What is your teaching philosophy?

I believe that every student has the potential to be successful and my goal is to provide them with the confidence and tools to do so.

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

Get to know one another. Give the student some of my personal background that they can relate to and find interesting (e.g. I play in a band with Johnny Depp.)

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

By building their self-confidence. If they know they can do, they will do it.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

By giving them positive reinforcement and encouraging them to be the best they can be.

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

Re-model the concept and if that doesn't help, find a different teaching method or approach.

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

I would discuss prior knowledge about the topic and introduce new vocabulary. Then, have the student retell a chunk read in their own words.