Every kid deserves a fun, loving, patient, and supportive tutor or teacher.

That's what I strive to be.

We will get to know one another. So I'll ask the student what he has experienced before, and what he likes and dislikes about teachers in the past. That way I'll know how to create materials and teach. I'll go over my own expectations, too.

This really depends on the subject. For reading, it is all about finding the best books for the particular child and exploring it. For math, it's about role playing activities that apply practical skills. For science, I'd have to look for experiments that apply. For social studies, it's about seeing how social studies provides context for our everyday living.

I'll have work that builds off of practice in between sessions. That way a student will see how consistent building provides the student competence and confidence. Most kids aren't motivated because they feel dumb. I can show them otherwise.

I try to figure out why, and then adapt with different delivery methods.

I find out why with a diagnostic, and then build a reading plan that includes read-alouds, guided reading, and independent reading at their reading level. Then I hit phonics and vocabulary.

We start with getting to know each other. Plus, I keep it friendly and cordial by never yelling and always being patient.

I differentiate. And I try to make it fun.

Little quizzes and informal observations.

I differentiate. I start where the kid is at now and build to where they need to be.

It depends on the subject and grade, but I'd know by looking at previous work, the parents' knowledge, the current teacher's opinion, and my own observations and diagnostics.

I look at the skills a kid has and needs to know. Where the student lags, I fill in.

It depends, but I like whiteboards and markers, books, manipulatives, and a computer.