What is your teaching philosophy?

Building confidence in one's own ability to master material results in great outcomes.

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

Go over strengths and weaknesses in a subject area and cover goals of the sessions.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Show him or her that curiosity sparks the best learning.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

Keep him or her focused on the end goal.

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

Break down the skill or concept with different approaches depending on the learning style of the student.

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

Break down the questions into the few categories they all fall into so that the student can quickly read the passage focused on only the important details.

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

Find a tailored approach for each student that builds up their weaknesses while complimenting their strengths.

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

Find a different context in which to view the subject.

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

Teaching a subject is the ultimate test of mastery.

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

Show him or her that progress is step-wise, and only from a great distance will you appreciate how far you have come.

How do you evaluate a student's needs?

Define his or her goals, and allow for self-reflection of strengths and weaknesses.

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

Find which learning styles suits him or her best, and use that approach.

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

Review materials easily available to the student, in addition to the available practice material online.