Karli
What do you like most about tutoring?
My favorite part of tutoring is getting to witness students' enthusiasm about learning. The light-bulb moments they experience when they solve a problem that initially perplexed them are exciting and fulfilling. My favorite subject to tutor is math, because it helps build problem-solving skills. Even if students don't end up using algebra or geometry as adults, the logical reasoning they develop when learning math serves as a transferable skill that will aid them for the rest of their lives.
Why do you like working at Apt Tutoring?
I enjoy working at Apt Tutoring because I feel valued as a person. The environment at Apt Tutoring is quite calm, quiet, and charming, and the Apt Tutoring team has been nothing but kind and welcoming.
What do you like to do in your free time?
In my free time, I enjoy practicing the flute, playing video games, reading, and spending time with loved ones. I am also an avid enjoyer of The Beatles; I listen to them every day when driving to and from work!
What did you major in at college, and what was your favorite class?
I majored in philosophy and minored in English, gender and women's studies, and flute performance. My favorite class was Ancient Philosophy. In this class my love for Plato's dialogues was born, and since then I have spent countless hours developing interpretive accounts of the ethics in his dialogues.
If you could have a coffee with any person dead or alive, who would you choose, and why?
If I could have a coffee with any person dead or alive, I would choose Socrates. Since Socrates never wrote anything down, we don't know much about him. The little we do know comes from the writings of his friends and followers. So I would like to meet Socrates for myself to hear directly from him who he was, what his life was like, what his beliefs were, and how he practiced philosophy. Perhaps we could also discuss ethics and epistemology together!