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I think that a tutor can help a student in every way. A tutor can allow the student to develop socially, mentally and philosophically. I think i can understand a student's mindset. I know how to teach them in order to let them enjoy their studies. I allow a student to realize his potential and apply that in his…
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The most important things a tutor can do is to guide students to be able to learn and figure out problems themselves. A good tutor will personalize the learning experience teaching to the students strengths so they can more easily undersand difficult concepts. The ultimate goal of a tutor should be teaching students how to learn so they can become…
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I would say understanding student's problem is the most important to help a student. Student's problem can be in the subject matter itself, or way the subject is delivered. Some may prefer more theory in the beginning, and some may prefer tutorial way of learning. So, tutoring should be tailor-made to a student for best learning experience. As a…
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The most important thing for a tutor is to first understand the strengths and weaknesses of his student and then use his/her strengths as a tool to minimize his/her weaknesses. I can present almost everything as simple analogies which makes them easy to understand and…
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Being able to have a postivie relationship with a student. I think good teachers are able to have positive relationships with their students and also know exactly what they are doing. I believe I can be able to have good relationships with a student easily as I am easily approachable. However, I have not done much math since highschool and my…
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I consider encouragement, feedback and trust to be an important part of tutoring. The teacher should support the learner to become more confident in their own academic capabilities, giving them timely and accurate feedback. Also, it is just as important to build positive relationships with your students so they can come to you with their problems…
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A good tutor can set a student straight on the true and good path to success and fulfilment. We can boost student confidence to pursue their field of interest with more conviction. I am a very good listener and can communicate well with students which helps me to adapt easily to their needs. I always act professionally and resecpectfully towards…

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Thank you so much for Vaiui and Jessica for the fantastic works of coaching and supporting during the NAPLAN program both tutors are so patience, knowledgeable and provide heaps of learning strategy that can be further used and develop.
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Content Covered

Year 9 student Aaliyah worked through solving linear equations and inequalities, including graphing their solutions on number lines.

In Year 10, Ethan practiced using Venn diagrams and tree diagrams to tackle conditional probability problems and apply the multiplication rule for independent events.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Sienna focused on properties of vectors—finding both magnitude and direction of vector sums—with visual support from diagrams.

Recent Challenges

In Year 4, one student repeatedly left multiplication homework incomplete and "needed to memorise multiplication tables," which made solving later word problems slow and frustrating.

A Year 8 learner in algebra struggled with linear equations but, as noted, "needs to practice more by himself"—missing independent revision meant mistakes kept recurring.

For a VCE Biology student, exam preparation faltered because practice exams weren't attempted between lessons: "Needs to attempt practice exams. We will be discussing them next lesson." This led to uncertainty with time management and gaps in applying key concepts under test conditions.

Recent Achievements

One Sydenham tutor noticed a Year 11 student who had previously hesitated to check their own work is now finding and correcting their own mistakes during problem-solving sessions.

In another recent high school lesson, a student working on biology exam techniques showed real improvement by using prior knowledge to answer more complex questions—something they'd struggled with before.

Meanwhile, in primary, one Year 4 child who often guessed at answers now openly asks for help when stuck instead of staying silent.

Last week, this same student chose to read out loud the next story chapter without prompting.

What they say about our tutoring

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Mia is loving her tutor, she even said she wishes he could be her teacher because of how well he is explaining everything to her. Thank you!

We are very happy with Elissa. Matteo likes her and is very happy to work with her each week. He is definitely gaining more confidence. Thank you!

Kareem is so happy with John. He is very comfortable with him and feels a lot more confident. I can see the difference in Kareem's attitude, thank you.

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 Sydenham Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Sydenham - Hillside Primary School.