EzyMath2022-11-02T17:31:56+11:00Posted in All Categories, Motivation & Interest, Relationships: Parent, Student &Tutor
One student’s parents want to stop tutoring after his exam but i think he needs to continue as we've only really just begun and i feel he will just forget everything and go back to how he was before. This is a really common situation. There ..
EzyMath2022-10-29T00:46:19+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Remembering Stuff
My student is not revising topics covered in previous sessions. I have stressed the importance of consistent revision but I’m not sure the best way to make him revise. Here are some ideas: Typically students won’t revise on their own. This is true for a variety ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T19:43:44+11:00Posted in All Categories, Starting Tutoring, Structuring Lessons
If a student is struggling with MANY topics, how do you help him catch up in a short period of time? Depends on the nature of the struggle, is it comprehension problems throughout, too much content to recall at once, gaps in knowledge? If the student ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T20:03:30+11:00Posted in All Categories, Motivation & Interest
I was wondering if there are any strategies that I may use in order to increase a students work ethic. Mainly just trying to encourage him to do more than what I set and there teacher sets for homework. Work ethic is something that comes from having ..
EzyMath2021-02-26T00:41:30+11:00Posted in All Categories, Concentration & Focus, Motivation & Interest
The student’s attention span has slowly begun to decrease. We are working on new ways to keep the energy and focus level high. What are some ideas on keeping the concentration span to last longer? Here are some ideas: Some students have more of a challenge ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T18:10:46+11:00Posted in All Categories, Coaching, Mentoring & Reflection, Confidence
One of my students becomes extremely nervous when asked questions during the lesson, even simple ones like "What's 5 X 6?" She becomes a little tense and shaky, and makes very very silly mistakes even though she knows the answer. I've tried to be more encouraging and not ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T19:42:48+11:00Posted in All Categories, Starting Tutoring, Structuring Lessons
My year 10 student is struggling overall with her maths, she is in the lowest class at and is finding it difficult to solve almost every type of equation and she barely knows her times tables without looking them up in a chart. Is there anything i ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T19:37:49+11:00Posted in All Categories, Motivation & Interest, Structuring Lessons
I'm not sure if I should teach her using the syllabus ahead of her school topics or if I should go along with the school work and allow her to be more confident in topics she is already learning. The problem with teaching ahead is she will ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T19:36:36+11:00Posted in All Categories, Problem Solving & Independence
One of my students is having difficulty turning abstract problems (using sentences instead of concrete numbers) into a mathematical equation. I have not yet found any information that assists me to teach this skill effectively. The main challenge in questions like this is translating words into maths. ..
EzyMath2022-10-31T18:21:29+11:00Posted in All Categories, Teacher & School Issues
My students have completed all their homework and are trying hard to improve their study habits. They're not seeking help from their teacher so I need to find a way to help them understand why that is important. While it is super important that students understand why ..
