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Daniel
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I think that the most important things that a tutor can do for a student is to provide encouragement and meaningful feedback to students and parents on the student's achievement progress and what they can do to further extend themselves and achieve more. The most important aspect of tutoring and teaching in general is that you can see a student's…
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The most prominent thing is to work according to the level of child. For example, some students love to study through animations and some by real world examples and also some by doing practicals or activities. Hence; its the duty of a tutor to find the way of teaching that interacts a student and make it interesting for a child to explore that…
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BOY GIL JR
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For me the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to teach them what is needed and by teaching a little but teaching it well and prepares them to the real life situation. I think my strenghts as a tutor is my passion as a teacher/ tutor. The knowledge about the subject matter and the experiences i have. For more than seven years in…
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In my high school days, i went to alot of tutors and i learned the difference between a good and a bad tutor. Bad tutors i believe stay within the box, afraid to go out and expose the students true potential. A good tutor can not only help the student keep on track of school work and assist in any difficulties the student may have, but also push…
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I believe one of the most important things in a tutor is a friendly mannerism, as this will make the student feel comfortable and likely more attentive during sessions. Of course a wide range of knowledge in the subject area is also very important to be able to tutor the students. I believe my skills to problem solve would make me a good tutor as…
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Studying techniques, creating good habits and of course, feedback for improvements! These are the important aspects that a tutor should show their students. There is much more to learning than parroting back facts - information needs to absorbed, regurgitated, reused in a practical sense. I have much hands-on experience in using my chosen skills -…
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The most important things i think a tutor can do for his or her students will include: 1) Empower the students to learn by teaching them how to understand new information and acquire new knowledge 2) Help the students to discover their learning styles, strengths and weaknesses. My strengths as a tutor include: 1) Ability to explain and teach…
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As stated, one of the most important things a tutor can do for their student is to allow the student to enjoy what they're doing. This will then help in creating a comfortable environment where the tutor can teach and the student can efficiently take in what is being taught. As a tutor I find myself to be able to quickly adapt to the student that…
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Making sure that the student is comfortable and not to push them so soon into the problems and questions - ease them into the subject. If they are already "good" at the subject, then it comes down to being there to cultivate their skill with them. Ensuring the students understand first, then applying the fundamentals. I am a big advocate for…
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According to my experience, the most important thing for a tutor is to build such a relationship with the student so that the student should be comfortable talking and sharing his/her problems and issues without any hesitation. As a tutor, my strengths are motivating the students, communication, flexibility, patience, and adaptability according to…
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Making him understand that nothing is impossible. Motivated the students is must. When they will start believing in themselves they will surely be successful in life. Very dedicated. Patient and calm Optimistic and enthusiastic. I love to teach, i never get bored in this work.This is my passion. I am very patient and always ready to tell…
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The most important thing sometimes is just listening to my student, what they really want to improve or what struggles that they approach in school, thus I can figure out the optimal way to support them not only in the study but also the mental health I always work with best effort and high responsibility, I always try to find the best solution…
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Providing a thorough explanation of the work, as well as providing an adequate number of questions to test their knowledge. Ability to explain concepts step by step to improve the understanding of the individual on a topic, and quantity of practice questions provided to…
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Help them to gain back their confidence. I mean from primary to middle school or even high school, the curriculum might be hard but not that hard that students could not pass it. I believe any students are capable of finishing high school with a decent grade. Most students I met were just getting distracted, or not spending their time enough on…
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To me, a tutor can make learning real,relevant and interesting.Tutor can make learning relevant to students's interest which in itself is half the battle won as research has proved that one learns things quickly if those aligns to one's interest. For e.g., a student who like solving maths puzzles will quickly learn new formulas and other things…
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Provide support, act as a bridge between a teacher and a friend, help the student achieve their full learning potential and provide assistance rather than answers I feel I am able to identify with students in order to work out how they work best as throughout my schooling life I have had many tutors and have witnessed a variety of styles of…
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Make the session interactive and student centered. Make it more realistic with day to day examples in order to understand difficult concepts easily. Making the subject more fun and…
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In my view, the most important role of a tutor is to empower students to reach their full potential. This involves not only helping them understand academic material but also fostering critical thinking skills, confidence, and a love for learning. A tutor should create a supportive and encouraging environment where students feel comfortable asking…
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I believe that a tutor should understand that students have different ways of the studying that actually help them in their studies, and they should be able to adapt and prepare new ways of teaching that is most valuable to students. A tutor should be motivating but disciplinary to students, to ensure they maintain a good mindset towards their…
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A tutor should understand the students needs and find a way to deliver information based on the students personality. Every student is different and every case should be treated differently. My strength as a tutor are but not limited to: - Effective communication methods; - Delivering information in a smooth understandable technique; and -…
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Well, I believe it is understanding them and their concerns and not giving them pressure for not understanding a certain topic. We can help them by cheering them up instead of making them feel small for not understanding. I believe my patience and understanding towards the person. Everyone has their own level of understanding depending on the…
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I believe a student's emotional well-being, especially their feelings towards their studies is very important. By addressing what's causing them distress and overwhelming feelings a tutor can greatly improve a student's performance. This is because one's attitude can hugely impact not only the amount of effort one is willing to put in, but also…
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One of the most important things is to putting in effort to prioritise student's learning and personal needs. Becaues every student is unique, a good tutor will be in-tune with students' individual learning patterns and thoughts. It is important to provide feedback to students so they know where to improve and be patient and engaging when…

Local Reviews

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.
Vannasone Uebergang, Sydenham

Inside SydenhamTutoring Sessions

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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Tutoring is going well. Sienna has only seen Thomas twice but so far so good! Very happy with Thomas and so is Sienna!

Nishtha is fantastic, she is very patient and has a deep calming effect on Cole which has been excellent for his confidence.

Pat is an excellent tutor. Daphne enjoying learning Maths again. Looking forward to seeing the results in her tests at school.

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.