你的教学理念是什么?

备考哲学:在标准化考试中取得好成绩归根结底是准备的问题。但是标准化考试通常是为了测试学生解决问题的能力，而不是他们的记忆能力或某一特定科目的能力。那么，如何准备由未知内容组成的考试呢?答案是研究考试的写作、管理和得分方式。简而言之，研究生入学考试(GRE)具有挑战性，因为它试图让你感到不舒服。测试环境非常紧张。计算机测试不是每个人都熟悉的。得分是故意设置的，如果你做得好，得分就会变得更加困难。除此之外，考试经常试图用不熟悉的单词和错误的假设来混淆问题。特别值得一提的是，GRE语言考试的问题旨在让考生怀疑自己，而大多数问题只是问一对同义词或反义词。 Students have an advantage when preparing for the test, in that the questions will come in the same format as the study materials and the concepts being tested can only come from a limited range of options. This means that targeted practice and light studying can prepare a student to test well even in a subject in which they typically perform poorly. The scoring methodology of the GRE also makes preparation a focus. That is because, students will be offered more difficult (thus worth more points) questions to students who perform well in the initial sections. In this way, getting just 10% more questions correct in a typical 20 question sub-section can increase your score by much more than 10%. Latin Teaching Philosophy: Too often, teachers and tutors will delve into their subject matter with cookie-cutter lesson plans, easy-to-grade assessments, and rote memorization techniques. These methods are rooted in antiquated learning models and will only cater to a meagre portion of any classroom. Learning is a reflexive process; this is especially true of my area of expertise, Latin. The improvement of a student's current understanding should be the central thrust of any lesson plan rather than a schedule of lessons handed down from someone who hasn't shared a room with a student in decades. I maintain this focus by questioning not just my students for answers but the thought processes that led them to those answers. When I say that learning Latin is a reflexive process, I mean that the instructors understanding of how well a student in understanding the concepts is as important as the student's efforts. Imagine, if you will, learning Latin as a ladder. If you are at the bottom of the ladder, the first step must be the first rung of the ladder and advance one by one not skipping or glossing over any of the 'rungs.' It is the instructor's job to track a student's progression and and to move on or linger accordingly.

在与学生的第一次会面中，你通常会做什么?

在第一节课之前，我更喜欢和新生见面，评估他们目前的进步，建立他们的目标。在第一节课中，我通常会以一个诊断测试开始，然后继续讨论我们将要重点讨论的一些全面的主题。

如何帮助学生成为独立的学习者?

一个独立的学习者首先需要有好奇心。这种好奇心通常来自于对学科的自信和对自学技能的掌握。发展解决问题的能力和自给自足是一个主要的重点领域。