...The subject matter is linked to the student's needs
4. Feedback by way of correction to the student's mistakes is provided
5. The student is asked to revise his or her own work (with help from me only to the extent that it is necessary).
I have been tutoring elementary-level English to college-level English for more than 20 years. (read more)
...In general, there are two things that get kids stuck in Calculus. 1) Algebra HARD. Usually algebra is where things go wrong, and 2) Calculus is the first real class that really requires a conceptual understanding of what you're doing, and not just memorization. Since most math classes prepare you for the latter, not the former, this can be quite the difficulty curve for students. (read more)