What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁

I've always liked helping others (my teachers in primary school often sat me next to struggling students to help them), and getting paid to do something I'd do anyway is pretty cool. There are times when my students look back and see how much better their understanding is now, or times like last Thursday when I'm told "I got an A+ on my test!". It's a great feeling, knowing that I've made a positive difference in a person's life. There's also the fact that maths is my favourite subject, and calculus my favourite part of maths, so year 12 maths methods is similar to what I do in my spare time.

My Strengths as Tutor 💪

My first job was working at my old high school with students with learning difficulties and/or other reasons to not have a full timetable. I learnt many different ways to interact with those students and help them achieve their best, and I can apply these varied methods to my students now. On top of that, 6.5 years of working as a tutor has meant I've encountered a lot of the specific issues students have with the content and have multiple ways to explain it to them, from basic primary school science / maths to advanced year 12 physics / specialist maths.

Most important things I can do for a student 🏅

Provide students with support to get through school and life. For some, this is A+ in specialist maths. For others, it's passing essential maths. Forcing each student to be the same is not only impossible to achieve, it's damaging to the individual. Tutors need to not only teach the subject, but teach students how to learn the subject, boosting the student's confidence in facing any future challenges in that area. This helps come the time that they are faced with unfamiliar exam questions or when they consider using these skills in their lives.