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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
Helping students enjoy and enhance their learning through engagement and motivation.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
I am open-minded, patient, friendly and organized. I also have a lot of experience in time-management and formatting/structuring plans. This is also primarily in education and studying throughout secondary school and university.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
Developing students to approach learning with optimism and determination. I believe all kinds educators have the greatest opportunity to set students up to achieve their personal best.Tutoring students in 👦 👧
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About Derick
Math is my favourite subject
Derick is a high-achieving high school graduate with a strong track record in Mathematics. This tutor understands what it takes to perform well in exams and uses this experience to guide students through problem-solving, test strategies, and clear step-by-step explanations, making challenging content feel more manageable for primary and high school learners.
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I have a cat and three guinea pigs (and multiple fish).
Connects with Students
With excellent time management and a calm, approachable manner, this tutor creates a supportive learning environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and tackling new challenges.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Thomas knows the important information, appropriate operations, and format of equations to look for when solving worded equations.
Thomas knows the important information, appropriate operations, and format of equations to look for when solving worded equations.
Not much, but maybe to consider what numbers are appropriate to use when forming new equations (for each step of a worded equation).
Thomas understands what the questions are asking for, and is better at understanding what equations to write for them.
Thomas understands what the questions are asking for, and is better at understanding what equations to write for them.
Knowing what numbers and operations can still (and should) be used when writing equations.
Thomas knows how to create percentages, fractions and decimals. Thomas understands what to look for in worded equations, to write the equations and answers.
Thomas knows how to create percentages, fractions and decimals. Thomas understands what to look for in worded equations, to write the equations and answers.
Understand how to utilize all the information in a worded equation to create equations.
Thomas understands how to create equations from substituting values.
Thomas understands how to create equations from substituting values.
Memorizing the additional requirements before creating new equations (1. Multiplying numbers that have powers, 2. using/bringing down all the information provided, 3. functions with positives/negatives)