Since I started learning I've been teaching others. My peers asked me to help them with their subjects. Since I entered University I decided to make tutoring my profession to be able to fund my studies.
What's important for me when giving a class is knowing where the student is at.
Sometimes I'm asked to start at some point like Algebra when the student actually needs to start from Pre-Algebra. So I take a step back and I start from the beginning, step by step, until the student gains rythm. With this students I tend to have classes regularly for a few months.
Other times students just need a fast recap of what they've seen in class so we go faster. With this students I tend to have one or two classes before letting go.
My job is about making the student aware of what they have to do learn first and what second, and advancing from there. I've found many students trying to learn Chemistry or Physics before understanding the basics of Mathemathics, and this applies to anything I'm trying to teach. This may seem trivial, but I would argue that without this my students wouldn't learn.
Every student is different and has a different way of learning, and I have to adapt to each one of them. For example, there are students that need visuals, others understand better by hearing and others need to have everything written down to be able to understand it at their own pace.