Supporting your child’s maths learning starts at home. These guides give Australian parents practical, tutor-tested advice on homework routines, motivation, school holidays, working with teachers and knowing when extra help is needed. Each article draws on years of one-to-one tutoring experience to help you turn everyday moments into progress.

Legos: The Building Blocks of Math

Legos: The Building Blocks of MathBelieve it or not, having a bunch of Legos all over the floor can help your younger child develop important math skills. These colorful building blocks can boost your child’s confidence in math at an early age. Here are great ways..

Helping Your Student Athlete Hit A Home Run In The Classroom

Helping Your Student Athlete Excel in the ClassroomIf your child excels on the field, court, track, or pool, there are a few things you can do as a parent of a student-athlete to help them excel in the classroom as well. 🏅Students who love playing sports..

Helping Your Creative Butterfly Excel In Mathematics

Supporting Creative Thinkers in MathAs your child grows and develops, their personality will emerge, and as a parent, it is a joy to watch them realize their strengths, weaknesses, likes, and dislikes. Some parents will watch their child bloom into a natural mathematician, a child who..

How to Ask “What Did You Do Today?” Without Asking “What Did You Do Today?”

When Am I EVER Going to Have to Use This?!Frustrated and overwhelmed students often throw down their pencils in defeat, wondering when they will ever have to apply complex math problems in their daily lives, and wonder why they even have to learn it. Parents who..

When Am I EVER Going To Have To Use This?

How Parents Contribute to the Development of Gender-Related Math Attitudes

Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward MathAsk any teacher about the makeup and dynamic of their class, and one of the first observations will be the differences between their male students and their female students. Boys and girls vary greatly in their behavior patterns in the classroom, their study habits, and..

The Seeds Of Maths Learning

Building a Strong Math Foundation: How Curiosity Leads to Problem SolvingIt’s a fact that most children in grades 3 to 5 are naturally curious and eager to explore, persist, seek solutions, and engage in problem solving. This makes the early years a great opportunity to foster strong mathematical understanding. 🌱Kids..

General Comments on Tutoring

Reimagining Education: Insights from Salman Khan's "The One World Schoolhouse"For anyone looking to explore new teaching methods, I recommend the book *"The One World Schoolhouse"* by Salman Khan. Known for his popular educational platform Khan Academy and YouTube videos covering a wide range of subjects, Khan brings forward some groundbreaking..

Building A Strong Math Foundation

The Importance of Building a Strong Foundation in MathematicsMathematics is a subject that builds on previously learned knowledge. Each year, the material taught advances upon what students have already learned. A solid foundation in mathematics is vital for students to succeed and avoid struggles throughout their schooling. Without these strong..

Understanding Mathematics

How Understanding Math Helps Students ExcelMathematics is a subject many people enjoy, primarily because there is usually one correct answer to each problem. This provides a sense of certainty, which is appreciated by many. However, one of the biggest issues with students today is a lack of proper *understanding* of..

Maintaining A-Game Through Holidays

Maximizing Learning Over the HolidaysTo avoid starting the New Year feeling rusty, tuition over the holidays can play a crucial role in a student's success. The longer the student goes without revising the material from tutorials, the more likely they are to forget key concepts, techniques, and study habits. 📚Why..

How Much Tutoring Is Right?

How Much Tutoring Does My Child Need?Students will require different amounts of tuition based on several factors:Current academic standing: The worse their current performance, the more effort it will take to improve.Goals: The more ambitious their goals, the more effort it will take to reach them.Grade level: The higher the..

Private Vs Free School Tutoring – Keeping Students

Dealing with a Student Who Chooses Free School Tutoring Over Private TuitionOne student stopped her tutoring because she gained access to free tutoring at her school. Despite my efforts to convince her and her parents that continuing with me would be better since she was accustomed to my teaching style,..

How To Tutor Primary School Students

Effective Tutoring Techniques for Primary and High School StudentsTutoring is an incredibly rewarding experience, especially when we help students overcome challenges using our teaching skills. However, the problems faced by students in primary school versus high school are very different, and this requires tutors to adjust their techniques accordingly. The..

Parents Disappointed with Tutoring

A Parent Is Unhappy With Their Child's Progress: How to Address the ConcernA parent is unhappy with the progress of her child after a series of questions were answered incorrectly by the student while completing problems outside of tutoring sessions. These problems covered material and concepts that had not yet..

Changing Student Practices and the Joys of Learning

The Internet’s Impact on EducationThe internet has become an everyday part of almost all of our lives, and in particular our children’s lives. Facebook, YouTube, games... but what about education? Many of our students can’t even remember a time before Google or Wikipedia, where answers to almost any question..

Dealing With Complacent Parents

Addressing Reductions in Tutorial SessionsParents are becoming willingly complacent at organizing tutorials. Reducing tutorials from 1 weekly to 1 fortnightly in an attempt to reduce financial cost is becoming more common. I assume this is due to poorer-than-expected results from the last semester, leading to a perception that the cost/benefit..

How Parents Can Help Tutoring?

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 which would generally..

“Negative” High School attitudes

Understanding the Challenges 📚Sometimes it can be a variety of reasons why your child isn't reaching their potential in high school. Due to a nexus of factors, some students might not perform to their best ability at certain times. There are a lot of reasons for this which are best..

Unsupportive School Teacher

One student’s teacher is a little uncooperative. At my bidding my student requested mathematics homework from school, since the teacher was not giving the students any maths homework. Instead of giving the student extra work for the topics they were covering the teacher gave her homework of topics they had..

Matching A Teacher’s Methods

I would like some assistance in how to explain different concepts such that they are in line with the way taught in school. I don’t want to confuse the client by teaching in different ways as it might create more doubts. ✨ This is a very valid concern. Giving the..

How To Tutor Through Holidays

Why Holiday Tutoring is EssentialI have a couple of students who are going into year 11 next year. They absolutely need tutoring during the holidays to make next year less stressful for them. There are many gaps to cover, and working ahead will give them a confidence boost. This is..

Student Needs More Work But Parents Say No

One of my students needs more lessons (2 in a week) but her mother says one lesson is sufficient. She is failing before I get an opportunity to teach her and i am hoping to get more than 65percent with more lessons but they don't agree. How can i assist..

Student Needs Holiday Sessions But Not Keen

One 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.This is a really common situation 🤔. There are two main things..

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