What is your teaching philosophy?

I see myself as more of a facilitator of learning. I wish to help my students with helpful tools and techniques and gently guide them. In this way, I endeavor to help them hone their skills and trust their own instincts so that they can continue to tackle challenges without my help.

What might you do in a typical first session with a student?

最初,我尝试建立学生的啊utside interests and hobbies are. Hopefully, this creates a bit of bonhomie, but also allows me to see if I can connect the course material to the student's interests outside of the classroom. Then, tutoring sessions become less of an onerous task for a student.