Daniel New

I like to teach students by showing them first that the question they are struggling on is in fact possible. To begin with I would present different examples of a similar topic to the initial question and run through a formula of how to solve them, getting the student more involved by asking themv questions as they gain confidence. Then at the end when the student has the formula to solve questions of a certain ilk I would present them with the question they struggled with in the first place and see if they could solve it. Once they have got their head around the question I would then pose a slightly harder problem on the same topic and see if they could then work their way through that, being there to gently guide them in the correct direction if they go slightly off track.
Having done thousands of questions in my time in school and at University I know that there is always a method to follow when solving questions and so once you have gone through enough questions that the method becomes second nature, there is very little that can stop you from getting the question correct in an exam. The other key skills from then on would be identifying what the question is asking - so that the correct method can be applied - and working under exam conditions so that when the big day does come around the student feels adequately prepared to face any question fired at them under pressure.