What is your teaching philosophy?

To learn something, you need to understand why it is the way it is; you will never learn by just memorizing things.

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

Introducing myself, and letting the student know who I am and feel comfortable with me, is the most important thing. Then I can get into the work and try to identify the student's strengths and weaknesses.

How can you help a student become an independent learner?

Showing a student independent study skills is very important because someone won't always be there to help them.