West, South, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Bukit Merah, Bukit Timah, Central (City), Kallang/Whampoa, Queenstown, Toa Payoh, Harbourfront, Marina Bay, Outram Park, Redhill, Tanjong Pagar, Tiong Bahru, Braddell
Qualification
Undergraduate
Tuition Background
Part-Time
Tuition/Teaching Experience
Secondary 4 English Language - 1-2x a week. My student's English Language foundation was weak as it is not her first language and she began school in Singapore only in secondary 1. I gave her intensive tuition for her prelims and O levels, focusing on factual writing. Our hard work paid off when she passed well for the O levels.
Secondary 1-2 English and Mathematics - I tutored a student in English and Mathematics. She failed PSLE Maths and started tuition before secondary 1 began. I strengthened her Maths foundation and encouraged reading newspapers and academic magazines, never spoon-feeding knowledge. In addition, I gave homework every week and planned the structure and amount of homework depending on her progress. She improved and scored a B at the end of secondary
Lower secondary level - English History Mathematics Social Studies
Upper secondary level - A Maths E Maths English History Social Studies
Junior college level - Economics General Paper
Commitment / Other Details
My academic strength lies in writing and I scored A for GP in Anglo-Chinese Junior College. I am willing to give tuition more frequently especially during the exam period and can recommend suitable assessment books and guidebooks to help individual students progress at a good pace.
Rapport Building
I start by letting the student take charge of their own learning - tell me your goals and how much effort you are willing to put in (varies depending on their school cca). By studying their goals and their foundation in the studies, I recommend a suitable pace of learning, typically by starting with intensive practising on topics which they are weak in. After I give homework on the first lesson, from the second lesson onward, the first hour or so is devoted to questions from students about revision or new topics taught in school. I will go through the difficult topics before starting to go through the homework I had set. I don't spoon-feed knowledge or information - I believe in guiding a student's train of thoughts in understanding a subject and helping them navigate a new concept.
I will also discuss the student's progress with their parent or guardian every month or whenever necessary, when they so request to find out more about their child's/charge's progress.
Keeping Up with Curriculum
I keep closely in tune with the latest social and economic news and read widely.
As a Good Tutor
A good tutor assists a student in her studies, adds a new dimension to the way she learns and reinforces concepts taught in school through providing extra guidance. A good tutor neither spoon-feeds information and knowledge nor does she merely gives answers without explaining the rationale or concept behind the logic. She enhances her student's learning.
