Sam Henderson

I aim not only to equip students with the knowledge needed to pass an exam, but a deep-rooted understanding of the sciences. I will teach beyond the curriculum, ensuring that students not only know that the derivative of x-squared is 2x, but why it is. This is because I believe the school curriculum does not do students justice, giving them information to regurgitate in exams and forget, rather than giving them both understanding and interest in the subjects.
When I was in high school, particularly when studying for my highers, I found that the best way to study was to go beyond. Rather than just reading higher textbooks, and past papers, I researched deeper to understand the foundational principles behind everything I was taught. And this worked, as this not only ensured I could answer any exam question on the topics, but is the reason I kept my interest in sciences while many of my classmates were pushed away by the unenticing nature of learning sciences in school.
Generally, I plan on keeping my lessons rather Q&A formatted, however if the student doesn't have any particular questions to ask, or topics that they feel they need extra support on, then I will take them through past paper questions on the relevant topics covered in class, but ensure that they not only know how to answer that one question, but understand why the process worked such that no curveball an exam may throw their way is a problem.
What's the point in passing an exam, if you don't even know how you did it?