Everyone in the world is capable of learning anything. All it takes is a teacher and student getting to know each other and figuring out the best way to gain full and well-rounded understanding. By achieving complete comprehension of subjects, students are far more prepared to take on future challenges in any subject.

Get to know each other! Let's talk about what the difficult subjects are. Let's not just say "Algebra is difficult" or "I don't know what an inverse function is" - let's get to the root of our issues: "I don't fully understand what the letter 'x' means," for example. A solid foundation is the key to learning.

Work on problem-solving skills! The ability to self-teach is a lifelong treasure. For example, finding analogies between problems that a student knows and doesn't know, figuring out how to ask questions, etc. Independent learning is something to hone in itself!

Give constant positive reinforcement. Students get discouraged and unmotivated because humans naturally don't like to do things they don't think they are good at. It's all about valuing the progress we do get, rather than getting frustrated over the progress we haven't gotten yet.

Don't overcomplicate. If the student has gotten to this certain point, it means they definitely already have the foundation needed to tackle this concept. It's time to step back, and analyze. Let's communicate what we know, and what we don't know, break it into parts, and think about it in dozens of different ways until we get it.

Read together at first, have them read it to themselves, read the question multiple times, and WRITE DOWN the information we are getting word-by-word throughout the problem.

Talk with the student rather than talk at them. Lecturing is a waste of time - the student has already sat through numerous classes. Tutoring is about working together and realizing the key is within the student. It's a matter of the tutor bringing out their full potential.

Make them realize they know a LOT more about the subject than they thought they did at first. Confidence always helps lead to perseverance.

Have the student explain the concepts to me. They should be able to explain it three-dimensionally and confidently. The parts they can't fully elaborate on mean they need a little more work.

Lots of practice with the subject. Give lots of simple problems first to make the student feel confident in their repetition of successful answers, then move on to more difficult problems.

Talk to them, rather than their parents or what their teacher says. A teacher would say "You don't understand factorials" and a parent would say "He doesn't study enough," but only the student could say "I don't know how to do the questions with all these different letters."

Some people are "slower" learners because they overthink and overcomplicate things. Some people are "faster" learners because they can regurgitate information or find patterns between problems. Both behaviors are strengths and weaknesses sometimes. You have to get to know the student's way of thinking.

The student's homework/previous tests.