
Duy
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: Whitman College - Bachelor in Arts, Economics and Rhetoric
ACT Composite: 34
ACT English: 36
ACT Math: 30
ACT Reading: 36
ACT Science: 34
Reading, Learning and completing DIY projects, refining my apocalypse skills and resources, scouring the internet for cool, new music, going to live shows, camping, thrift-shopping, seeking new experiences
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP US History
College English
College Level American History
High School English
High School Level American History
Summer
What is your teaching philosophy?
Socratic. I want to help you figure out the answers, not give them to you!
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
Spend a little bit of time introducing myself, probably tell a "dad" joke. Once introductions are over, I want to assess what the student believes they need help on and how they best learn.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
I would try to demonstrate that there is progress made every session. Hopefully I would like to be able to break up sessions to reach small and minor milestones, so that way the students can appreciate the fact that they're progressing
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
Work with them to figure it out. This is a very general and broad question, but some strategies would be to reframe the concept or problem, approach it from a tangential model or analogy, or build up from what they already know.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
Ask them to explain it to me, or "reverse" tutor me.