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Rijwa
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The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is make the student fall in love with the learning process! A student that loves to learn never finds studying a chore. Strong Interpersonal and Active Listening skills along with patience and persistence. I am able to connect with my students and truly understand their academic struggles. My…
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Effective teaching of a student to me involves two fundamental aspects, this is; development of key fundamental concepts and knowledge, and maturing a student's perspective of their learning through evolving of their own self-confidence and faith in themselves. This is achieved through establishing of comfortability as a teacher to develop…
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Nicole
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A good tutor should help their student develop a love for what they are learning. When this is done successfully, this has a knock-on effect on the student's results as they are more engaged with the content they are learning. This starts with the tutor being passionate about the content they are teaching and being determined to push the student…
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I think it's really important for a tutor to offer intrinsic motivation to a student. I find that alot of students are easily academically discouraged. I believe my role as a tutor is to provide them guidance and encouragement. However, I believe a tutor should always be realistic and honest with their student as it would be wrong to offer false…
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The most important thing would be being able to be flexible in your teaching strategy so that a kid who may not have understood the concept, understands it in a different way. Being able to do this without losing your temper at a kid who doesn't understand is an underappreciated skill according to me because usually people think of it as more…
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I think that helping a student find summarising and working methods that suit their personal academic strengths and weaknesses is very valuable. I also think helping a student to find the aspects of a subject that are inspiring and engaging to them is very valuable. I think I am good at using a variety of teaching methods based on the needs of the…
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To me, the most essential role a tutor can fulfill is that of an enabler and empowerer. I believe a tutor's primary goal should be to provide students with a strong foundation of knowledge and a resilient problem-solving framework, not only to tackle academic challenges but also to navigate any obstacle life may present. An empowering tutor equips…
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Catering to a student's needs and teaching at a pace that the student can follow is the most important thing in my opinion, as it ensures the student is fully comprehending and understanding what the tutor is teaching My strength lies in my patience and empathy when helping others as I was in their very shoes up until very recently so I would be…
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Help each children succeed their own goals (we would need to ask them what their goal is at first) Ability to establish a rapport with…
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The most important things that a tutor can do for a student, in my opinion, are motivating the students to learn on their own as well as arming them with the tools and study skills. The motivation to learn is critical, since the tutor can teach the material, but at the end of the day, it is the student who has to master it. Without such…
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Ultimately, a tutor only has so much time each week with a student and so I believe the most important thing a tutor can do is to help students discover their own affinity for a particular subject and inspire them to carry out their own research. To this end, it is crucial to welcome curiosity and not to limit their imagination by restricting them…
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A tutor can teach the student how to learn a difficult subject, how to clear their thoughts when they're not able to understand something and think from a different angle. Communication, building relationship with students, making studying fun by conducting short surprise…
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To motivate and inspire them to work their hardest and perservere with their difficult subjects even when they are struggling - also to teach each student in a specific way that works individually for them (I think it is important to treat every student differently so as to be most effective) Strenghts would include my patience and creativity in…
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Give them a simple solution which is easy to remember and apply in most problems I have been helping my classmates understand problems since a young age. I usually try to relate a problem with daily life so that the solutions are easier to…
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Motivate. If a tutor can motivate a student to do whatever they want, The student will succeed in life. Motivation won't only drive my students to improve in mathematics but also other subjects. Other than knowing my mathematics, I believe I am an easy teacher. I make the work look easy for the students, so their mentality towards the work is…
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Provide a safe learning space and encourage determination as well as helping them set reasonable academic goals. It is also important that they learn to enjoy learning things. I think my experience as a recent graduate of 2023 is an advantage, as I am able to relate to students on a personal level and have recent experience with the syllabus. In…
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The most important thing a tutor can do is to make the student feel at ease with the subject at hand, especially to the point where they begin their own individual methods of inquiry into the subject. A student should never feel under pressure to perform in ways that make them feel discouraged about their own abilities. The consequence of that is…
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The most important part of tutoring is to make sure the student grasps a concept entirely and doesn't have any gaps in their knowledge before moving onto new topics. It is essential for students to fully comprehend a difficult concept as this will help them remember it better, gain confidence in the topic and lower their stress. Additionally,…
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The most important thing I believe is not only being able to share knowledge with students in order to help them achieve good grades but also providing them with the skills to utilise this knowledge on a day to day basis so that they can see the relevance and importance of it. I believe that my strength comes from the fact that I am still a…
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Provide tools, and knowledge to help students build their confidence to tackle problems independently. I do so, by tailoring learning strategy that uses the students' strengths and I motivate with positive reinforcement and supporting the student achieving their objectives. From my experience these are life skills that serve the student beyond…
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I believe the most important thing a tutor can do is to show students how amazing and talented they are and how capable they are of making great thing with amazing guidance. I create really dinámica classes and I have a great relationship with my students and their parents. I believe there can not be a positive learning environment if you don't…
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One of the most important thing a tutor can do for a student, is not only make the subject fun and easier to understand but to make the student believe in himself/herself. Most of the students, do not feel very confident in their own understanding of the subject and hesitate to participate in class discussions. I believe by making the student…
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A tutor can not only help a student learn specific concepts related to the curriculum, he or she can influence their learning path and help them improve their overall academic performance. As a tutor, I make sure I present the curriculum to my students in a clear manner, consistent with their age and ability to understand the concepts being…

Local Reviews

Nathan has been a fantastic help with Ruby and helped her gain some confidence.
Jodi, Croydon

Inside MortlakeTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 6 student Lily worked on adding and subtracting fractions, then practiced multiplying and dividing both mixed and improper fractions using visual aids.

In Year 8, Ethan focused on expanding brackets in algebraic expressions and began factorising basic expressions for homework support.

For Year 11, Olivia reviewed the strategic role of financial management along with objectives of finance and explored the interdependence between finance and other business functions within her Commerce studies.

Recent Challenges

A Year 8 maths student often rushed to answers without showing step-by-step working, especially in algebra and inequalities—this made it hard to spot sign errors or missing pronumerals. "He tends to work out the answers in his head instead of writing out his working," a tutor noted, which led to small mistakes accumulating on assessments.

In senior economics, a Year 12 struggled with structuring business report evaluations and sometimes neglected reviewing class notes for macroeconomic concepts.

One Year 9 English student read quickly but overlooked grammatical errors and failed to organise ideas clearly in written responses, impacting both comprehension and expression.

Recent Achievements

One Mortlake tutor noticed real shifts across different year levels recently. In Year 8 maths, Tyler used to skip showing his working out, but now consistently sets it out for problems he can't do mentally, which has helped him catch errors before moving on.

In senior Business Studies, Kai moved from mostly descriptive writing to crafting more analytical paragraphs in his reports after targeted feedback—he now explains cause and effect instead of just listing facts.

Meanwhile, Zarraf (Year 6 English) went from hesitating to share ideas aloud to making thoughtful predictions about challenging texts and backing them up with details from the story.

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 Gladesville Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Patrick's Catholic Primary School.