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Fate
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One important thing a tutor can do for a student is to ensure communicating in a manner that motivates the student and makes them feel confident in the content they are learning. This could be by starting off with easier practice and gradually testing more of the student's abilities. This way, the student is able to warm-up with do-able questions…
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I believe the most important thing a tutor can be to a student is patient and kind. This is because there could be a particular concept the student is struggling with, so the tutor needs to be able to help them learn and improve on that topic. Being patient and kind in explaining it to the student is, therefore, an important part of doing so.…
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Kevin
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The most important things a tutor can do for a student is to share his/her knowledge, ensure the difficulties are solved together, students could enjoy the learning process, and students understand why they are studying (importance of education). And this is all possible with a tutor with relevant subject knowledge and ability to position…
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Sometimes its difficult to read what is going inside a students head and maybe student says he/she understands the subject but in reality they are just shy to ask questions As a tutor I can have some informal tests to see whether the student is understanding. A good tutor should always focus on qualitative approach rather than quantitative…
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I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to listen to them. The ability to listen and understand the student's needs is the most essential part. Also, setting homework and encouraging the student is the next essential part to helping a student. My strengths as a tutor are my compassionate and hardworking nature. My…
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Dedication is the most essential characteristic for tutors, as it encourages us to be patient and make every effort we can to nurture our students' abilities. My strengths include empathy, communication skills, and teaching abilities. Always attempting to comprehend my students' obstacles in learning, I use a variety of teaching methods to ensure…
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Teach him how to think. I think that is the most valuable thing I can bring to the table. Decomplexify topics. Ability to share my ideas. Ability to provoke my student to come up with their own solutions. Vast knowledge of different domains allows me to connect the dots, so to speak, for my…
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Make a comfortable environment to learn and grow Facilitate the students with knowledge Making sure that students don't only learn but apply the knowledge learnt Use of clear and understandable English Clarity of concepts myself Passionate about teaching Understanding that every student is not the same and open to use various techniques to…
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Deliver knowledges, ideas, critical thinking skill, and experiences. I have can teach those subjects in both English and Vietnamese, I am passionate and good at math, physics, and…
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The most important thing a tutor needs to do is help the students understand. This comes in many aspects as simply explaining to them new concepts is not enough. A good tutor should listen to their student's problems and try to solve them in the best way possible and if needed, get back to them later. Also, regular feedback should be given to the…
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Personal relationships are foundational to student success. The more connected a student feels to his or her tutor, the more the tutor creates trust and respect, essential ingredients for students to learn well. I listen to students well so that I can better understand their misconceptions and errors. I would encourage them in the learning process…
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Most importantly, putting time and efforts after students till their basics are clear is the key for a tutor to use. After clearing the basics, revising and revisiting the already done work is equally important. Having had experience in tutoring, patience is my strength. I think self motivation and hard work are the key to success while mentoring…
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I believe that each student is different and so is their learning method. The ability to understand that and alternate the teaching style to cater for it is most important. I believe my strengths would be clear and concise communication. The ability to break down concepts and deliver them linking to real world examples so that students understand…
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I believe that the most important thing a tutor can do is to help the student enjoy what he/she is studying. When the student has gained the interest and really enjoy the process of learning; I believe they will definitely perform better. I believe that one of my strongest strengths is that I am very patient with students. This is because I have…
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Tutor should guide the student to think independently and creatively. This enables the student to form their own ideas and understand a concept in from different point of views instead of just following steps and rules. These skills are crucial for a student especially in the latter part of their school life. When I teach, I will put myself in the…
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According to me it's very important to make sure that a student feels comfortable in my surroundings and doesn't hesitate to ask questions and doubts when required. This is why I believe it's important to teach in a friendly environment. I am usually also available to students out of hours to answer their last minute questions before exams, if any…
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In my opinion, one of the most important things a great tutor can do for a student is to increase their passion for the subject. When a student genuinely enjoys learning about a topic, they will be more motivated. When students love what they're learning, it unlocks their potential. That energy and excitement will hopefully lead to a deeper…
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Listening and observing first to find out their academic needs. Then find resources for them to boost their performance. The most important thing a tutor can do is to accept him/her. I like to support, encourage students to perform. With my ample work and study experience, I can help motivate young students and shift their focus in the right…
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Tutors fill a different role than teachers and parents, and that puts them in a unique position to support students. A successful tutors build strong, personal relationships with their students. When tutors focus on goal setting, creating benchmarks and planning backwards, this sets students up for academic progress. When a tutor listens and…
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To not give up on students who are less likely capable of understanding. The willingness to go the extra mile to create different ways of perspective for students to understand certain theories or learning. Connecting to the subjects with reality situation as examples. Allowing students to see perspectives not only from books, but also from the…
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The first and foremost thing a tutor can do for a student is to understand where the student is lacking behind or where is the student going wrong. Secondly, the tutor needs to build a good rapport with his student which will build the students trust and confidence which will help the tutor to communicate better with his student. Thirdly, a tutor…
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A tutor should try to think like a student tutor should try to get into the child’s mind, mostly a tutor should try to bend according to the child’s need because if a tutor is just like a machine then they won’t be able to critically analyse where the child is unable to grasp the knowledge so it’s very very important that a tutor should…
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I believe that building a strong teacher-student relationship is the most important thing. Most students who seek for tutoring are either aiming to break their limits, or catch up with others. Both motivation requires significant support from their peers, thus, as a tutor, building a strong TSR can robustly improve students' learning motivation.…

