"I’m Eric, a current “Top 10% Tutor” on Wyzant. I've been a professional educator most of my life, and have spent the last five years as a full-time tutor and mentor.

I hold a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, graduating with honors in 2012. I’m a former professor at both Macalester College and UCLA, and I continue to teach part time at Pitzer College. I’ve published articles in multiple professional humanities journals and given guest lectures at Harvard, Brown, and the University of Pennsylvania. I know a lot about what skills are expected from elite students and how to teach those skills.

Tutoring students online is now my primary job, and I love it. After spending many years in many educational roles, I’ve found that my favorite kind of teaching is working with students one-on-one.

I take pride in that I often develop long-term relationships with my students, some of whom I tutor for years. When they have good news to share (like a college acceptance letter), I’m often one of the first people they text.

I don’t simply teach students skills. I teach them how to apply what they learn to their everyday environment and how to use their learning to become an informed, critical, and engaged member of society. This, I believe, is the essence of a good education (a positive side effect of which is that it helps students build excellent college application portfolios.)

I work with all levels of students, but specialize in those looking for challenging, college-prep level curriculum. Past students have gone on to places like Princeton, Dartmouth, UC Berkeley, USC, Amherst, and Barnard College, to name only a few.

I also consider myself a “full service” teacher. I only charge for the time we spend together online, but I’m also available daily to answer emails or texts about whatever questions you may have. This is a free service I provide to all my customers.

QUESTIONS? Feel free to message me to see some sample lesson plans or to setup a free phone consultation. I look forward to hearing from you!" less...