Gene2025-11-05T21:47:34+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Study Habits
How do I get my student to speak in class and also use ‘speaking aloud’ with me during lessons? ✨Understanding Student CharacteristicsThis is a great question as it brings in personal characteristics of the student in conjunction with how comfortable they are with the learned material. It considers ..
Gene2025-11-04T22:08:33+11:00Posted in All Categories, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor, Starting Tutoring
Client was difficult to try and relate to initially, with a very introverted personality. Perhaps better engaging techniques for probing information to try build rapport, or approaching super-shy personalities.First of all, you should recognize that *some students will be easier to develop a rapport with, others harder*. These ..
Gene2025-11-05T21:52:19+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
One of my students is a grade 6 boy suffering from learning difficulties. I'm not sure exactly how to bring up the topic of progression with his mother. I worry that come exam time she will be expecting large improvements but because of his difficulties I think ..
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 ..
EzyMath2025-11-07T20:27:59+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Motivation & Interest, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
I'm wondering how stern I should be upon the student when their concentration is waning. Should I be the friend who ushers and assists them through questions or should I be the stern teacher and push him through questions? Stern or Friendly is up to you 🤔. However, ..
EzyMath2025-11-06T22:44:17+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Study Habits
“I am finding it difficult to enforce the learning strategies…” I am finding it difficult to enforce the learning strategies Talking Aloud, Back Checking, and Pen to Paper and to explain them in such a way that my students are convinced they are important. 🤔Most importantly the students ..
EzyMath2025-11-06T22:04:40+11:00Posted in All Categories, Primary School Learning, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
I can never manage to stop my student in year 6 from talking about her friends and experiences with math. Is there a way I can politely tell her to stop talking and listen? Interesting situation. It is great that you have a strong enough relationship ..
EzyMath2025-11-08T02:03:58+11:00Posted in All Categories, Problem Solving & Independence, Senior & High School Learning, Study Habits
Year 12 student: I need to work on improving her problem solving skills/independent learning, as well as her self-belief (such as trying more questions individually before asking). How do I best integrate some of the learning strategies into tutorial sessions for a year 12 student? Depends which learning ..
EzyMath2025-11-07T20:30:19+11:00Posted in All Categories, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
Yr 11 Student ConcernYr 11 student has improved well over the past few weeks, but he is still not able to work through problem solving questions well. The biggest concern with him is that he hesitates a lot during class, he fails to cooperate and often suggests that ..
EzyMath2025-11-06T20:37:00+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Motivation & Interest
One student (yr 11 maths) seems a little lazy with the homework I assign them. I'm not sure whether my approach and attitude when assigning homework is not correct or they are just generally reluctant to do homework. I don't want to be strict in enforcing homework ..
