Pat
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: North Carolina State University at Raleigh - Bachelors, Math Education
Graduate Degree: University of North Carolina at Charlotte - Masters, Special Education
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How can you help a student become an independent learner?
Build on successes while incrementally increasing the level of difficulty of the problems.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
Positive, upbeat sessions help students stay motivated.
What strategies have you found to be most successful when you start to work with a student?
It is not the strategies that matter as much as the connection with the student.
How would you help a student get excited/engaged with a subject that they are struggling in?
I make sure they know that I am excited myself.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
I ask the student to pretend that they are explaining the concept to a younger child or to me.
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
I offer praise while increasing the level of difficulty of the questions.
What types of materials do you typically use during a tutoring session?
If a student has materials from class, I use those first. Next, I will use materials provided by our website.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
I start by reviewing a prerequisite skill.
How do you evaluate a student's needs?
I evaluate by watching how they approaches solving problems; usually from homework or from SAT/ACT practice sets.