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Enthusiastic Expert in Writing, SAT/ACT, AP Hist/Lit
Bob P.

5.0 (262 ratings)

925 hours tutoring

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Enthusiastic Expert in Writing, SAT/ACT, AP Hist/Lit
Enthusiastic Expert in Writing, SAT/ACT, AP Hist/Lit
Bob P.

5.0 (262 ratings)

925 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee
5.0 (262 ratings)

925 hours tutoring

Your first lesson is backed by our Good Fit Guarantee

About Bob

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A former AP/Honors History and Lit teacher, I have extensive experience tutoring HS, MS, and college students (GACE-certified in HS/MS History, Political Science, English, and Geography) and unique real-world experiences and credentials. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University and cum laude from Michigan Law School, I was a law professor and law firm partner, specializing in corporate and international transactions law at several of the largest and most prestigious firms in...

A former AP/Honors History and Lit teacher, I have extensive experience tutoring HS, MS, and college students (GACE-certified in HS/MS History, Political Science, English, and Geography) and unique real-world experiences and credentials. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Washington University and cum laude from Michigan Law School, I was a law professor and law firm partner, specializing in corporate and international transactions law at several of the largest and most prestigious firms in the world.

Examples of my tutoring students' success:
• One of my students scored a combined 238 (out of 240) on his PSAT. Another scored 800 in Critical Reading on his first SAT. Yet another scored 750 in Writing on his first SAT, with 11 out of 12 on his essay. Many others have scored 750-800 on the new SAT.
• After working with other tutors and never scoring higher than 400 in SAT Critical Reading on four exams, a student with learning challenges increased his score by 110 points.
• Another went from averaging 60 each in APUSH and Honors Lit to the Honor Roll, averaging 90 and 85. Yet another had similar success, increasing his APUSH average from 45 to 90 (scoring 5 on AP test).
• One of my college students with learning challenges went from failing four of five courses to a 3.6 GPA that same semester and 3.75 for the year as she made the Dean’s List. I initially worked with her in History, continuing to do so in courses ranging from Speech to Statistics and Poli Sci to Philosophy. I was tremendously proud to attend her graduation party, where my help was recognized as an essential part of her great success. Her achievement was evidenced by her 3.0+ graduating GPA, up from closer to 2.0. Another college student with learning challenges went from Fs to As in English Comp.
• My debate students were 1st, 2nd, and 2nd in the state in successive years.

I'm a challenging teacher, and my approach is to find what works with students as individuals. In my experienc

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Education

Washington University in St. Louis
History
University of Michigan
J.D.

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Public Speaking

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Teach and have taught several MS/HS classes in Public Forum Debate. Coached HS students who finished 1st or 2nd (sometimes both) at every tournament entered, including 2nd place in consecutive years at State. Also coached MS students who won every tournament entered, including 1st place at State, 9th nationally. Former Policy debater (best record in State consecutive years; also Extemp) & regular L-D/PF judge.

Corporate Training

Public Speaking,

Public Speaking

Teach and have taught several MS/HS classes in Public Forum Debate. Coached HS students who finished 1st or 2nd (sometimes both) at every tournament entered, including 2nd place in consecutive years at State. Also coached MS students who won every tournament entered, including 1st place at State, 9th nationally. Former Policy debater (best record in State consecutive years; also Extemp) & regular L-D/PF judge.
Grammar, Proofreading

Elementary Education

Grammar, Reading, Vocabulary

English

Public Speaking,

Public Speaking

Teach and have taught several MS/HS classes in Public Forum Debate. Coached HS students who finished 1st or 2nd (sometimes both) at every tournament entered, including 2nd place in consecutive years at State. Also coached MS students who won every tournament entered, including 1st place at State, 9th nationally. Former Policy debater (best record in State consecutive years; also Extemp) & regular L-D/PF judge.
ACT English, ACT Reading, English, Grammar, Literature, Proofreading, Reading, SAT Reading, SAT Writing, Vocabulary, Writing

History

Classics,

Classics

Classical civilizations and texts are still important for APWH-Modern. Having taught APWH and with an expertise in Chinese history, law, economics, and culture, as well as a background in classical Greek and Roman societies and history, I offer insight in topics ranging from the Silk Road to syncretic religions, the Black Death, and the Crusades.
European History,

European History

I formerly taught Honors 10th Literature and AP World History. I haven't taught AP European but am very familiar with European History.
World History,

World History

I formerly taught APWH.
American History, Geography, Government & Politics, Political Science, Social Studies

Homeschool

Algebra 1, English, Reading, SAT Reading, Writing

Math

Algebra 1

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Algebra 1, English, Reading, Writing

Other

Geography, Government & Politics

Summer

Algebra 1, Reading, Writing

Test Preparation

ACT English, ACT Reading, PSAT, SAT Reading, SAT Writing, SSAT

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Bob is awesome! My son really enjoys this time with him and it learning a lot.

Great instructor! Bob is excellent with with my son. He is very good at explaining things that are taught for the SAT and really digging into the details or learning proper English skills. I would recommend him for anyone wanting to learn more about reading, writing and English.

Luke, 11 lessons with Bob

Bob is awesome! My son really enjoys this time with him and it learning a lot.

My son just finished working with Bob for about 5 weeks. He went into the SAT this morning very confident and far more knowledgeable than when he started with Bob! Not only did my son do better in the SAT but he had so much more knowledge of English, grammar puncuations and reading comprehension than he had from years of school. Bob really helped him pt things together.. Thanks again Bob!

Luke, 11 lessons with Bob

Excellent and thorough instructor!

Bob was instrumental in helping my daughter achieve her writing goals with her 10th grade World History DBQ. Not only was he able to talk through the content with her, providing further background, but he also helped her work out an organizational framework for the writing assignment. He gave tips on crafting sentences more succinctly. My daughter and I both highly recommend Bob!

Claire, 1 lesson with Bob

Informative and Patient

Bob's an awesome tutor! He's super flexible with scheduling, gives great advice, strikes the right balance between being firm and approachable. I haven’t taken an SAT since tutoring with him, however, I am confident I will improve my score.

Chloe, 5 lessons with Bob

detail oriented and tailored approach

Bob helped my son in reading and writing of SAT with understanding his errors and tailoring tutoring accordingly, thanks a lot !

Manoj, 1 lesson with Bob

An extremely knowledgeable and patient tutor, well seasoned and informed

Bob is an extremely knowledgeable and patient tutor, well seasoned and informed, and also great at analyzing and addressing issues or strengths and accurately teaches how to maximize your potential

Benaiah, 2 lessons with Bob

Excellent SAT reading and writing tutor

My son took 8 lessons with Bob to prepare for SAT reading and writing. Bob is a very professional and dedicated tutor. My son received unparalleled instructions during his sessions. Bob comprehensively explained every problem that my son missed while also teaching him reading and writing strategies. When he started his score was around 710 in practice tests for the English sections; with Bob’s help my son got 790 in real exam, allowing him to score 1590. I highly recommend Bob to anyone who wants to achieve great results in SAT.

Felicia, 22 lessons with Bob

Knowledgeable and patient tutor

Bob is great with my daughter. She is really particular about tutors yet she immediately and easily took to Bob and complimented him after her first session. I’m looking forward to more tutoring sessions and my daughters confidence is through the roof.

Cheryl, 23 lessons with Bob

Excellent Proofreader & Feedbacks

Kudos to Bob. He was very patient, and he helped to analyze what were my main writing struggles. I am so happy with his diagnosis regarding my ESL sentences structure & challenges that I decided to work with Bob regularly for improving my skills and erasing my fears in English.

Fabienne, 5 lessons with Bob
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