I am able to start immediately upon notice and would commit to the tutee until she/he says they want to stop.
Rapport Building
Upon the first meet, I take it upon myself to cheerfully introduce myself. So as to break the ice and create a comfortable atmosphere. I always update the parents on what had been gone through the lesson that day and how they can keep track of their child in studying and what could be done in the meanwhile to strengthen the student's understanding in the subject. This is often what I do with primary school parents or lower secondary parents, as upper secondary students and self directed learners. When it come to teaching the student, I don'd dive into teaching right away in the first lesson. I try to get to know the student's weakness, strengths and interests. Once I am able to gauge the student's level of understanding, I then briefly explain the lessons objectives to the students. i inculcate their interests while explaining contexts to them, so as to make lesson enjoyable and comprehensive. At the end of the lesson I wrap up things by explaining what we did in the lesson an perhaps give homework if necessary. The following lesson, I quiz the students about what was learnt in the previous lesson. It works like a reward system, which motivates students to learn more and be competitive,
Keeping Up with Curriculum
For every student I have a folder to track what I have gone through with them. I also have a copy of the syllabus content of every student to refer to. As a student myself, I am always learning. Hence it makes it easier for me to keep up with the curriculum
As a Good Tutor
I think and believe Patience and dedication is vital as a tutor. Not all students are same. Everyone had different ways of learning, some are quick, some are slow and some just need a little push. As a student myself, I believe a teacher should play two roles. Being strict and friendly when needed. Good tutors must be willing to adapt and change themselves according the student. They must come down the students level of understanding and go ahead teaching from there
