Irina2022-11-02T22:51:47+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Starting Tutoring, Student Advice
The start of another year at school is an exciting time for students but maybe not so much for the parents. While your child is excited about the new class, new teachers and new subjects, you might be more apprehensive of the change. Questions around their upcoming ..
Irina2022-10-31T17:37:20+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Starting Tutoring, Structuring Lessons, Teacher & School Issues
Scientists have concluded the first 8 years of life as the most crucial period of learning. The rate at which humans learn at this stage is unequalled. It lays the foundation of an adult who is physically, emotionally, socially and cognitively healthy. Thus, you can imagine the ..
Irina2022-10-31T17:25:15+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Starting Tutoring
1. Introduction Most teachers choose teaching as a career for altruistic reasons (TALIS 2018). It's a simple motive - looking for ways to support the younger generation and help build a better future. All of us can understand that. However, the picture becomes more complex once we take ..
Markus Curry2024-11-01T02:31:11+11:00Posted in About Education and Learning, All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Motivation & Interest, Senior & High School Learning, Starting Tutoring, Student Advice
As long as we have known the history of ancient civilizations, we have known mathematic discovery. Maths is to thank for the advanced and technological society we live in today. It all started thousands of years ago with counting and arithmetic. Throughout the years, many people have wondered ..
DianaE2022-10-31T17:36:34+11:00Posted in Parent Advice, Starting Tutoring
Many parents struggle with knowing how to help their children who are having a hard time with math. If the parents are not math aficionados, helping their children with high-level math can cause stress in the relationship and end up doing more harm than good. Parents who love ..
Gene2025-01-31T06:34:45+11:00Posted in All Categories, Starting Tutoring
Making a Great First Impression as a TutorWhen a new student is assigned to you for tutoring, it can be an exciting experience. However, it’s important to remember that the student and their parents expect a professional tutor who can help the student succeed. Here are some tips ..
Gene2025-01-04T02:49:24+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 ..
Gene2025-01-04T02:39:31+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, ..
EzyMath2024-12-28T07:08:20+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 ..
EzyMath2024-12-28T06:52:25+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 ..
