What is your teaching philosophy?

My teaching philosophy focuses on flexibility: everyone learns differently, and I embrace that!

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Motivation can be challenging to maintain if you have nothing to be motivated for. Looking forward and finding goals that relate to the present studies is a great way to boost motivation.

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

First, I would backtrack to make sure the student understands the concepts leading up to what he or she is finding difficult. After that, approaching the concept from a new or different perspective often can clear things up.

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

I would place the subject in the context of its real world applications. A subject can be more exciting and engaging if it goes beyond just the textbook.