What is your teaching philosophy?

The best way to teach is to build a bridge that connects your students to the material. You can't just regurgitate information; you have to make it relevant to them so they genuinely want to learn it.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

I'd get to know them and what they're like outside the context of academia. I'd try to find out what is important to them and what makes them feel good. Having this information can make it easier during tutoring to connect with and get through to my student.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

I can teach them various study skills and special tricks about education in general that I've picked up as a student, and then learned how to hone later as a student.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

By letting them know that a poor grade doesn't define them. It can be easy to lose hope, but there is always going to be a next grade-- another chance to fight and maybe even surprise yourself.

If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?

I'd first try to target exactly where their understanding of the subject goes awry, and then start working backwards from there. I'd try to approach it with different methods to figure out which they respond to.