What is your teaching philosophy?

Learning and teaching at the same time.

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

Starting with an icebreaker.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Encourage him to point out his own issues and mistakes.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Playing games.

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

Use several sessions to demonstrate the concept and practice with him more.

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

Suggest him to read whenever he can and provide with more interesting articles

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

Cheer them up more often.

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

Combine the subject with their hobbies.

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

Ask him to teach me back.

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

Encourage him to talk about it with his parents and friends.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

By asking him first and then discovering it during our conversation.

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

By checking with him and asking for his feedback.

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

Videos, pencils, and Chinese Mandarin tutorials.