Test in World HistorySAT Subject TestsSAT VerbalSAT WritingScientific ProgrammingSeries 7ShakespeareShort NovelSHSATSocial SciencesSocial StudiesSociologySpanishSpanish 1Special EducationSSATSSAT- Elementary LevelSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelSTAARSTAAR EOCSTAAR Grades 3-8StaticsStatisticsStructural EngineeringStudy SkillsStudy Skills And OrganizationSummer TutoringTACHSTechnical WritingTechnology and Computer ScienceTest PrepThe Modern WorldThermochemistryTOEFLTOPSTrigonometryUS Constitutional HistoryUS HistoryVirologyVocabularyWeb DesignWeb DevelopmentWISC IVWorld CivilizationWorld HistoryWorld LiteratureWPPSIWritingZoology
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Saturday at any time
Can Meet
Up to 1 hour away for a flat fee
Hobbies
I'm half athlete and half nerd: I like weights and interval training, ping pong and pickup sports, but I also play a few video games and read a lot of books. I pray often and love being part of clean-minded social groups. I grew up with two sisters, and getting along well with children has always been part of my life. I'm adventurous—always seeking a new mountain to climb, real or metaphorical!
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