Garrett Foster

Garrett graduated summa cum laude with Disciplinary Honors in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2021. In his senior year at UNCG, he was awarded the Provost Student Excellence Award, the university’s highest undergraduate honor. After getting his start as the UNCG Philosophy Department’s writing tutor in 2020, Garrett has since tutored in a wide range of academic disciplines, helping students all the way from middle school to the undergraduate level by “untangling” complex concepts in accessible ways. Garrett loves to tutor because he's experienced firsthand the indelible effect that a good instructor can have on a person's life. He considers himself fortunate to have had teachers throughout his academic career who made an effort to learn how he learned best and to accordingly tailor their instruction to his learning style. He believes in doing the same for the students he works with. There’s nothing more rewarding to Garrett than watching the lightbulb turn on in someone’s mind—that moment when everything clicks. That moment is the reason he tutors, and he considers it his mission to help as many people reach it as he can. Outside of his passion for education, Garrett is a film enthusiast and plays competitive chess.