My Teaching Philosophy

For the majority of students, interest drives learning. Whether that’s simply because they enjoy the topic or because they are being engaged, students often need engagement because you can’t expect them to know or to find what they want. With that said, every student learns differently, and there’s nothing wrong with that. While many of us share similar word and learning associations in part due to our societies and upbringings at home and in school, our neural pathways and physiological systems help make us each truly unique. In other words, some of us are more visual while others are more kinesthetic, aural, or oral learners depending on our needs and levels of engagement. These internal systemic patterns help shape how we receive information. Furthermore, if our systems don’t receive information as we need it, or our systems get overloaded, we struggle consciously and unconsciously to digest and adjust our neural pathways. Sometimes we shut down completely. So, by providing a comfortable and consistent environment based around the needs of an individual and their personal interests, a student can learn to grow and to eventually figure out what works and doesn’t work for them. My goal is to simply provide such a stable environment for my students so that they can realize their near limitless potentials no matter who they think they are or what issues they are struggling with.