Sean Parker

Sean Parker

Doctor of Education, Harvard University

Advancing. Together. Socratically.

Reviews

"Professor was endlessly helpful. This teacher clearly had no other goal than to facilitate understanding in his students, and this priority showed in his flexibility, patience, enthusiasm, and course design." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean is very skilled at asking the right kinds of questions that allow students to figure out the concepts on their own." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Just a stand up guy, no question was too easy or too hard. Very available." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Brilliantly creative tutoring focused on understanding concepts. He is masterful at asking the kind of question that leads students to finding their own answers." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Overall, Sean is the epitome of an instructor who uses best practices." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean made everything accessible." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean is almost infinitely patient, willing to help, and informative. He saved my skin more than once without ever giving me the answers." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean was absolutely great—super helpful, always willing to help and accomodate each student's needs. I personally hate data analysis, but Sean made it actually interesting." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean is by far one of the most concerned, interesting and engaged professors I've ever had at Tufts or otherwise." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean is AMAZING! He was always available, welcoming, and more than willing to spend as much time as needed. He also has a great talent for teaching complex topics in a way that is engaging and comprehensible." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Loved the professor's enthusiasm and concern for his students." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean Parker is a GREAT instructor." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean Parker is a smart, passionate, dedicated, enthusiastic teacher who goes above and beyond to make sure his students understand the material and take positive risks." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean is amazing! The concern he has for his students and their understanding of sometimes complex subject material is well beyond anything I have seen demonstrated in any other class at Tufts." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"I have never had a teacher as energetic and enthusiastic and dedicated to making sure we understood and were properly skeptical." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"I don't believe I have ever had a more dedicated, enthusiastic, or caring teacher during my entire four years at Tufts." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"This was a great class. As a child development major, I really appreciated that while I was learning statistics, it was always in the context of children or students." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean Parker is an absolutely wonderful professor who absolutely cares about his students' progress and teaches with clarity, enthusiasm and an open mind." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean has a great teaching style for a subject that can be very intimidating." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"He goes above and beyond to make sure that his students understand what they are learning." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean is an amazing instructor. His availability to his students and his emphasis on nailing down the core concepts of the class is exemplary. Thank you for your guidance, Sean." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean was right there. Sean was so patient and did an amazing job explaining confusing concepts in understandable ways. He was really impressive." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean was amazing. He did a great job at explaining the material and making it relevant to our research and practice." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean's enthusiasm for the material and creative and humorous presentation made the class fun! I was dreading taking a statistics course. Sean is several standard deviations above the mean." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean was super responsive, very accessible, and always helpful. When he didn't know something, he would find out. It's amazing how he kept up his patience with us the whole semester." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean was always available and extremely helpful." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Professor Parker is an incredible professor. I am so happy I am leaving Tufts with an actual technical skill I can apply to the real world." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"Sean was amazing. He was smart, generous, accessible, kind. If he needed to ponder a question further, he did so and always got back with a thoughtful answer." Harvard University Teaching Evaluation

"Excellent course. Sean clearly has a passion for the material and organizes his class VERY thoroughly. Pedagogically speaking, it was excellently laid out and presented." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

"This was one of the funnest most enjoyable classes I have ever taken." Tufts University Teaching Evaluation

Objective

As a mentor, tutor, adviser, explorer, confidant and counselor, I seek to build an enduring relationship with a family that cares deeply about the education, growth and development of its children. I will work with only one family and only one child within the family. My goal is to help a great child become a great person. I make no claims to greatness myself, but I have no doubt that, if I work with the right family, we can achieve greatness together. Philip of Macedon wanted nothing but greatness for his son, Alexander, so Philip engaged for his son the greatest teacher in the world, Aristotle. Socrates taught Plato, and Plato taught Aristotle. I use modern methods of communication to continue the lineage of great teachers.

Education

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Doctor of Education in Human Development and Education

Epistemology of Statistical Consulting and Teaching

St. John's College, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Master of Arts in Liberal Arts

Math & Science, Politics & Society, Philosophy & Theology, and Literature

Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Philosophy, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa

Human Services and School Psychology

Work

Lecturer, Tufts University

5 Years

Taught introductory and intermediate statistics to undergraduate and graduate students.

Teaching Fellow, Harvard University

3 Years

Assisted courses in educational measurement and statistics.

Statistical Consultant, Data Team Consulting

5 Years

Analyzed data for research teams, public schools and doctoral students.

Teacher, Massachusetts Department of Youth Services

3 Summers

Taught math, science, history and literature to juvenile offenders in a one-room schoolhouse.

Teacher, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School

3 Years

Taught English language arts.

Construction Worker, Armstrong's on Cape Cod

3 Years

Built artisanal granite walls.

Teaching Assistant, Clark University

2 Years

Assisted courses in ethics, logic and writing.

Leisure

  • Art
  • Boardgaming
  • Dining
  • Family
  • Film
  • Literature
  • Rowing
  • Theater
  • Travel
  • Volunteering
  • Walking
  • Yoga

Remuneration

Discussion about financial compensation begins at $200 per hour plus travel expenses. As a baseline, I will make myself available (via phone, Skype, Google+, text, Zoom, Discord, Facebook or email) for a prepaid hour every single day of the year. Your child will always have somebody to talk to.