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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
I most enjoy making a connection and catching up with children each week on how they found their schooling.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
I believe my experience as a tutor has given me the ability to change ways I approach certain topics to cater to each child as they all require something different. I also believe my patience and my care for children can be seen.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
Being able to listen to critiques and to be able to change from students is the most important thing a tutor can do as it shows the student that the tutor is willing to put in effort to achieve the best learning possible.Tutoring students in 👦 👧
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About Michael
Expert Maths and English Tutor
Michael is a passionate tutor with hands-on experience in tutoring maths for primary and high school and English for primary school. He has honed his skills at a reputable tutoring centre, where he developed personalised instruction tailored to each student's unique needs and learning styles. His commitment goes beyond academic excellence; he creates a supportive environment that boosts students'' confidence and fosters creativity. His dedication is reflected in his ability to adapt lessons effectively, ensuring every child can thrive academically.
Proven Leadership and Communication Skills
As an experienced educator, Michael excels in communication and leadership. At his current tutoring position, he not only supports students but also mentors new tutors by teaching them effective systems and problem-solving strategies. His approach is proactive, aiming to enhance both the learning experience of students and the instructional methods of fellow educators. These skills ensure that Michael can engage effectively with children, parents, and colleagues alike.
Achievements in Education
Michael's educational background highlights his strong foundation in numeracy and literacy. A high achiever himself, he achieved an 87.95 ATAR with a 41 study score in general maths and a scaled 39 study score in Maths Methods, demonstrating his deep understanding of mathematical concepts. Additionally, his certificate for high achievement in NAPLAN further underscores his proficiency in both maths and English. With these credentials, Michael offers a wealth of knowledge that can guide students towards achieving their own academic goals.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Understands concepts like gradient and took notes to remember the steps for questions providing 2 coordinates, asking to find the equation for the line.
Understands concepts like gradient and took notes to remember the steps for questions providing 2 coordinates, asking to find the equation for the line.
Forgets meaning of gradient and why we do certain steps to find the equation but still can find the equation with notes and assistance.
Understands how to interpret questions with normal distributions and can successfully find standard deviations and means
Understands how to interpret questions with normal distributions and can successfully find standard deviations and means
Struggles a little to make simultaneous equations with normal distributions but still understands core concepts.
Understood how to pick which comparisons to use when comparing box plots. Could do some challenging questions related to average.
Understood how to pick which comparisons to use when comparing box plots. Could do some challenging questions related to average.
Struggles to find how to complete difficult worded questions without specific instructions, but does well once prompted which is a great improvement.
Understands all the content after some assistance and made a notes sheet for her test.
Understands all the content after some assistance and made a notes sheet for her test.
Remembering every rule and looking at note sheet if there was similar questions or components when solving more complex questions which require knowledge of multiple index laws