
Max: Seattle tutor
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Undergraduate Degree: Yale University - Current Undergrad, Economics
SAT Composite (1600 scale): 1580
SAT Math: 800
SAT Verbal: 760
SAT Writing: 780
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What is your teaching philosophy?
I believe strongly in developing conceptual understanding before procedural mastery. There's nothing more satisfying for a student than getting a concept, enabling him or her to complete a whole host of problems that were previously difficult.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
I always begin with my students discussing their personal goals. I also try to gauge what's holding them back from achieving them. From that point on, we'd work to ensure those roadblocks are brought down, clearing the path towards the student's goals.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
I do this by equipping them with all of the tools to understand, reinforce that understanding, and learn the logical next set of skills.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
I make intermediate achievement goals in between those big, perhaps scarier, ones. It always does the trick!