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Michael tutors in Chicago, IL

Michael C.

Private tutor in Chicago, IL

Education

Amherst College, School of the Art Institute Chicago - First Year Grad

Experience

ACT- 32 // SAT - 2200 My first experiences tutoring were in undergrad where I aided students struggling in various classes, most in the subjects of Continental Philosophy, Linguistics and Literature. I also provided a writing workshop to help with essays and creative writing. All of these studies are available if needed. I offer two basic forms. (1) Close studies of any number of modern and post-structural philosophers (Descartes, Spinoza, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Deleuze and Derrida, etc.) wherein each session has an outline and a lesson plan and our time will be spent on close reading and concept analysis. (2) We may also directly follow a given syllabus or the material for a test and prepare for some concrete end. As mentioned before I also can help with Writing Skills, Grammar and Creative Writing, as well as grasping a wide range of complex modern and postmodern literature. My intent is to render important and difficult texts within the Western canon as clear and sensible. I use direct examples, references and every day objects and ideas to clarify opaque language. My hope is that we can reach not only a thematic and general understanding of texts but also create a strong use-value for concepts and explicate difficult structural ideas related more to grammar, semantics and vocabulary than content.

Availability

Any day at any time

Can Meet

Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate

Hobbies

Independently I write stories and poems. I enjoy reading a wide collections of books. I have written and shot videos and short films and have played guitar in numerous bands. I also take great joy in exploring urban spaces and viewing art. Bust most of all I relish knowledge and offer an opportunity to participate in a powerful discourse with a multiplicity of concepts.

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