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Daniel E

My Passion & How I Inspire

I have been taught by excellent teachers across the globe. Not only has this afforded me remarkable opportunities, but it has allowed me to live my life with boundless curiosity. This has had a profound impact on my development, and I am continually inspired by the possibility of playing a similar role in my tutee's lives.

In my experiences as both tutor and student, I have found that curiosity always precedes learning. Asking the right question is often the first step towards understanding, and enables students to discover natural connections between new and familiar information. This leads to deep, personalized learning and creates habits of mind which serve students well for the rest of their lives. With this in mind, I encourage each student to situate new material in the real world and to continually assess how this challenges and enriches their understanding of it. I generally start lessons by asking students what they found most surprising about a new topic, and use this as a point of departure to relate it to work they’ve covered in the past and consider how they’ve encountered the topic in their own lives. This has often led to the discovery of new academic passions and confidence, as it provides students with a sense of ownership of their education.

My Experience

I am a professional tutor with 5 years of experience teaching students from the age of 10 to 20, specializing in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English. I began tutoring while studying at St John’s College, Johannesburg, where I worked with students preparing for GCSE and AS Level exams. After graduating high school in December 2015, I received offers from Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, as well as 5 Ivy League universities in the United States. I have since advised and tutored students applying to prestigious schools in the UK and USA.

Subjects That I Teach

Chemistry
Chemistry - GCSE
Chemistry - University Admissions
Chemistry - SAT
Chemistry - 11+
Economics
Economics - GCSE
Economics - University Admissions
Economics - SAT
Economics - 11+
English
English - GCSE
English - University Admissions
English - SAT
English - 11+
Physics
Physics - GCSE
Physics - University Admissions
Physics - SAT
Physics - 11+
Verbal Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning - GCSE
Verbal Reasoning - University Admissions
Verbal Reasoning - SAT
Verbal Reasoning - 11+

My Qualifications

Columbia University, New York:

B.A. (Economics & English)

GPA: 3.89/4.00

Dean’s List (all semesters); John Jay Scholar; Zients Family

Scholar; Williams Fellowship Recepient

St John’s College, Johannesburg:

IEB: 12 A*s - Mathematics, English, Afrikaans, Latin, Physics,

Chemistry, Biology, Visual Art, History, Music, AP Maths, AP English

A Level: 4 A*s; 1 A - Pure Mathematics, Physics, English Literature,

English Language, Psychology

Ranked in the top 1% in SA across 5 IEB subjects

Ranked 1st in Africa for A Level English Literature and Psychology

Fun fact

I love to travel and I've visited 11 countries in Africa!

Traditional Subjects

Languages

Accounting

GCSE

Law

Creative

A-Level

Medical

Aptitude Tests

IB

University

Digital

Higher Learning