Karl Francoise Alvarez

My teaching philosophy is to make the content I teach more relatable. In many cases, when a student can’t identify with the material, it’s harder for them to gather meaning. As a Mathematics, Science, CS, Statistics, and Engineering teacher, my goal is to help students empathize with characters, places and concepts, methodologies, various pathways, and intuition especially when those things are different from their own life experiences.

As a student, I found stories more memorable when my teachers helped me draw parallels. As a student teacher, I like to make comparisons between older texts and approaches with brand-new strategies, like Shakespeare and modern events. For example, I find that comparing events not only helps students understand the stories but also helps them draw their own conclusions.

In addition to this, practice makes it perfect ! Therefore a lot of material will be sent to master every technique I teach and not just that but I will demonstrate this with every session that pass. Consistency is key as well as well organized time. Many students do not understand or have no clue how to do this, so certain tips will be given as well with each session delivered.

Finally, constant communication is of paramount importance between parents/carers/guardians of students in order to maximize the efficient in measuring progress even if the sessions are delivered online. With this in mind not only I can keep an eye in my pupils but also parents help out with the process allowing them to check on their own children regularly which most do not do.