What is your teaching philosophy?

Listen, Understand, Communicate, Personalize.

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

Introduce myself, including sharing some of my academic struggles. Ask the student questions and listen to their concerns and issues. Establish goals and plans to help guide them to achieve their desired results.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Help them learn the material but do not "spoon-feed." Also, I'd have them teach me the materials they learned.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Listen to their accomplishments and concerns and discuss plans to achieve even higher. Also, I'd help remind them of their goals and how far they have already progressed.

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

Listen to their concerns and help them see the concept from a different angle. Also, I'd simplify concepts and give examples for reference.

How do you help students who are struggling with reading comprehension?

Ask them questions after they've finished reading and listen to their way of thinking. Then, we can discuss areas of improvement.

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

Both tutor and students should be proactive and communicative. Open communication and discussion are some of the best ways to establish a good relationship.

How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?

Try to apply concepts from their subjects to things that they enjoy doing. Help them understand why that subject is relevant and "cool."

What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?

Ask questions: some basic, some application-based. Have them teach me, and I will pretend to be the student and ask questions for them to answer.

How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?

Remind them see how far they have already progressed and let them know that plenty of people struggle with many subjects!

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

Based on their academic level & skills, interests, availability, and their goals.

How do you adapt your tutoring to the student's needs?

All students need to have personalized studying plans. Listening, communicating, and discussing with the student to create the plan together is very important!

What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?

That depends on the subject, but normally, I have found that visualization and examples can help all of us better understand difficult concepts.