Markus Curry2025-11-06T06:31:29+11:00Posted in All Categories, Primary School Learning
Effective Tutoring Techniques for Primary and High School StudentsTutoring is an incredibly rewarding experience, especially when we help students overcome challenges using our teaching skills. However, the problems faced by students in primary school versus high school are very different, and this requires tutors to adjust their techniques ..
Gene2025-11-06T22:50:21+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Confidence
Parents' Concerns: Youngest Students in ClassMany parents worry about their child being the youngest in the class, especially when deciding between entering kindergarten early or waiting. The concerns are understandable, especially when it comes to grades, attention, productivity, social networking, and maturity levels.Reassuring ParentsSome parents feel that enrolling ..
Markus Curry2025-11-06T06:40:34+11:00Posted in All Categories, Concentration & Focus
How to Keep ADHD-Driven, Younger, Less Focused Children Interested and EngagedTeaching students with ADD or ADHD can be a challenge, however with patience and an effective plan, your student can remain engaged for tuition lessons. Students who exhibit ADD/ADHD’s hallmark symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity can be ..
Gene2025-11-06T22:11:03+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
I always feel under pressure with one student - they are too rushed in everything, it feels like she's putting all the pressure onto me. Tips on how to deal with students who try to unload their pressure onto me would help. The student doesn't seem to want ..
Markus Curry2025-11-06T06:55:30+11:00Posted in All Categories, Parent Advice, Study Habits
Introduction to Studying ChallengesStudents will deal with a lot of issues in their lives while at school, and due to all the different things competing for their interest, it’s hard to focus. Studying is no different; however, the effectiveness of studying can be greatly reduced if students are ..
Markus Curry2025-11-06T21:00:50+11:00Posted in All Categories, Parent Advice, Senior & High School Learning
Understanding the Challenges 📚Sometimes it can be a variety of reasons why your child isn't reaching their potential in high school. Due to a nexus of factors, some students might not perform to their best ability at certain times. There are a lot of reasons for this which ..
Gene2025-11-06T22:42:44+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
Identifying the IssueI am not getting a good response from one student; she openly resents having a tutor and is passively aggressive toward me. She is rude and does not complete the homework I set for her. I have tactfully picked up on her rudeness and explained to ..
EzyMath2025-11-06T22:09:06+11:00Posted in All Categories, Motivation & Interest
Lack of discipline and commitment regarding homework. It is frustrating when I identify a 'gap' and create a worksheet, especially to target their weakness, and they lose it, or don't bother doing it! Especially since I have explained how doing the problems will help them, and gone over ..
EzyMath2025-11-08T00:04:35+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Motivation & Interest, Senior & High School Learning
Dan’s SituationDan, who is in year 12 and doing General Maths, struggles A LOT. He doesn't seem to have put in any effort throughout the year as he has no notes or recollection of learning many concepts. I find it difficult to try and cram through the general ..
EzyMath2025-11-07T19:41:03+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Teacher & School Issues
My year 12 student's teacher appears to be a little inadequate 🤔 e.g. he does not teach some concepts in the topic that end up in the exam. My student has been asking his friends what their teachers are telling them about the topics that will be tested ..
