{"id":42,"date":"2025-10-20T11:34:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/emtutoring.com\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2025-12-27T09:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T16:48:45","slug":"about-em-tutoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emtutoring.com\/?page_id=42","title":{"rendered":"Why Elliot?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-background has-extra-large-font-size is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f70dd572 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#540000f5;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-Bmvhpk guten-icon-box icon-position-undefined\"><div class=\"guten-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header\"><div class=\"icon bg-style-color\"><i class=\"gtn gtn-calendar1-light icon-style-color\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\"><h2 class=\"title\">10+ Years of 1:1<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Deep experience tailoring strategy to how each student thinks<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-yTgBVT guten-icon-box icon-position-undefined\"><div class=\"guten-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header\"><div class=\"icon bg-style-color\"><i class=\"gtn gtn-graduation-hat-light icon-style-color\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\"><h2 class=\"title\">$150,000+ Awarded<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Collective scholarship awards earned by students through targeted preparation<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized is-style-rounded wp-container-content-574e1f9d\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"1451\" src=\"https:\/\/emtutoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Dr. McClure\" class=\"wp-image-220\" style=\"box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural);width:253px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emtutoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot-edited.jpg 920w, https:\/\/emtutoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot-edited-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/emtutoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot-edited-649x1024.jpg 649w, https:\/\/emtutoring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Headshot-edited-768x1211.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-fEknqc guten-icon-box icon-position-undefined\"><div class=\"guten-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header\"><div class=\"icon bg-style-color\"><i class=\"gtn gtn-university-solid icon-style-color\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\"><h2 class=\"title\">ACT and Admissions Boosts<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Measured increases in section scores and application reception<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-rMU5KB guten-icon-box icon-position-undefined\"><div class=\"guten-icon-box-wrapper hover-from-left\"><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-header\"><div class=\"icon bg-style-color\"><i class=\"gtn gtn-chalkboard-teacher-solid icon-style-color\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"icon-box icon-box-body\"><h2 class=\"title\">Published Educator<\/h2><p class=\"icon-box-description\">Peer-reviewed articles; co-author of textbook chapter; see below<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-accordions-wrapper\"><div class=\"guten-accordions guten-jPz5ts\">\n<div class=\"accordion-item guten-64WLvx\"><div class=\"accordion-heading\"><div class=\"accordion-icon\"><span class=\"accordion-icon-open\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><span class=\"accordion-text\">BA, Neuroscience (<em>Vanderbilt<\/em>)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p class=\"has-gv-color-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-37abd6799f6fd27138726ee1429d4f4a wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.3px\">Dr. McClure received his Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience and Psychology from Vanderbilt University in 2019, where he assisted research investigating the subjective effects of amphetamines using multiple brain imaging techniques.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-item guten-CkMVqe\"><div class=\"accordion-heading\"><div class=\"accordion-icon\"><span class=\"accordion-icon-open\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><span class=\"accordion-text\">PharmD, Doctor of Pharmacy (<em>Lipscomb<\/em>)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"accordion-body\"><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p class=\"has-gv-color-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-fcf8071d6cb6db517e447aa0f2d1dae3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"letter-spacing:0.3px\">Dr. McClure received his PharmD from Lipscomb University in 2023. Outside of schoolwork and clinical hours, his research included synthesis of novel compounds to potentially help in Parkinson&#8217;s and evaluation of preclinical compounds for cognitive decline.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-buttons-wrapper\"><div class=\"guten-element guten-buttons horizontal guten-56Unfm\">\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-button-wrapper guten-reaDNM\"><a class=\"guten-button guten-button-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acschemneuro.0c00467\"><span>Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Amitriptyline<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-button-wrapper guten-hEB1qb\"><a class=\"guten-button guten-button-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acschemneuro.3c00088\"><span>Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: DXM<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"guten-element guten-button-wrapper guten-eISqbZ\"><a class=\"guten-button guten-button-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/36928846\/\"><span>Roles of Animal Models for Preclinical Psychiatric Drug Discovery <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-gutenverse-divider guten-element guten-divider guten-DZ9X7S\"><div class=\"guten-divider-wrapper\"><div class=\"guten-divider-double guten-divider-line guten-divider-regular\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-large-font-size is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-5e0ec425 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/emtutoring.com\/?page_id=144\" style=\"background-color:#610000;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--natural)\">Learn more about EM Tutoring<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-gv-color-secondary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family wp-elements-2377361de39b381104300492f5e2651b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#590000;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);font-size:33px\">Visit Elliot&#8217;s digitized library:  <a href=\"https:\/\/elliotmcclure.notion.site\/Library-927d6e681be949a49987fbc63e391ee9?pvs=74\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Notion Book Page<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-gv-color-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fd5c19fa039495d03440ad70a5061517 is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d7cff9b3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-gv-color-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family wp-elements-5a75bb2ad8dc5253a9092ae70269efa6\" style=\"font-size:6.2rem;letter-spacing:0.05em\">FAQs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);background-color:#590000;color:#590000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-900a61e90f1599b8a07f30ffc89809b6\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>What is the time commitment, and how are the sessions structured?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family wp-elements-b612c4980658b5961b4a9ce058957085 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:1.3rem;letter-spacing:0.3px\">Most students begin with weekly 60- or 90-minute sessions; these are customized around the student&#8217;s course load and academic goals. Each meeting follows a structured but flexible framework: recap, focused instruction, then guided practice. Progress is reviewed with the parents or guardians after each session, and scheduling is adaptable to weekdays and weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#590000;color:#590000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-6dc417f62cc1b207f9d901172363e019\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>What sort of results should we expect \u2013 and how soon?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family wp-elements-8b8622a3231228c82c994098ad442d31 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:1.3rem;letter-spacing:0.3px\">Students frequently report a noticeable difference in comprehension and motivation after their first session. That progress can compound over time, often yielding very concrete outcomes many months or even years later. Collectively, students tutored by Dr. McClure have received well over $150,000 in merit-based and ACT-based scholarship funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#590000;color:#590000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-869373abd9b5b863ced257fa89418985\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><strong>How does EM Tutoring differ from other private tutoring services?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family wp-elements-aa57f987d568aaa7f42c02b924a27772 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:1.3rem;letter-spacing:0.3px\">EM Tutoring offers a level of expertise and individualization that most tutoring services simply cannot match. Rather than follow a preset curriculum, Dr. McClure builds around the student&#8217;s personality and particular goals. The result is a unique process that strengthens both skill and self-belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);background-color:#590000;color:#590000\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-base-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family has-large-font-size wp-elements-2dbb53175f01822c68d012a910bb0f4c\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);letter-spacing:0.5px\"><strong>How does EM Tutoring tailor instruction for students with learning differences, such as ADHD or dyslexia?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-contrast-1-color has-text-color has-link-color has-host-grotesk-font-family wp-elements-417835ac4a7851224a6bf077ce3452a3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:1.3rem;letter-spacing:0.3px\">No two students can be taught in the exact same way. Drawing from behavioral and neuropsychological principles, EM Tutoring identifies how a student&#8217;s processing differences influence performance \u2013\u2013 then adapts pacing and mentorship accordingly. Please contact EM Tutoring to learn more about how Dr. McClure uses his STEM education to particularize sessions for students with cognitive challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:0;height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit Elliot&#8217;s digitized library: Notion Book Page FAQs What is the time commitment, and how are the sessions structured? Most students begin with weekly 60- or 90-minute sessions; these are customized around the student&#8217;s course load and academic goals. 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