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Lily

Tutor Mitchell Park, SA
I believe the most important thing for a tutor to do for a student to not only to help them with their but also strive to instill the skills, like self motivation, healthy study habits, to continue succeed with their work. By instilling theses skill and habits the student can then move forward through higher education or an apprenticeship…
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Dornubari

Tutor Mitchell Park, SA
First of all, a tutor needs to build the teacher-student relationship in order to build trust and comfort in the learning space. A tutor should never see a student as weak, but rather, should see a student as progressive. A tutor should encourage and properly guide the student to better comprehend concepts in the subject being taught. A tutor…
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Fredrick

Tutor Mitchell Park, SA
Patience, creative thinking, and knowledge of the subject matter My strength lies in my ability to explain complex concepts using the basic things surrounding us. Additionally, I excel in my patience with students and understanding their perspectives on…
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Piper

Tutor Mitchell Park, SA
To understand how they learn and the best way to explain cirten topics so that they can better understand the topic they are learning. A tutor is also an extra set of ears to lessen to students issues and an unbiased party to give advice. I like to think that I give simple and easy to understand explanations and can explain a concept in many…
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Rashika

Tutor Mitchell Park, SA
A tutor must be responsible as well as a good friend to the students so that every single child could trust on their tutor and share whatever they feel. I have a good control on children. i can be their mentor as well as friend. I always make children happy as much as I can. I was awarded as a best teacher for 3 consecutive years in my country.…
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Weiyang

Tutor Bedford Park, SA
I think the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to instill a sense of self-efficacy in the student, the belief that one is able to accomplish things and solve difficult problems through hard work and practice. A tutor should also provide constructive feedback to a student to foster student's progress. Once the student embraces…
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Anirudh

Tutor Clovelly Park, SA
Build a great relationship so the student doesn't hesitate to ask even the most easy question's. Build up a friendly environment where in the learning is not just a boring lecture but an interactive fun session. Great communication skills. Great/ friendly method of teaching. Exceptional understanding of Engineering drawing/ drafting. &3D part…
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Tuo David

Tutor Bedford Park, SA
Aside from obtaining better grades, helping my students build their confidence in the subjects they are learning is also very crucial. These concepts they are learning during class are just the foundation which they will need to rely on in their daily lives when they grow older. So by helping students build up their confidence and the…
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Donny

Tutor Bedford Park, SA
What I consider important as a tutor is having a good student and teacher relationship as that will help boost motivation. Being adaptable is also important as not every student will learn the same way To calmly support students and construct a positive relationship with…
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Christina

Tutor Marion, SA
I think it's important for tutors to make sure students understand the concepts, both old and new. A deep understanding in core old concepts is essential in learning new ideas. Having spent 4+ years working at Kumon Education Centre, I have developed various skills in helping students of all ages learn and improve their confidence at school. I…
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Luis

Tutor Bedford Park, SA
The most important this that a tutor can do for a student, is to keep in mind that tutoring is not the same as giving a lecture. That needs to be reflected in the adaptation of the tutoring session to the individual student. This can be done by lowering or raising the level if needed, speeding up or slowing down, and providing precise feedback…
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Alice

Tutor Marion, SA
The most important things that a tutor can do for a student are building their confidence in themselves and in their subject. Allowing the student to feel that they have the ability to succeed is imperative to a their self-esteem and academic growth. My strengths as a tutor include my approachable and encouraging personality, high levels of…
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Rachel

Tutor Marion, SA
Besides grades, I would say that a tutor is also essentially teaching the student life skills such as responsibility and perseverance. I had this unmotivated student. He wouldn't complete the homework that I had given him and often fell asleep in class. I started to find out the reason behind his behavior and I used it to my advantage, Over…
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Difan

Tutor Marion, SA
The most important things a tutor can do could be split into two parts. Academically, tutors are there to help the student to learn all the knowledge required for them to achieve better grades. Spiritually, tutors are there as mentors, which they need to encourage the student to achieve their full potential, because usually due to exam pressure,…
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Arathy

Tutor Bedford Park, SA
I believe it is crucial for tutors to understand that every student is unique and has different learning journeys. Thus, tailoring your approach to meet the specific needs of the students by providing a variety of learning tools and strategies is key. Additionally, being able to be their support system and create an environment for them where they…
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Matthew

