I believe that education should be liberating. Teachers should not insist on rote memorization and spend time force-feeding students the "right" answers. Instead, good teachers pose challenging problems and open-ended questions to provoke thought, discussion, and further questioning. Education should teach us to question the world, and question the authority of those you think they know all the answers.

I would try to get a sense of what subjects they are passionate about. I would also try to figure out what kind of learner they are, and under what conditions they learn best. Everyone's mind works differently, no one style of teaching will work for everyone.

No one will want to learn independently about a subject they aren't passionate about. In order to become an independent learner, one must discover what their point of entry is, why they feel connected to learning more about a given subject.

Motivation is cultivated in both internal and external ways. Externally, the best thing I can do for you is to offer encouragement, praise, and direction. Internally, you need to find out what keeps the fires inside of you stoked.

首先,我会尝试与一个故事where I struggled with learning a skill or concept so the students know they are not alone. Second, I would go back a few steps to make sure the preceding concepts made sense. Lastly, I would try to explain the skill or concept through multiple media - visual, verbal, aural, textual, or narrative.

I think all reading is an act of translation. Not all writers (even those writing in 'standard' English) speak the same language of students in the 21st century. Reading comprehension is about 'making it plain,' or rephrasing something in terms that make sense to you.

It's important to work on a mixture of subjects, both those you already feel passionate about and those you don't have a passion for yet; those you find easy, and those you find challenging. Every student needs to feel a sense of accomplishment and a sense of something to strive for. I won't make my students bang their heads against a wall with material they don't like or don't understand. We'll work on a variety of subjects and projects throughout the time.

I will work hard to find the connection between that subject and something concrete in their own life. Too often, the learning we do in schools feels disconnected, abstract and unimportant in relation to everyday life. Sometimes it seems like a stretch, but everything is interrelated, and there is always a purpose for learning.

I want students to be doing most of the talking. I will pose a series of questions and will consistently ask students to demonstrate their understanding, rephrase their answers, and connect their learning to other areas of study.

Confidence (like motivation) is built through the connection between internal and external validation. I can do my best to support your learning and offer praise and encouragement, but you need to find that confidence within yourself in order to succeed.

I like to speak with a student for a good long while about their interests and passions, as well as the subjects/topics/classes that they struggle with. A student is the best judge of their own strengths and needs.