What is your teaching philosophy?

My teaching philosophy is to help mold and shape the learning style, retention mechanisms, and comprehension development of students to broaden their learning experience and ultimately take part in creating world scholars.

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

It is vital to me to get to know the student. Their likes and dislikes, their struggle areas, and their strengths. This will help me determine what learning style the student has, and what teaching style would be best suited for the student.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

A big part of learning is about confidence. If a student does not believe in themselves then they will not believe that they are capable of successfully learning and retaining information on their own. That is where I would come in at, my students will be molded in their confidence from repeating positive affirmations about themselves during every session, weekly goals of personal growth. I will gradually walk my students into spending more time independently working and showing them the plethora of positive benefits behind independent learning.

How would you help a student stay motivated?

With encouragement; students need to hear from their teachers and tutors how much of a good job they are doing. From my previous tutoring experience, I have seen what happens when you compliment their work. It motivates them, because they want to hear it again. So the next time they go the extra mile, they write an extra page, they read an extra book, or they finish one extra math problem just to hear the words "Good job!" or "Well done!"

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

Reading comprehension is one of my strongest subjects. There are a plethora of ways to enhance a student’s reading comprehension. Flashcards promote strong memorization; with reading, many students learn it by hearing it, but a big part is remembering a word and its sound when you see it. Also, breaking a word down in an easier context before approaching the entire word often helps as well.