Rebecca
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: The University of Tennessee - Current Undergrad, Math
ACT Math: 31
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Elementary School Math
What is your teaching philosophy?
My teaching philosophy is to keep it simple without insulting my student's intelligence.
If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do?
When a student is struggling, I like to try to come up with a few different ways of explaining a concept in hopes that one of the ways may stick.
What techniques would you use to be sure that a student understands the material?
I like to take the current question a student is working on and mix it up a little bit. For example, if given an equation, I like to change the numbers and explain how to do it. That way, they have a chance to do the original problem for themselves.
How do you build a student's confidence in a subject?
Practice! After a few problems, many students see that they can do it and get excited about their learning accomplishment.