First and foremost my philosophy is that every student is capable of learning, each in his or her own unique way. In my experience, the biggest obstacle to learning is a student’s belief about the subject. For example students may believe that math is unessential, unbearable, and uninteresting. I work to show them that math is essential and will always have a practical application in their life. I show them that math, while not always easy, is possible. I tutor math with excitement and enthusiasm to engage them in their work. If a student has difficulty learning a skill or concept, what would you do? When tutoring math I break down a problem into smaller steps. I then walk through each step one by one to identify the lack of understanding and determine whether or not I need to review a concept or take a new approach. As we walk through the problem I may also have the student take notes at the steps that they are not confident with yet. This will help them as they work on their work at home.