Tutor profile: Megan D.

Why is writing important for students?

Writing is a great way of self-expression and allowing your inner thoughts to be spilled on paper. Writing also helps students with communication, comprehension, developing perspective, grammar, and gaining organizational skills.

How do you assess study skills and why are they important?

Assessing study skills comes from gaining motivation and knowing your study style. Learning styles are different for each individual and are an important step in the right direction to success! Some ways to gain study skills is by making a weekly To-Do-List, buying a planner, rewarding yourself once tasks are complete (Motivation), and getting up early to set extra time aside for the stuff you like to do!

(Psychology / Philosophy Q.A.) Some aspects of our behavior feel as though they originate in our genetic makeup, while others feel like the result of our upbringing or our own hard work. With this being said, What do you feel is most important in the topic of Nature vs Nurture, and why?

Nature refers to all of the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are—from our physical appearance to our personality characteristics (Cherry, 2019). Nurture refers to all the environmental variables that impact who we are, including our early childhood experiences, how we were raised, our social relationships, and our surrounding culture (Cherry, 2019). According to researchers, the interaction between the two, heredity and environment, is often the most important factor of all.