My teaching philosophy is to make sure the student understands the material and is able to apply it when they're tested. Many students manage to get the concepts down while studying, but when they get to a quiz or exam, they freeze up. I will help them learn new information and retain that information with ease.

In my first session with my student, I will get to know what they're struggling with and ask them why they're struggling with it. Is it just a difficult concept for them, or do they not understand the way it's taught. After finding out what's preventing them from fully grasping the material, I will go about breaking it down and teaching it in different ways so they can understand it better.

Throughout college, I struggled to become an independent learner, so I know how it feels to be in their shoes. I will recommend study tips and offer motivation so the student is more inspired to go out and do it on their own. Once they realize they can do a few problems or that they mastered a few concepts on their own, they will be motivated to try it for other subjects as well.

It's easy to get discouraged when learning something new. I would help a student stay motivated by showing them how far they've come. I will also praise them for getting to a certain point in the learning process. They should be encouraged to explore various approaches to the problem and gain experience in picking out the correct approach. So, I won't discourage them if they don't get it right away.

There are many different ways to explain a concept. If they don't understand something, then I can relate it to something they do understand. Also, many math problems can be reworded into a real life situation, and many science concepts can be seen in everyday life. I will point those out to them. Once you break something down enough and relate it to other things the student is comfortable with, anyone can learn anything.

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First, I would start small with basic concepts and ensure that they are comfortable with those, then I will introduce some harder concepts and help them use the knowledge they learned from the previous concepts to answer the harder concepts. Then, when they do it on their own, they will gain confidence that they can do it regardless of if they have someone there helping them or not.

In every subject, many concepts build upon one another. I can ask up to which concept they're comfortable with and work with them from there. Or, if I notice they keep missing a certain type of question, I will realize that they need more help in that area.

I can help a student learn through visual representation, stories, or examples. Whichever the student seems to learn the best from, I will adapt my tutoring style to make sure they get the best out of that session.

For classes such as math and chemistry, the student usually has problems to work on, if not, then I have my old materials from classes, and I can always look up stuff for them to work on.

Reading comprehension is all about the details, once a student is exposed to noticing those details, after a certain amount of practice, they will be able to do it on their own.