Math Programme

CONTEXT

In an ideal situation, no student needs tuition. However, in reality, there are situations where outside-school support is beneficial. Reasons may be:

• • The student is not attentive in class due to various reasons (tiredness, distractions, lack of motivation, etc)

  • The student does not ask questions in class to clarify doubts

  • The student finds it difficult to keep up with the pace of lesson

  • There is poor teacher-student communication

  • The student is unable to bridge the gap between classroom learning and assessment standards

  • The student does not revise or practise on his/her own

In my many years of teaching and guiding youths of various academic standards, I have always been able to build up a good rapport with them so that communication is open and learning can take place. Students have testified that I inspire them with my passion for the subject Mathematics and motivate them to want to do better. It is important to build up the motivation of each child as this is akin to igniting a flame that will then carry on burning on its own.

GROUP TUITION

In a small group, the teacher is able to guide the student's learning through clear explanation of concepts, examples and carefully-crafted notes. Students learn better in this environment than in the school classroom, as group size is small and there is no disruption due to discipline issues, administrative tasks to be fulfilled, etc. Everyone present is keen to learn and improve. There is ample opportunity to ask questions during the lesson. During practice session, the teacher is able to give feedback and guide the student toward mastery of the concept. Each session, materials and worksheets will be provided by the teacher that will cover a current topic. The tuition centre is air-conditioned, well-lit and every student has use of a full-sized desk and chair. Students who wish to learn from home have the option of joining the lesson via Zoom.

• 2 hour Weekly Small Group Lessons to provide a structured mathematics learning programme

• Expert Quality Teaching of All Math Concepts for the child to have thorough understanding of each topic

• Well-Crafted Notes and Summaries to make exam preparation a breeze

• Insightful Practice Questions to ramp up the child's competency level in Math FAST

• Pre-Exam Preparatory Sessions to get each child ready to Ace the exams

• Encouraging and Nurturing Guidance provided by the teacher to help the child gain confidence in mathematics

• Conducive Environment for lessons at a proper air-conditioned classroom setting, or at home

• Unlimited out-of-lesson Support so that each child's questions can be answered efficiently

STUDENT SUCCESS FROM MY TUITION PROGRAMME

I began full-time tutoring in 2014. Since then, these are various ways students have benefited from my coaching:

• Nearly all the students experienced at least 2 grades' improvement after joining my tuition class.

• Many have turned their grades around from a fail to A.

• Some students have improved from average to the top of the cohort for math.

• All became more confident in mathematics. Many even told me they now love mathematics when they used to dislike or fear the subject.

• Mathematics became the strongest subject for many and some decided to pursue higher level math.

• Students told me they understand better during tuition than classroom lessons.

• Some students solely revise my notes to score A in exams, while some relied solely on attending my classes to score A.

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The following is a testimonial from Anne (2020 A-Level Math Grade B) which best describes a typical lesson at Debbie's Learning Cove:

"What I really liked about lessons is that there is structure when it comes to any topic that is being taught, regardless of whether it's physical or zoom lesson. Learning becomes much easier when the lesson is planned; go through with us a bit of the content and then do. This refreshes my mind with the concept and also gives me the time to practise and apply what I have learnt. After every lesson, there is something new that I have learnt. Ultimately that is what I was looking for when I signed up for extra classes - a new skill to acquire after every session.

Teacher Debbie is also very patient. I can stop her along the way when I have any doubts and she will not hesitate to spend time explaining to me until I fully understand. I feel really supported by her because I feel that she truly wanted to help me, even with my bad math scores. She will set aside time to help me out, and this really motivated me to set my target higher.

The materials are better than my school's resources. My school's resources give basic practices, and only a few harder questions. Teacher Debbie's math worksheets really explore the vast type of questions that can be tested during an A-level exam or school exam. Just by diligently practising, I was exposed to more types of math questions to prepare me better for the next exam. Despite zoom lessons, the high quality is still there, both in teaching methods and materials given.

With self- discipline on my own part, and largely Teacher Debbie's excellent teaching, I managed to improve from a consistent U throughout the 2 years to a B in my A-levels."

(Anne joined in 2020 when the centre had to offer only online lessons due to covid. All lessons are now operating on a hybrid mode where students can select to be onsite or online.)