I believe that a passion for learning is contagious, and a joy in teaching encourages participation and engagement in learning.

Tutoring is more private and personal, hence I spend time building mutual trust and confidence. It is essential to identify why the student seeks tutoring, what they expect from tutoring, and how much time and effort they are willing to spend. Next, we will prioritize objectives and develop a game-plan together. Lastly, I want to dive into the material and give the student something immediately useful after their first meeting.

A student cannot become an independent learner through imitation. Questioning, examining, and understanding why a method or technique works, as well as learning how to choose between them is the goal. Some patterns are grasped intuitively after the routine is learned; other solution methods are only understood once their validity has been scrutinized.

Motivation is usually not a problem when gains are rapid and visible. Only when progress is not visible do such doubts weigh on the mind. It is therefore necessary to take a cumulative assessment to reassess old skills and reevaluate current methods to make sure that progress is taking place and it is visible.