I have been a part-time tutor for the past 4 years since the start of my JC education. I initially started teaching to earn extra pocket money and as I took on more assignments, I begin to realize I really enjoy teaching. Thus far, I have taught 5 students and most of them have enjoyed my lessons. As a person who enjoys interacting with her students, I take a lot of pride in ensuring that students find learning a fruitful and meaningful process.
Studying, to me, is a chore; learning, on the other hand, is beautiful. I emerge feeling very very accomplished when I inspire students to love the process of learning more about a subject. This process of learning is long term one and I always try my best to make this process as enjoyable as I can. I place a lot of emphasis on staying current and my students will always be on the receiving end of the week's news at the start of every lesson. This is especially helpful for students who are looking to pursue the JC route.
Rapport Building
Being a journalist myself, I pride myself in being able to reach out to others to communicate with them effectively. That skill is equally vital in teaching as well. As far as my students are concerned, I like to take an informal approach to teaching and base my lessons around analytical discussions. Because of the exclusivity offered by private tuition, I feel that students will find it easier to create meaningful dialogues about compositions and through that, improve their self-expression which is fundamental in essay writing.
Keeping Up with Curriculum
I teach English and Social Studies and for the former, I feel that English is a subject that knows no limits and shouldn't be strictly confined to the breadths of the syllabus. I usually go beyond the syllabus for English and focus a lot on essay writing, oral as well as comprehension skills. Moreover, I constantly keep my students abreast of the news as I feel it is extremely important to be worldly. As for Social Studies, I follow the syllabus provided by MOE and offer techniques that students can use to equip themselves against Source-Based Questions and Explanations.
As a Good Tutor
I see myself as a good tutor when my students express curiosity in wanting to learn more about the subject. A good tutor should not only teach, but also influence his/her students to hunger for more. The school demarcates the syllabus and what makes me special as a tutor is how I always try to go beyond that while ensuring that each student has the capacity to learn more. I have taught students who are weaker in grasping concepts and I understand that all students are different so I always try to tailor the pace to a comfortable one and ramp it up when I feel that the student is confident of his/her knowledge and ability.
