...Instead, I teach them to think through the problems one step at a time, beginning with what they already know. If it’s discovered that they don’t know rudimentary and prerequisite concepts, those concepts are probed further until adequate-to-complete understanding is achieved. It’s also important for students to embrace mistakes. (read more)
...As a college professor, most of my teaching experience comes from a classroom setting, but, as I mentioned earlier, my preference is one-on-one tutoring. While working as a professor, I strongly encouraged students to attend my office hours for extra help, and I had some of the best-attended off... (read more)