Bright students. Better writers. Confident thinkers.
One-on-one online tutoring in English, literature, history, and social sciences for students in grades 6–12 — from a Stanford-trained educator with 25+ years of experience.
Smart kid. Frustrating results. Sound familiar?
Your student understands the material when you talk about it. But somehow the essays come back disorganized, the reading assignments take forever, the research project sits untouched until the night before — and the grades don't reflect the mind you know is in there.
Here's what over two decades of tutoring has taught me: the student is almost never the problem. The educational system is—built for the majority, not for the many ways students actually learn.
Bright students struggle in the humanities not because they can't think, but because no one has taught them how to organize their reading and turn their thinking into clear writing and finished work. That's what I teach.
How I help
English & Literature — Reading comprehension, literary analysis, and essay writing that says something.
History & Social Sciences — Turning facts into arguments: evidence-based writing, primary sources, and research skills.
College Application Essays — Helping seniors find their real story and tell it well.
Students with Learning Differences — Dyslexia, ADHD, autism spectrum, and other learning differences. Bright kids who learn differently need methods built for how they learn — not a slower version of what already isn't working.
Ph.D., Stanford University · 25+ years of one-on-one tutoring · Former university teacher-educator · Grades 6–12
Every student learns differently. My job is to figure out how your student learns.
I want students to leave our sessions not just with better grades, but with more curiosity, more independence, and more confidence in taking intellectual risks. The goal isn't a tutor your family needs forever — it's a student who eventually doesn't need me at all.
Real students, real results
A sophomore with dyslexia went from a C to an A– in English — and told me he enjoyed literature for the first time.
A sixth grader went from copying passages to scoring above 90% — and speaking up in class.
A senior who couldn't start his research paper finished it early — with one of the top grades in the class.
Let's talk about your student.
The first conversation is free: 20–30 minute discussion about where your student is, where they need to be, and whether I'm the right fit to get them. No pressure, no obligation.