What is your teaching philosophy?

I firmly believe all students and pupils have creative and unique minds that are capable of extreme excellence. No matter how uninterested or difficult the student may find writing and reading, they are qualified to process complex literary theory, and communicate that thinking clearly and effectively. In my years of tutoring, I've discovered that reading books with students opens my mind to the various ways that words can be read and interpreted. My teaching philosophy is thus to encourage abstract thinking and critical applications through the student's other academic and personal talents and through their individuality. Teaching reading and writing is about encouraging other's academic and creative processes without the limitations of any strict formula.