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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
Seeing the progress of the students and how they can grow from disliking a task to enjoying it because they have learned how to do itMy Strengths as Tutor 💪
I am patient and am good at breaking down a skill into its components to help them understand the task. I understand the need for repetition to help the student achieve their goalsMost important things I can do for a student 🏅
Help them to grow in their strengths and to encourage them to reach their potential in the subject. To teach them to be teachable and to teach others. I like the phrase that “each one teaches oneâ€. I may start to teach them but one day I hope the student is able to teach another the same skill.Subjects Tutored 🎓
- Chemistry tutoring in Nicholls
- Maths tutoring in Nicholls
- Science tutoring in Nicholls
- Geography tutoring in Nicholls
- English tutoring in Nicholls
Exam Prep 📝
- Naplan tutoring
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About Miriam
Engaging Coach with Proven Experience Teaching Young Children
Miriam brings strong experience working with children, having taught swimming to students aged 3 to 11 across a wide range of abilities. She is used to breaking skills into clear, manageable steps and giving age-appropriate feedback to both children and parents. In lessons she uses games, stories and creative activities to keep students engaged while they learn. This tutor is confident managing groups, tracking progress and gently encouraging even the most hesitant learners to participate and improve.
Strong Academic Background in Science and Analytical Thinking
With a Bachelor of Science majoring in Water Science and a minor in Chemistry, Miriam is well equipped to support students in maths and science-related subjects, especially as they move into upper primary and high school. Her research assistant experience has strengthened her skills in reading complex information, problem-solving and clear written communication. She is used to explaining technical ideas in everyday language, helping students build real understanding rather than just memorising facts or formulas.
Clear Communicator Who Builds Confidence and Independence
Miriam’s background in customer-facing roles and public-facing work means she communicates calmly and clearly with both children and parents. She regularly adapts explanations on the spot, checks for understanding and adjusts her approach when a student is stuck. Her experience working in cross-cultural environments and speaking intermediate Japanese helps her relate to students from diverse backgrounds. This tutor focuses on building independent learners by modelling how to tackle tricky questions, organise work and stay motivated over time.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Patrick was able to explain the Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution back to me. He showed a good understanding of the relationship between intermolecular forces and ...
Patrick was able to explain the Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution back to me. He showed a good understanding of the relationship between intermolecular forces and how these influence how closely to an ideal gas a given gas will behave. Patrick showed a good conceptual understanding of the calculations associated with pressure, temperature, and volume and unit conversions (especially for pressure). These will provide a good foundation for more complicated formulas which will include moles and universal constants.
We spent a lot of time discussing the relationship between Temperature, Pressure and Volume as Patrick shared that while he understood the relationship for example between Pressure and volume, when he considers all three factors, there was some confusion.
Patrick showed improvement in his ability to calculate which the limiting reagent was in the problem and then used this information with the information in the ...
Patrick showed improvement in his ability to calculate which the limiting reagent was in the problem and then used this information with the information in the question to calculate the pH. This involved multiple steps and linking concepts.
Further revision of the charges of polyatomic ions and memorisation of the common soluble and insoluble substances such as sulfates, nitrates, chlorides etc would be beneficial for his ongoing chemical knowledge. (Polyatomic ions)
Since the C1V1 = C2V2 was a concept we had covered a number of weeks ago Patrick quickly recognised the formula when it was reintroduced and adapted it to relevant ...
Since the C1V1 = C2V2 was a concept we had covered a number of weeks ago Patrick quickly recognised the formula when it was reintroduced and adapted it to relevant equations. With time, he also managed to complete one of the extension problems at the end of the worksheet after discussing it and working through some false starts.
We will continue to practice this skill as it incorporates a number of concepts covered so far in his chemistry course; pH, titration, dilution, and concentration calculations. Especially when multiple calculations are needed in order to calculate the final values in the question.
Homework was a good level of difficulty challenging but helpful. Patrick showed a developing ability to connect different chemical concepts such as moles, ...
Homework was a good level of difficulty challenging but helpful. Patrick showed a developing ability to connect different chemical concepts such as moles, concentration to pH and understanding strong versus weak acids and bases.
For this coming week, we will look at Kw and Ka calculations and connect the concentration, molarity, and how we can use this information to calculate pH which are more complicated than those completed today. More familiarity with the periodic table of elements may be helpful as he will get faster at answering questions if he can either memorise or find the elements quickly.