Tutor Bedford Park, SA
As a tutor, I could assist students to understand their subjects by motivating them involving an interactive class with students. When I went to tutoring, I had the best experience by having a very motivated, interactive and interesting tutor. I will try to become one of them though I'm still yet to gain formal experience of tutoring In addition,…
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Sarah

Tutor Marion, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do for their student is to not only care about the students work, but to pay close attention to the way the student learns and the specific needs the student requires to do their best work. I believe my strengths as a tutor include being able to motivate kids to push boundaries and complete work of a great…
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chenzhen

Tutor Clovelly Park, SA
Students' personalities diverse, tutor should break the conventional tutoring method. To seek for a better individual performance in the classroom, a customised tutoring method is favourably picked. Besides, cultivating students' passion and confidence will be another pivotal element in tutoring. Tutors should lift students' spirits up and make…
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Varaprasath

Tutor St Marys, SA
- Truly personalise the learning. - Incorporate connections to the student's interests. - Teach to the student's strengths. - Minimize the student's weaknesses. - Build a strong relationship with the student - Organisation - People skills - The ability to understand information swiftly - Patience - Confidence - Leadership - Passion -…
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Tristan

Tutor Mitchell Park, SA
Listen. Every student excels in some ways and does not in others. This emphasises the importance for a tutor to present ideas in ways which allow the student to learn them in the most efficient and effective ways. This also ensures that the tutor does not repeat anything the student already knows and identifies what the student has yet to learn. -…
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Bolanle

Tutor Clovelly Park, SA
1. Being patient and providing time for the student to think. 2. By focusing the session on learning aspect rather than correction. 3. Establish a classroom routine 4. Showing Empathy for Students 1) Energy: To establish a good relationship, the tutor must be an energetic person, someone with a lot of enthusiasm and human interactions. 2)…
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Polgahage Maheshi

Tutor Clovelly Park, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are identifying the areas where the students lack and improving in that areas. Also the tutor should have the ability to make the subject interesting by using different teaching techniques. Understanding unique requirements for each child. Keeping the children interested in the…
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Shreta

Tutor Clovelly Park, SA
Important things a tutor can do for a student is firstly, learning about them. This means identifying their strengths and weaknesses to create a learning-style which is suitable for the student. As a tutor you should also improve a students studying style and work with them to achieve their best. Tutors should help students build their confidence…

Local Reviews

After two tutoring session with Anniepreet Isabella achieved an "A" for her maths test! We are so happy with this result.
Oonagh, Seacliff Park

Inside Dover GardensTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 7 student Jessica focused on expressing decimal numbers as percentages and converting fractions to percentages, along with simplifying ratios.

Year 8 student Lucas worked through NAPLAN numeracy practice, specifically ordering decimal numbers to three places and exploring the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percentages.

For Year 6, Chloe revised equivalent fraction families using a dice game and practised multiplication and division by 10, 100, and 1000, also reinforcing division facts for the number 7.

Recent Challenges

A Year 3 student, when asked to label place value headings (hundredths to Hundred Thousands), left sections incomplete and mixed up the order—this led to confusion in decimal subtraction later that lesson.

In Year 10 algebra revision, "his understanding of the basics needs to be refreshed," but he skipped feedback on fraction division and didn't attempt practice questions, relying instead on worked examples.

During a senior session, one student appeared stressed and "on edge"—he avoided tackling new equation types independently and preferred watching online walkthroughs over active problem-solving. This meant key skills for upcoming assessments were not fully developed or practiced.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Dover Gardens recently saw a Year 9 student, Kai, who'd struggled with algebra, pick up the rules for fractions and confidently use new methods to isolate variables—he even tackled adding and dividing to get x on one side without hesitation.

In another session, Brooke (Year 10) chose to work through complex algebraic equations by hand instead of relying on her calculator as she had before.

Meanwhile, Jye (Year 5), who was once hesitant about reading aloud, now uses word attack strategies when faced with unfamiliar words and self-corrects while reading narrative texts.

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 Cultural Centre Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Stella Maris Parish School.