I have been mainly teaching tuition for history or english for the past 2 years while i am in national service. I have relief taught in Anderson Junior College prior to enlisting in NS and am familiar with both JC1 and JC2 history topics, as well as the examination formats and techniques. Aside from being very familiar with A level history material, i am also competent in secondary school SBQ and SEQ techniques.
Lower secondary level - English History Literature
Upper secondary level - English History
Junior college level - History
Commitment / Other Details
As i have just finished my national service, i have more time on my hands to tutor students and i am willing to take them through both semesters for the entire year, even while i am handling my school work in university. I prefer weekend classes and i am prefer to give 1-1 student-teacher class to students to ensure that the i am able to give my full attention to aid the student in building and integrating their school work and knowledge, ultimately fostering their exam skills and formats.
Rapport Building
I do sign-up for tutoring programmes at my alma mater and am able to handle weaker students and improve their grades even at A levels. As the subjects i teach are literary ones, i often go through the concepts with my students more than once to reinforce their impression on the course material if i feel that they are weak at grasping that particular topic.
Keeping Up with Curriculum
I am very familiar with A level history teaching courseware and examinations format as of the current syllabus. I regularly keep in touch with the syllabus to ensure that i understand and know what to teach my students on how to answer examination questions as well as to foster interest in the subject itself.
As a Good Tutor
I believe tutors should have good time management and dedication as well as commitment to their charges. Teaching and learning are two different roles that should not be confused as a good learner may not be a good teacher. What is important is that the tutor is able to get the student to see his/her point in certain arguments, as i have experienced while dealing with subjects that are grounded in language and humanities. As literary subjects are mostly taken by choice with the notable exception of english, it is necessary for the students to be able to generate their own insights and analysis on the subject matter, not only through guidance and points from the teacher.
