My teaching philosophy is to guide learning. I want to watch the student attempt various similar problems before I jump in and help. That way, I know that we are not just going through the motions.

In a typical first session with a student, I would focus on getting to know each other a little bit and talking through problems. For instance, I would closely watch and listen to the student's thought processes before I jump in and help.

By not giving away too much immediately. I always learned best by working through things myself with encouragement and small hints or tricks from the teacher.

Talk about the reasons why this subject is important for what they want to do in the future, whether that be more advanced subjects or a job.

Talk through problems out loud. I would do a few, going slowly and speaking my thought process, then I would ask them to do the same.

Students that are struggling with reading comprehension should start by practicing reading out loud. I would have them read it to themselves, then read out loud to me, then explain what happened in their own words after each paragraph.

Setting small goals immediately and getting on the same page so we can achieve them!

Talk to them about their interests and future courses they want to take. Once I understand their interests, I can talk about how that subject plays into those interests.

One of the best ways to make sure a student understands the material is to have them teach it back to me.

Setting small goals so that we can incrementally make progress and know that we are improving!