Bedok/Chai Chee, Pasir Ris, Tampines/Simei, Expo, Kembangan, Tanah Merah
Qualification
Graduate
Tuition Background
Full-Time
Tuition/Teaching Experience
Tutored since I was an undergraduate and have 15 years of experience. Started out with covering all subjects but specialised in Eng (specifically writing) after I joined a tuition centre 8 years ago. I do private tuition on the weekdays and classes on the weekends.
Lower secondary level - English Language Arts Literature
Upper secondary level - English Language Arts Literature
Commitment / Other Details
Able to start immediately.
Available in the mornings and early afternoons for students in the afternoon session.
Available on Mondays before 7pm, Tues evenings and nights, Wed nights, and Fri at the moment.
Sat and Sun are blocked out.
Rapport Building
It's important for parents to be involved in the education of their child. I do not believe in a hands-off approach and would love to work with parents. I will send a monthly progress report detailing out weaknesses in specific sections of the papers and the curriculum covered (sent as a spreadsheet attachment) to keep parents in the loop and update via SMS when the kid is underperforming.
I treat all my students fairly - as responsible individuals - and will not punish them unnecessarily or excessively, even if they make a mistake. Repeated mistakes are given a window of 3 months to rectify.
Keeping Up with Curriculum
I have a pool of teacher and tutor associates, and acquaintances in the assessment book publishing units who actively keep one another updated with MOE policy changes.
As a Good Tutor
Good tutors should be able to motivate students. However, given the limited contact time, expecting tutors to be motivators is a tall order. I believe that what is achievable in that short weekly session is for the tutor to engage the student as effectively as possible, and have a distinct overview of the lesson plan for the year. Setting realistic goals and tackling weak links fall under the basic scope as well. Most importantly, I believe that a good tutor should have empathy, and remain personable in all sessions.
