Online tutoring offers a great deal of flexibility, comfort, and is 100% Covid safe.
The tuition will be live over Google Meet, I also utilise Microsoft OneNote as an online whiteboard. Video recordings can be available through request.
The set up is simple. All the students need is: a google account and WhatsApp (or an email).
I will send my students a Google Meet link before a lesson. It can be opened on their internet browser without any additional program needed. All digital notes will be shared with the student for 24-7 access.
Having helped many students succeed in the last 5 years, I have developed key strategies to best guide anyone to do well in Maths/Physics. Here are my key strategies:
Basics is everything. The more time we have to spend on a student's foundational understanding, the better they will do across all assessments and exams.
For any student who is planning on doing Maths/Physics throughout high school, the most vital period is the 2 years before the start of any formal assessments. For Cambridge this will be the 2 years before IGCSE/O-Level, for NCEA this will be during year 9 and 10 (form 3/4). These 2 years will make the difference between a student who is always catching up and a student who stays on top.
The biggest advantage of tutoring (over school learning) is the pacing. A tutor can teach to the pacing of the individual, while school has to teach to the pacing of the class. So less-gifted students tend to struggle as they can’t keep up, while more-gifted students are held back and lack the challenge they need.
In tutoring the pacing can be matched to your abilities. With some students a slow and incremental style with lots of exercises will work best. With others a more challenge-focused style will create deeper understanding of higher level concepts.
Many schools make the mistake of teaching students to memorise how to do a question instead of actually understanding it. This way of teaching works well for students who are only aiming to pass, but is a terrible strategy for those who want to do well.
My tutoring is all about the foundational understanding of Maths/Physics.
"Maths becomes easy once you understand how to break it down."
Solving hard problems and doing well in exams is a mental game. The challenge for students is knowing when to not rush ahead and take the time to fully see the question.
A quick tip I give to my students is to put down their pen when reading a question. They need to understand and feel into a problem before figuring out how to solve it.
