My approach to tutoring is grounded in a personalized style of learning, particularly for middle and high school students who have already developed specific study habits. Drawing on my own diverse academic experiences, I can quickly identify the optimal way for each individual student to grasp concepts and apply them effectively.

My teaching style focuses on progression and interactive engagement. I ensure students fully understand the fundamentals before moving forward, guiding them through the problem-solving process so the learning is deeply reinforced.

Typical tutoring sessions begin with a brief casual conversation to put the student at ease, followed by warmup questions to assess their current understanding and build confidence.  Sessions usually end with a more challenging problem that allows me to evaluate the student's learning and adapt my plan for the next lesson.

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In general, my aim is to make learning both interesting and rigorous for students so they can simultaneously achieve the results they want while also developing a curiosity for the subject. I enjoy getting to know my students as individuals and learners so I can support them to the best of my ability by tailoring my teaching approach to their unique needs. In a typical session, I will try to address any gaps in their current knowledge of the course material using both school-provided and private resources, before returning to reinforce those concepts at a later session.

With both standardized and AP tests, I often encourage my students to look beyond the content. I use questions beyond the test level to solidify my students' understanding and often ask them to explain concepts in their own words such that they can think about topics coherently in their own words.Following the supervision system Cambridge employs, I often lead students through more of a discussion, talking about topics in different ways to ensure their understanding and linking separate topics in such a way that they all mould together. Only when I feel that my students' understanding is at an appropriate level do I begin to present them with practice questions. By that point, these questions are second nature to them.