Each lesson will be a focused on certain concept or topic in Physics or Maths. I will start by asking the student to explain to me what they know about this concept.
I believe in this way the student practices recall, as well as gives them the confidence to realize they usually know more than they think. Then based on what they say, I will to try to fill in the gaps of their understanding.
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Each lesson will be a focused on certain concept or topic in Physics or Maths. I will start by asking the student to explain to me what they know about this concept.
I believe in this way the student practices recall, as well as gives them the confidence to realize they usually know more than they think. Then based on what they say, I will to try to fill in the gaps of their understanding.
Richard Feynman was a very influential American Physicist, who believed if that you can not explain a concept to a 5 year old - you haven't understood it. I stand by this technique and still employ it even for my own studies. This is what I will try to do, break down a seemingly daunting concept into what its actually trying to get at.
After this, we will proceed with example questions. A lot of the time, getting good at physics/maths is about getting fluent in it. Therefore, this requires practice, and it gets students familiar with the language of Maths/Physics. Also, this helps hone in their problems solving skills, using the concept they have just learnt.
I am also a firm believer in visual explanations of concepts. For instance, when teaching matrix transformations, how do we visualise it. Most student just think of a matrix as an array of numbers, but when you visualise it as transforming space itself, it make a lot more sense.
This translates to concepts in physics, for instance visualising the SUVAT equations, Newton's laws etc.