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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
I enjoy seeing the student be satisfied in their increase in confidence in doing maths topics. This signals to me that as a tutor, I am doing what I am supposed to, in supporting a student's journey on their learning.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
- Willingness to listen with any issues a student may have. - Drawing graphs or diagrams to demonstrate how my ideas click. - Treating a HSC Maths course as a syllabus checklist, which allows the student to have a sense of structure of what they are supposed to know.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
- Reminding the student that the HSC isn't as dramatic as their school culture makes it seem. Instead it is just a piece of paper like any other exam. - Hearing the student talk about their weakness and uncertainties, and working on them immediately to have optimised for their upcoming exam.Subjects Tutored 🎓
- Physics tutoring in Shalvey
- Maths tutoring in Shalvey
- Science tutoring in Shalvey
- Engineering Studies tutoring in Shalvey
Exam Prep 📝
- Naplan tutoring
- HSC tutoring
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About Rasif
Friendly uni engineering student who makes maths feel practical and clear
Rasif is an engineering student who brings fresh, real-world thinking to school maths. He regularly explains complex ideas to his peers at university, so he is used to breaking tricky concepts into simple, step-by-step explanations that make sense to younger students. Drawing on his experience designing a hearing-aid circuit in a student research group, he likes to link maths to real problems so students can see why what they’re learning actually matters beyond the classroom.
Experienced mentor who supports students through change and challenge
As a university mentor, this tutor has helped new students transition from school into a demanding study environment, guiding them around campus, explaining course expectations, and checking in with them regularly online. This experience means he understands how overwhelming change can feel for a child or teen. In tutoring, he uses the same calm, structured approach: setting clear goals, checking understanding often, and creating a space where students feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes.
Confident communicator who builds students’ independence and confidence
Through presenting technical projects to large audiences and leading regular online meetings, Rasif has developed strong communication skills that translate directly into tutoring. He is patient, organised, and able to adjust explanations until a student genuinely “gets it”. He encourages students to talk through their own reasoning, helping them move from relying on the tutor to thinking independently. Parents can expect a tutor who communicates clearly, keeps them in the loop, and focuses on steady, long-term confidence building.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
She seemed confused at first, but i taught her to just imagine the polynomials in a box, where you multiply the quantities together i.e. (x + 2) (x + 3) ...
She seemed confused at first, but i taught her to just imagine the polynomials in a box, where you multiply the quantities together i.e. (x + 2) (x + 3) x 2 |-----|------| x | x^2| 2x | |-----|------| 3 | 3x | 6 | |-----|------| I told her to add the quantities together x^2 + 2x + 3x + 6 = x^2 + 5x + 6 When getting the quantities for each box, she seemed to be guessing a little bit, but she did put some thought to it to get the answer for each box.
She needs to work on her multiplication and understanding how to expand the brackets. She was also distracted a little bit on her phone while I was trying to show something. She needs to become more willingly dedicated if she wants to make the most out of the sessions.
She answered some of the questions correctly, and she seemed a little engaged and motivated to answer the questions when I didn't do anything. Also I taught her ...
She answered some of the questions correctly, and she seemed a little engaged and motivated to answer the questions when I didn't do anything. Also I taught her how to convert fractions into decimals, and she seemed to kind of get what i'm saying.
Honestly all the slowness and lack of fluency in answering the questions, seem to come from Iona being less exposed to multiplication and division. I highly recommend her to practice as much multiplication and division as possible.
At first, she didn't seem to understand basic addition and multiplication, so I explained to her how to do the questions. After that, I did more questions with her, ...
At first, she didn't seem to understand basic addition and multiplication, so I explained to her how to do the questions. After that, I did more questions with her, but this time guiding her through it, asking what's the next step till she arrived at the correct answer. She seemed to have grasped the mental patterns I kept giving her. It looks like she understands conceptually what is going on a little bit.
Iona really needs to work on her arithmetic involving adding positive and negative numbers. She also needs to internalise the rule of multiplying 2 negatives to get a positive, and she also needs to internalise the rule of multiplying a positive with a negative, which the answer is negative. I recommended her parent to do grade 5 and grade 6 topics like simplication, fractions, whole numbers, integers.