What is your teaching philosophy?

I believe that my role as the tutor is to bring out the academic best in students. They already have what they need; they just need someone to help bring it out in them.

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

In the first session, I will typically get to know the student personally and tell them a little about myself. I feel like it is easier to work with someone when you are more familiar with them. After we talk for a few minutes, we could look at what they want to do overall: what are their main goals? Then we can move on to specifics from there.