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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
- Helping students understand difficult concepts and gain confidence. - Keeps me engaged with the material which helps me come up with new ways to explain it to others - Forming strong relationships with the students in the hope of positively impacting their academic development.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
I believe my strengths are varied. I am very patient and I do not try to rush the learning process, if concepts need to be revisited, I make sure that they get reviewed to ensure that they fully understand. I also know how to adapt my teaching to different students' learning styles. I also have great enthusiasm for the subjects I’m well-versed in, which motivates me and helps me create a more effective learning experience.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
Providing clear explanations and encouraging confidence are very important when tutoring any student. I also believe encouraging students to think independently helps them better understand the material.Tutoring students in 👦 👧
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About Gemma
Who I am
I’m a 19-year-old university student who loves helping others learn in a way that actually makes sense to them. From my own experience, I know how frustrating it can be when things don’t click right away, which is why I’m patient and never rush through anything. I’m flexible in my teaching, always adjusting to fit how each student learns best. I have a lot of passion for the subjects I teach, and I try to make things fun and engaging by sharing that enthusiasm with my students.
What I Enjoy About Tutoring
What I really enjoy about tutoring is seeing someone finally “get it” after struggling with a tough concept. It’s a rewarding feeling to watch their confidence grow. It also pushes me to think of new ways to explain things, which keeps tutoring exciting for me, too. Building connections with students is a big part of why I love tutoring—I want them to feel supported and confident in their learning.
My Approach to Tutoring
When I tutor, I focus on giving clear, easy-to-follow explanations while helping students believe in themselves. I also encourage them to think on their own, which not only helps them understand the material better but also builds their independence and self-confidence. I encourage them to ask questions and think for themselves, helping them become more confident and independent.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
She tried her best with all the different topics, and it was good to check where she’s at with things we haven’t looked at for a while.
She tried her best with all the different topics, and it was good to check where she’s at with things we haven’t looked at for a while.
I realised there are still some really important basics she’s not fully confident with. For example, with square numbers like 4², she’ll do 4×2 instead of 4×4 quite a bit. And with percentages, she doesn’t seem to understand or have ever learnt what “percent” actually means (like out of 100). There are a few of these foundation skills she hasn’t properly learnt, and they’re liekly going to affect newer topics, especially with high school coming up next year. I spoke to you about this today, and I’m happy to put together a review booklet for the summer holidays that goes over the main concepts she needs more practice with.
She worked well this week and stayed focused. She’s slowly getting quicker with some of the tables, which is good to see.
She worked well this week and stayed focused. She’s slowly getting quicker with some of the tables, which is good to see.
Still just needs regular practice to help her think through them a bit faster.
Another good session. She put in good effort and got through a decent amount of questions.
Another good session. She put in good effort and got through a decent amount of questions.
Same as before, the practice is helping, but she still needs to keep repeating the facts so they stick.
She did pretty well with the clocks and got most of them right when I tested her. She stayed focused and tried her best.
She did pretty well with the clocks and got most of them right when I tested her. She stayed focused and tried her best.
She got most of the clock questions right, but I can still tell she doesn’t fully understand how the clock works yet. She knows some parts, but the basics still trip her up a little. If you’re able to go over it at home, it might help to show her how the hands move and how each space between the numbers represents part of an hour, and how the whole clock represents the full hour...