Award-Winning Philosophy Tutors serving University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

...in Madison for high school students through the PEOPLE program. While I tutor a broad range of subjects, I am most passionate about History and Civics. In my experience helping struggling students attain a firmer understanding of a topic, I am most successful in guiding those students to reach original insights on the topic, resulting...

...students at my local community college and later specializing in working with neurodivergent students trying to adjust to college life. If that experience has taught me anything, it's that no two people learn in the exact same way! I firmly believe in getting to know my students and helping them learn how they work best,...

...I volunteered in the math and writing centers; now, I'm teach ethics and logic classes in the philosophy department at UW-Madison. Teaching is the most important part of my life, and my role as an educator is what most defines my identity. I have no general guiding principle about teaching, other than that it isn't...

...years teaching and tutoring a wide range of subjects from history, to politics, to religion and philosophy, to writing. My passion is for helping students engage with these topics; to not just memorize facts and dates, but to dive into the living conversations that these topics engender. Most importantly, I have skill and a love...

...help in this endeavor. I have been tutoring and teaching English, writing, literature, reading, ESL, music, and the humanities and social sciences for nine years now. I have a bachelors degree in Philosophy and Music Theory, and I have an MA in English, with an emphasis in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse studies. I also have...

...advanced, more philosophical and ethical considerations in science and research. Matt combines his fifteen years of part-time college instruction with over twenty-five years in industry. Matt is skilled in both in person and virtual environments. His training clients include Trek, Ericsson, US Dept of Defense, Kraft, Verizon, and others. Matt currently teaches at UW Madison...

...American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC in 2008, the oldest English speaking acting conservatory in the world. I graduated Summa from University of St Thomas with a BA in English, and just wrapped up a MS in Data Science from Northwestern. I'm a huge Red Sox fan and love watching detective shows when I...

...answers. Throughout my experience tutoring I've found that engaging a student in dialogue about the question at hand is far more successful than doing all of the talking. There's no better way of ensuring that a student understands the material than getting them to put it in their own words! Beyond my passion for learning...

...program at the University of South Florida. I'm experiencing some success in the program: besides earning straight As, I was invited to present one of my papers at the University of Hawaii this year. That's where my profile pic was taken. When I'm not occupied with school work, I like playing the piano and guitar,...

...of life into my world and out of their comfort zones. I learned how to gently push people past their fears. I learned how to use a combination of encouragement and technical knowledge to help people reach their goals. I learned how to read people and find the roots of their struggles. Through this, I...

...in my understanding of certain subjects and where my strengths lie. I believe that from this experience I can fill in the gaps for younger students, building partially from my own academic experience and partially from my knowledge in specific areas, and then tailoring that experience to the needs of the student. I think it...

...high school career, test-taking always seemed to be a challenge. I pushed to get the best scores I could, but something was wrong. I had a lack of direction. I needed a mentor. When I had my first mentor, I wasn't sure he would be the right one. We worked together for some time, but...

...philosophy. While this area is fascinating in itself, I am very thankful for my philosophical education because it has also sowed within me a deep commitment to teaching, teaching that aims not only for understanding, but also for creating and encouraging interest in specific topics and in learning itself. While I agree that the goal...

...these skills as a teaching assistant for the Introduction to Modern Logic course at Middlebury. I am particularly interested in teaching the LSAT to students, as this test draws on the strengths that I developed throughout college and during my months of preparation for the test. While the LSAT is challenging, it is learnable, and...

...when I am helping students make sense of new information. Although I am getting my certification to work with children grades K-6, I love working with students of all ages. I have worked for an educational camp called College for Kids for seven years as an assistant and as an instructor. I have also volunteered...

...within physical exercise. An individual can lift weights for an extended period of time, but without proper form, the benefit gained would be minimal. A runner can train solely by running twelve miles the day before her thirteen mile race, but that would be highly ineffective. The best athletes know to seek out the proper...

...to quantum cosmology and the philosophy of time. I have years of experience teaching and tutoring in math, science, and literature at the high school and university level. By a comprehensive study and mastery of the ACT test, I achieved a composite score of 35 on the exam. I enjoy sharing the techniques and strategies...

...maintain students' motivation and to keep their attention. For my efforts, I was nominated by my students for the Graduate Student Teaching Award at Penn. Since that time, I have continued teaching as a private tutor in English, Writing, Italian, and Philosophy. I have also edited countless undergraduate essays. I particularly enjoy helping students with...

...most enjoy tutoring subjects that are distinctively analytical, like the LSAT, philosophy, and logic. I think these subjects are a unique challenge to teach because students only develop the necessary skill if they are able critically think through the problems at hand. I thus do my best to guide my students thinking processes, rather than...

...for postgraduate research, including a US-UK Fulbright Award and a Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship. My areas of competency include English, Art History, Rhetoric, Spanish, and French. I am also proficient in SAT, GRE, and GRE Subject Test in English. My first Master of Arts is in English from the University of Sussex (UK)...