What is your teaching philosophy?

Fun, interesting, and exciting.

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

Understand what my student needs.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Encourage the student to find fun, interest, and excitement in that subject.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

I will try to let the student know he or she is very good at the subject. He or she should be very proud of himself or herself.

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

I will work with the student together to overcome the difficulty.

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

Play a game.

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

I will let them know reading is like talking to a friend, which is easy, fun, and exciting.