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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
I enjoy the satisfaction that comes from seeing my students succeed in overcoming challenges, especially when it's about something I have been trying to help them with for a while.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
I am patient, I understand that everyone has different strengths and my students have my full support as long as they are putting in consistent effort. I'm also aware that there are different ways to learn, some learn visually, or by working through examples. This is something important I keep in mind while teaching.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
A tutor should simultaneously be a pillar of support and someone who pushes the student to a higher level, so I think it's really important to maintain a relationship where the student feels comfortable enough to lay bare their struggles with learning, as working on those is key to growth. Therefore it is important to be kind and encouraging.Subjects Tutored 🎓
Exam Prep 📝
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About Irene
Experience
Have tutored for almost a year with mainly primary school children, including for academic scholarship entrance exams
Real Experience Guiding Younger Learners
Irene’s experience supervising and babysitting younger family members has shaped her calm, patient approach to tutoring. She is used to supporting children who need extra time, repeating explanations in different ways until it “clicks”. At her tutoring role, she works with structured worksheets and practice problems, guiding students through worked examples and then encouraging them to attempt similar questions independently. This tutor combines gentle encouragement with clear expectations so students steadily build independence and responsibility for their own learning.
Multilingual Communicator Who Connects with Families
Growing up in a multilingual environment, Irene is proficient in Chinese and can connect with students and parents who speak languages other than English. She often uses translation to clarify instructions and reassure families about their child’s progress. Her experience in customer-facing roles has strengthened her communication and listening skills, helping her explain feedback to parents in a clear, respectful way. Irene brings reliability, strong task management and genuine care for her students’ progress to every tutoring session.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Can find the difference between time zones using a number line
Can find the difference between time zones using a number line
Understanding worded problems about addition of time
Solving equations with multiple algebraic terms has improved a lot Graphing linear equations
Solving equations with multiple algebraic terms has improved a lot Graphing linear equations
Graphing more complex linear equations, understanding order of operations
improved a lot with converting between the two good at interpreting word problems
improved a lot with converting between the two good at interpreting word problems
placing improper fractions on a number line
proficient at converting mixed numbers into fractions now good understanding of multiplying fractions
proficient at converting mixed numbers into fractions now good understanding of multiplying fractions
organisation of working out, each step of working out should be set out beneath the previous step