I can communicate with children well as I have many cousins that are in primary school and they always come to me for help in their academics. I have fun ways of enabling them to remember tips that will help engage them in their learning. I also believe in giving them quizzes at the end of the lesson to recap what they have learnt. I tutored a primary 5 boy Chinese for a year, and his grade improved from an always failing grade to maintaining at either A or A*. Another primary 3 student whom I tutored English and Math topped her class with A* in both subjects.
Primary level - Chinese English Higher Chinese Mathematics
Commitment / Other Details
I just completed my A levels. I can start immediately but can only take time slots that are on Saturday or Sunday, between 9am to 6pm. A session is preferably 2 hours. Lower primary rates will be $25/h and upper primary rates will be $27.50/h (negotiable)
Rapport Building
At the very fist lesson, I will speak to parents about the students' current performance in school and find out their biggest weakness so as to be able to tackle the most problematic area first. I will also spend some time talking to the student to hear what he/she feels about the subject that they are not doing well in. I will let them know it is important to not feel bad about it and don't see me (the tutor) as someone who is exerting additional pressure on them, but instead I am someone whom they can rely on for additional aid if they are not comfortable with voicing their doubts in school. I do give homework, but it will be a reasonable amount that can be completed within a span of a week until the next lesson.
Keeping Up with Curriculum
I have cousins ranging from primary 2 to primary 6 and I always look at their text books and assessment books. I also ask them about their teachers' teaching method in school. I am still in contact with my secondary school tutor who has had 15 years of experience in the education system and she keeps me updated on the curriculum as she knows that I tutor part-time.
As a Good Tutor
A good tutor is able to exercise patience and concern towards his/her student. We need to understand that every student has different learning methods and must be able to cater to their individual differences. Sometimes school teachers are unable to cope well with a class of 30 to 40 students because it is too large a range for the teacher to be able to reach out to every single student. Therefore, as a tutor I believe in establishing a bond with my student on a more personal level so that he/she can trust that I will do my very best to help them in their academics. Furthermore, it would be great if the student is able to see the tutor as more of a friend rather than another teacher who is going to exercise authority over him/her. This may act as a deterrence to their willingness to learn from tuition. Having said that, I am not a mere pushover, I do believe in strict discipline and will be harsh if the situation calls for it.
