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 Curry2025-11-06T21:29:06+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Maximizing the Last Week of Exam PreparationAs it’s the last week before an exam, it’s expected that the student has covered all the core topics and has done some study over the past week or two. However, the final week can still make a ..
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 ..
Markus Curry2025-11-05T22:45:09+11:00Posted in All Categories, Organizing Lessons, Parent Advice
How Much Tutoring Does My Child Need?Students will require different amounts of tuition based on several factors:Current academic standing: The worse their current performance, the more effort it will take to improve.Goals: The more ambitious their goals, the more effort it will take to reach them.Grade level: The ..
Gene2025-11-06T21:33:26+11:00Posted in All Categories, Organizing Lessons, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor, Structuring Lessons
Dealing with a Student Who Chooses Free School Tutoring Over Private TuitionOne student stopped her tutoring because she gained access to free tutoring at her school. Despite my efforts to convince her and her parents that continuing with me would be better since she was accustomed to my ..
Markus Curry2025-11-06T21:23:31+11:00Posted in All Categories, Structuring Lessons
How do I cover the majority of what is necessary within a one hour span?✨Being able to cover the material each lesson is quite a feat! Being able to cover most of the material each lesson is very important and can be done when lesson planning is used. ..
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 ..
Gene2025-11-07T23:53:32+11:00Posted in All About Exams
Methods to get students more comfortable with tests? 🎯A short answer is *practice practice practice*. Maths tutoring is not just about drilling content into the heads of students – we need to teach students how to study effectively, find their own learning strategies, how to prepare for exams, ..
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 ..
EzyMath2025-11-06T06:33:01+11:00Posted in All Categories, Organizing Lessons, Senior & High School Learning
Why Holiday Tutoring is EssentialI have a couple of students who are going into year 11 next year. They absolutely need tutoring during the holidays to make next year less stressful for them. There are many gaps to cover, and working ahead will give them a confidence boost. ..