Local Reviews

James has started very promisingly with Daniel which is great and I think even in the short space of time they have been together James is beginning to feel more confident with Daniel and his Maths in general.
Glen, Brighton

Inside BalaclavaTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Spencer worked on understanding fractions by exploring halves, quarters, and eighths, and used number lines to see how these relate.

For Year 10, Ollie focused on coordinate geometry skills such as finding the gradient of a line using two points and determining linear equations from graphs.

Meanwhile, Alice in Year 12 reviewed matrix methods including transition matrices and financial modelling with compound interest rates, tackling exam-style problems to prepare for upcoming assessments.

Recent Challenges

A Year 12 student lost marks on SAC extended response questions by not thoroughly reading the questions, leading to incomplete answers—"needs to take more time to read the questions thoroughly," a tutor noted.

In Year 11, another student showed stress during live log graph exercises and initially hesitated to work through problems aloud; practice in real-time helped reduce anxiety.

A Year 7 learner sometimes avoided writing out algebra steps, which hid calculation errors until review.

Meanwhile, a Grade 2 child often struggled with attention during numeracy activities, requiring frequent redirection before tackling multi-step place value tasks.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Balaclava noted that one Year 11 student, Alice, has started coming to sessions with her own process for matrix multiplication and now asks for help only with the toughest questions—she used to rely on step-by-step guidance throughout.

In Year 8 maths, Leo was previously hesitant to engage but recently followed a complex lesson about collecting like terms and even paid close attention during explanations, something he struggled with before.

Meanwhile, a younger student, Lara, has begun preparing thoughtful questions ahead of each session rather than waiting passively for guidance; last week she independently solved several semi-circle identification problems.

What they say about our tutoring

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Yes - Bailey is happy with Reshmi. She's good at explaining how he should be breaking down the question in order to get the answer for the problem. As he only has less than 2 months before the HSC they've been working on a plan to get Bailey to work on and improve his maths.

We are very happy with Sheetal. Timothy is making great progress and we are happy to continue. We will have Tim do his Navy test in a few weeks and if we need to do a bridging course we will ask Sheetal to tutor him with that as well.

Mitchell is happy with the new tutor, thank you. Sean is a good communicator which makes Mitchell feel more relaxed thanks again.

Local Spots for Tutoring

If you'd prefer not to have lessons at home, tutoring can also take place at a local library—such as St Kilda Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Yeshivah College.