Initially I entered college to learn Greek; however, I quickly learned that I did not know the grammar of my own language well enough to be able to understand the terminology that the professor was us... ing to describe the structures of the Greek language. An infinitive, an imperative, a subjective, or a coordinating conjunctive, - what was he talking about? At first I could not do well in Greek because I did not know the “lingo.” So there I was in college learning English from scratch. When I did not do well in a course I took it again, then again, and sometimes even again. Yet the day came when I signed up for an “Advanced Writing Course 404-Something.” It was one of those courses that needed the professor’s approval. Well, he denied it. I went to see him about it. I was pretty upset about it, but his reason was not what I thought. He knew I was coming, and when I asked him why he would not let me in that class this is what he said, “Timothy, the next time I see your face I want to see it on the back of the cover of a book you wrote – go away and write.” That is exactly what I did although it took me a while to find a subject that I thought needed a book. I finished my first book several years ago. My GPA in graduate school in Ancient History was 3.9. I have written papers for 8 American colleges, and I have also written papers while at Oxford for a summer. I have received only one “B+” on a paper as a graduate student while all other papers were either an “A” or even a few “A+.” Today I work professionally as a writer. I cannot help everybody. There are those who are in the 11th grade and have to submit a college essay in a couple of weeks. I cannot help them. Learning how to write well takes time and hard work. Nevertheless, what do I have to offer? Well, one day I was writing a paper for a professor at a community college. Years later I was writing papers for a professor at Oxford. read more

I live in Northern, Northern most California. I'm so close to the border that if my parking brake on my car slips I might have to hire a tow truck in Oregon. If I am not in my library researching,... writing, or teaching, then I am out riding my motorcycle or my racing bicycle, or if it is too hot you might see me kayaking. I still love rock and mountain climbing, which for a man my age is probably pretty hilarious. Can you imagine your grandfather in the backyard lifting weights? Pretty funny, isn't it? I had a very, very, very hard time in school as a kid. I was bored out of my mind. However, then I discovered Greek, and through Greek I learned there were all kinds of ways that the human mind can organize language. It captured my imagination, so then I thought, "Well, how about Russian, how about Chinese, and how about Japanese and Swahili?" My teaching style is ancient. Stepping into my classroom is stepping into a hall in Alexandria in the 3rd century BC. I ask my students a lot of questions because I want to learn from them. If I am teaching Greek I will relate it to Japanese. If I am teaching Japanese, I will them show differences between how characters are written in Chinese. When I returned to the USA I observed high school classes in History, English, and Math. What can I say? Well, just like Arnold Schwarzenegger, "I don't do that kind of Verk." Frankly, I felt sorry for those kids. The emphasis was on the form, not on the problem. The youngest I have ever taught was 4 and the oldest 81, so what do I like about tutoring? My answer is this, "I like watching people grow." Anyway, if you want me as a tutor get ready to have some crazy fun. Good luck in your adventures! Timothyread more