Gene2022-10-31T19:20:07+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Confidence
Parents feel there might be a problem with student being the youngest in her class in school. How to reassure them as well as building confidence for student, without her feeling the pressure to 'match up' to the older kids This is a common question and stems ..
Gene2025-01-04T01:16:23+11:00Posted in All Categories, Confidence, Problem Solving & Independence
One of my students really struggles to take her knowledge and use it in new situations. Any tips?📚 Understanding the Learning ProcessThe way students usually learn new concepts is quite progressive. You can see this in the structure of any textbook. Usually, the first questions in an ..
EzyMath2024-12-28T06:55:56+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Confidence
One Student’s ExperienceOne of my students becomes extremely nervous when asked questions during the lesson, even simple ones like "What's 5 X 6?" She becomes a little tense and shaky, and makes very very silly mistakes even though she knows the answer. I've tried to be more encouraging ..
EzyMath2024-12-28T06:16:26+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Confidence, Problem Solving & Independence
Advice & BackgroundThe advice given to me last month was really helpful. Samuel believes that in order to succeed in Maths is only possible if you are a 'genius' and this may be due to the fact that I had tried to simplify things too much during class ..
EzyMath2024-12-28T06:13:17+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Confidence
Helping a Student Overcome the Fear of Being Wrong Another of my maths students seems to be quite anxious about getting the right answer. She often answers questions with what she thinks I want to hear, rather than out of her own understanding. I get the impression that ..
Gene2024-12-24T22:50:08+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Confidence
Initial ChallengesI’d say that my biggest achievement while being a tutor was taking a year 12 general math student from around 30% up to and above 90% within a few months. We began tuition a few months into the year, and from what I understood, this student, (we ..
