Adrian
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: University of Nevada-Las Vegas - Bachelors, Mathematical sciences
Painting, Making people laugh, Watching movies, and Playing video games and enjoy fine art.
Elementary School Math
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
With a first session I want to target all of the trouble areas and see where is the base of the issue. If it is dealing with math most of the time the issues build off each other and starting with the foundation of the concept helps with understanding the rest of the concept. Before that I would like to know how the student works and how they learn best.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
I teach students how to use their resources to their advantage. This era is the era of technology and people do not use it to their full potential. I will often show websites on where to find information for a paper to a smart calculator that can help every math problem you could have. Showing them to think outside the box and use everything to their advantage is the best way to go about teaching them about independence.