My approach, and what a session actually looks like.

Every student I've worked with — in the classroom, on the track, or in the weight room — learns differently, and gets stuck for different reasons. My job isn't to push through that with more worksheets. It's to figure out where the actual gap is, and close it in a way that makes sense to that specific kid.

I lean heavily on the same principles I use as a special education teacher and coach: break big, overwhelming problems into small, doable steps. Build confidence early so a student is willing to try the hard part. And stay patient when something takes longer to click than the pace of a normal classroom allows.