Gene2025-11-05T21:13:46+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Effective Strategies for Studying for a Mathematics ExamStudying for a mathematics exam requires a different approach compared to other subjects. A student cannot simply memorize formulas and equations while looking at "example questions". While it's crucial to know the formulas, it is even more important to understand *how* ..
Markus Curry2025-11-06T06:54:14+11:00Posted in All Categories, Organizing Lessons
Maximizing Learning Over the HolidaysTo avoid starting the New Year feeling rusty, tuition over the holidays can play a crucial role in a student's success. The longer the student goes without revising the material from tutorials, the more likely they are to forget key concepts, techniques, and study ..
Gene2025-11-06T06:51:37+11:00Posted in All Categories, Organizing Lessons, Starting Tutoring, Structuring Lessons
One of my students has been sick for the last few weeks and has thus missed a substantial amount of maths - any tips for catching them up?This is a fairly common scenario in tutoring. Here are some suggestions.1. Get the Student on Side 💪First get the student ..
Gene2025-11-08T00:08:56+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Challenges in TeachingMy student’s teacher did not specify which topics will be taught in the coming weeks and assessed in the next exam. I was not able to teach him in advance most of the modules. This means he has several knowledge gaps so I have been trying ..
Gene2025-11-08T00:11:18+11:00Posted in All Categories, Teacher & School Issues
One student’s teacher is a little uncooperative. At my bidding my student requested mathematics homework from school, since the teacher was not giving the students any maths homework. Instead of giving the student extra work for the topics they were covering the teacher gave her homework of topics ..
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 ..
EzyMath2025-11-04T22:52:47+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Remembering Stuff
My student is not revising topics covered in previous sessions. I have stressed the importance of consistent revision but I’m not sure the best way to make him revise. Here are some ideas:💡Typically students won’t revise on their own. This is true for a variety of reasons.*Some students ..
EzyMath2025-11-07T20:49:36+11:00Posted in All Categories, Starting Tutoring, Structuring Lessons
If a student is struggling with MANY topics, how do you help him catch up in a short period of time?Depends on the nature of the struggle, is it comprehension problems throughout, too much content to recall at once, gaps in knowledge? If the student is struggling ..
EzyMath2025-11-07T20:42:31+11:00Posted in All Categories, Starting Tutoring, Structuring Lessons
My year 10 student is struggling overall with her maths, she is in the lowest class at and is finding it difficult to solve almost every type of equation and she barely knows her times tables without looking them up in a chart. Is there anything i can ..
