Markus Curry2022-11-30T01:22:13+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 ..
Markus Curry2022-11-16T21:54:51+11:00Posted in All Categories, Parent Advice, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
The parents asked what they can do to help the student’s progress outside of my tuition time. Is there a standard response to this or do I suggest something particular for each student? The answer lies in both of your proposed suggestions. There is indeed a response ..
Gene2022-10-31T18:16:42+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
I always feel under pressure with one student - they are too rushed in everything, it feels like she's putting all the pressure onto me. Tips on how to deal with students who try to unload their pressure onto me would help. The student doesn't seem to want ..
Gene2022-11-16T21:25:23+11:00Posted in All Categories, Primary School Learning
I am having a little difficulty teaching my student mental math and adding strategies. She still counts on her fingers. She cannot add 9 and 4, she would have to count on her fingers. Last lesson I politely banned her from using her fingers and went over BASIC ..
Gene2022-10-31T17:54:21+11:00Posted in All Categories, Problem Solving & Independence
One of my students has a habit of challenging herself by attempting tough questions, but is unable to complete them and as a result gets demoralised. To fix this, I usually break up these tougher questions into parts to make them doable. However, in doing so she'll be ..
Gene2022-10-31T18:19:09+11:00Posted in All About Exams, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Organizing Lessons, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
A student's parents want to stop tutoring after his exam but i think he needs to continue as we've only really just begun and i feel he will just forget everything and go back to how he was before. It is probably a good idea to speak ..
Gene2022-10-31T17:38:50+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. First get the student on side by ..
Markus Curry2022-10-31T17:42:57+11:00Posted in All Categories, Parent Advice, Study Habits
Students will deal with a lot of issues in their lives while at school, and due to all the different things competing for their interest, it’s hard to focus. Studying is no different; however the effectiveness of studying can be greatly reduced if students are trying to do ..
Gene2022-11-30T01:23:59+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 ..
Gene2022-10-29T00:40:16+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 ..
