It is my experience that student engagement is the key to successful teaching and tutoring. If students find the material interesting and relevant, they will participate in learning. In order to reach students where they are, it is important for me to understand their learning process. From my experience, it is clear that students have many styles of learning. Students come to the classroom with a wide variety of previous experience, skills, aptitudes, and preferences. I try to provide instruction tailored to each student the best way I can; by getting to know the student.

I have implemented multiple modes of teaching so that all students would have an opportunity to learn in their preferred style. In my classroom, I want to develop an atmosphere of mutual respect that fosters an environment of collaboration rather than competition so students can work together and learn from each other. I respect the effort that the students expend to learn by providing clear expectations, assignments, and readings, along with positive reinforcement and encouragement.

Being a tutor is a responsibility that I take very seriously. I have a simple and pragmatic philosophy of engagement, respect, and relationship that I bring to all of my courses and interactions with students. I want to make learning fun, because through play, we learn, and this kind of education stays with us forever.