What is your teaching philosophy?

My teaching philosophy is always bringing a hands on approach or real life example to teaching. I learned that by making students see something as applicable to real life situations, they become more interested and more inclined to learn.

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

I would like to get to know my student and find out about their interests so I can connect their interests to what we're studying.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

I would start off by teaching them the material, and maybe go through some example problems. Then I would see if they could do some problems on their own to make sure they fully understand the material.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

I would try to connect the material to their interests and use real life examples to keep them engaged.

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

I would try to break it down to its most basic level and take it step by step. Some concepts are hard; but when broken down, it's easy to understand each piece.

What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?

I find that the more relevant the topic, the more a student is interested in it. That being said, I try to show students how the material we are going over is applicable to real-life scenarios in order to engage them.