Hougang, North East, Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Pasir Ris, Punggol, Sengkang, Serangoon, Tampines/Simei, Toa Payoh, Yio Chu Kang, Buangkok, Kovan, Braddell
Qualification
Graduate
Tuition Background
Full-Time
Tuition/Teaching Experience
3 years experience in coaching students from Pri 1 - Sec 4 only in Maths and English due to keen interest in both subjects since I've done consistently well in both subjects right from PSLE to Junior College. I have also practised as a tax accountant (am a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants) after my graduation from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) before becoming a full-time tutor now. I started tutoring Maths and English on part-time basis since my JC days.
Most of them showed significant improvement in their grades especially in Maths since practice makes perfect and interest in the subject can be cultivated through the use of real life examples.
Rapport Building
I've always made it a point to try to know my students better not just in terms of how well they do in school but also their interests, likes and dislikes, their personalities etc. I believe in using encouragement, motivation or maybe even mini rewards at times and have succeeded in most cases using the soft approach. I believe that everyone has feelings and will appreciate what you have done for them.
Keeping Up with Curriculum
I keep myself up to date with test papers, assessment books, online resources and the MOE's curriculum guidelines.
As a Good Tutor
As a tutor, I feel that I should maximise the tuition time I have with the students. I will NEVER make student do pages and pages of assessment papers while I sit there doing nothing. The entire 2 hours of tuition will be used to impart knowledge to the student, discuss questions and clarify doubts. That is the whole purpose of tuition.
For Maths, I will identify the student's weak areas and modify the approach accordingly. For example, if a student is weak in a particular topic and concept, I will make sure the student grasp the basic using real life instances/examples if possible. For those already strong in concepts, I will expose them to more challenging questions and get them to highlight the steps to solving the problems orally at times so that the time saved could be used for other types of questions.
For English, depending on their area of weakness (e.g. comprehension), I will focus on that and discuss the passages in assessment books/test papers with them, sometimes asking them questions that are not found in the passage/sharing with them ideas that they may use in compositions. At times, I may also share relevant newspaper articles with them.
