Markus Curry2020-06-30T21:43:20+10:00Posted in All Categories, Parent Advice, Senior & High School Learning
Sometimes it can be a variety of reasons why your child isn't reaching their potential in high school. Due to a nexus of factors, some students might not perform to their best ability at certain times. There are a lot of reasons for this which are best understood ..
Gene2022-10-31T19:50:17+11:00Posted in All About Exams
My student’s teacher did not specify which topics will be taught in the coming weeks and assessed in the next exam. I was not able to teach him in advance most of the modules. This means he has several knowledge gaps so I have been trying to assist ..
Gene2022-11-30T01:24:35+11:00Posted in All Categories, Teacher & School Issues
One student’s teacher is a little uncooperative. At my bidding my student requested mathematics homework from school, since the teacher was not giving the students any maths homework. Instead of giving the student extra work for the topics they were covering the teacher gave her homework of topics ..
Gene2020-07-02T13:48:55+10:00Posted in All About Exams, Senior & High School Learning, Study Habits
I now have a struggling student who will be in yr 11 this year. Things will be far more serious and I want to make sure I do the best possible job I can, that she also is motivated to keep things from going downhill. I have dedicated ..
Gene2022-10-31T17:00:55+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
One of my students is a grade 6 boy suffering from learning difficulties. I'm not sure exactly how to bring up the topic of progression with his mother. I worry that come exam time she will be expecting large improvements but because of his difficulties I think it ..
Gene2022-10-31T17:40:42+11:00Posted in All Categories, Organizing Lessons
Having some trouble maintaining a consistent schedule with one of my students (in Year 7), especially close to her exams and also getting her to complete all set work at home. Time management is challenging for most adults so it is hard to expect too much in ..
Gene2022-08-10T22:29:26+10:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
I am not getting a good response from one student; she openly resents having a tutor and is passively aggressive toward me. She is rude and does not complete the homework I set for her. I have tactfully picked up on her rudeness and explained to her how ..
Gene2022-10-31T18:12:47+11:00Posted in All Categories, Organizing Lessons, Structuring Lessons
One of my students has a parent who keeps cancelling due to the student being ill. I know that this is true but I also know that this will be detrimental to her maths. What can I do about it? First you should probably qualify how sick ..
Gene2022-10-29T00:39:31+11:00Posted in All Categories, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
Any advice on creating rapport once lessons have already started? The importance of the first impression cannot be over stated. If the lessons have already started and you made a good first impression then developing further rapport with the student will be much easier than if the ..
Gene2022-10-31T17:34:51+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Senior & High School Learning
My year 11 student is not sure if he wants to do maths next year even though he got 80% in his exam, is there anything I can do to encourage him? Should I get involved in the decision? A lot of senior students will question whether ..
