What is your teaching philosophy?

I think teaching is not just about passing information from one person to another. I believe that in order to truly succeed as a teacher, your student must make the discoveries themselves. Instead of just telling the answer, it is better to nudge and encourage them in such a way that they learn how to find the answer themselves.

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

In a first session with a student, I try to really connect with my student. It is important that I understand not only where the student is excelling and struggling, but that I know how the student thinks and what style of tutoring they are most receptive to. There is no one strategy that works for every student, so on the first session I work with the student using multiple strategies across as broad a section of the material as possible. After we have done this, I talk to my student about what we felt worked and what didn't so we can know how to move forward on future sessions.