Stephen: Newport News tutor
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I am a strong tutor because I believe in connecting with students so that they are comfortable engaging, talking to me, and asking questions. I am someone who can empathize, yet be tough when I have to be. I love helping people and working with them to get their full potential drawn out.
I spent time teaching English in Panama. Because of this experience, I understand both the positions of being a teacher and a student, and I use this to my advantage as a tutor. I care deeply about my students because I myself have had teachers that have cared so deeply about me and have helped me reach my full potential.
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Undergraduate Degree: Arts and Sciences - Current Undergrad, Ecosystem Science & Policy and Economics
Baseball, Yoga, Basketball, Reading, Creative Writing
- Algebra
- AP Economics
- AP Environmental Science
- AP Macroeconomics
- Arithmetic
- Business
- College Business
- College Economics
- College English
- College Essays
- Comparative Literature
- Conversational French
- Ecology
- Economics
- Elementary Math
- Elementary School Math
- English
- English Grammar and Syntax
- Environmental Science
- ESL/ELL
- Essay Editing
- French
- French 1
- High School Business
- High School Economics
- High School English
- History
- Languages
- Literature
- Math
- Microeconomics
- Middle School Math
- Pre-Algebra
- Public Speaking
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
What is your teaching philosophy?
To help student reach their full potential in finding an education that works for them.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Talk to the student and figure out how he wants to learn.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Get him to care and push himself.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
Help him understand why what he's studying is important.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
Help them find a way to understand the informative in every single way, whether it's through visuals or hands-on learning.
How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?
Read to them, or help them understand the information at hand or repetition in reading.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
I haven't started tutoring yet
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
Help them realize the importance and fun of the subject.