Featured by
Tutors from
Yale
UNIVERSITY
Princeton
UNIVERSITY
Stanford
UNIVERSITY
Cornell
UNIVERSITY
Matt
Certified Tutor
Education & Certification
Undergraduate Degree: University of Georgia - Bachelors, Political Science and Government
Graduate Degree: Emory University - Current Grad Student, Law
Test Scores
SAT Verbal: 730
Hobbies
Engine rebuilding and repair, playing violin, waterskiing and wake boarding.
Tutoring Subjects
AP US History
College English
College Level American History
High School English
High School Level American History
Political Science
Social Sciences
US History
What is your teaching philosophy?
I believe that the best way to learn--and to teach--is to make the material relatable to the student.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Typically, for the very first session, I think that it's best to get to know the student first, and then the material. That way, both the student and the tutor are more comfortable with each other, and, more importantly, the tutor has a clearer understanding of how the student learns.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
The most important step in becoming an independent learner is to learn the material rather than being spoon-fed. By way of example: "the monument was built by the men" is a sentence construction that most teachers frown upon. Rather than telling the student (1) that it is passive voice, and (2) exactly how to fix it, I believe that coaching the student towards independently understanding each element is the most important step rather than the editing it for them