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Elaine says

I have 7 years of tuition teaching experience in all primary levels, thus i am very familiar with the school syllabus and i know what are the requirements for each level, each subject for the student to focus on in order to excel well.

My achievements are,

Year 2008

1. Primary 4 student who had a failing grade in her Science scored 80 marks for her next exam.

2. Primary 6 student whom i coached for 2 years since primary 5 scored A* for his Science in PSLE year 2008. He is now in St Joseph Institute eligible for a special Science programme.

3. Primary 1 student who is weak in Chinese and had a failing grade for the subject scored 85 marks after a few months of tuition with me. Her other subjects improved from band 3 to band 2 and band 2 to band 1.

4. A foreign primary 1 student who had no basic foundation in Chinese scored from a failing grade to 90 marks for her next exam.

5. Other students of mine are improving their results from band 3 to band 2, and from band 2 to band 1.

Year 2009

1. All three primary 6 students scored A for their PSLE English.

2. Primary 2 student scored the highest for Chinese in her class and full marks for Math in the CA2 examination. She maintained her results for final year examination and got awarded the Good Progress Award.

3. Another primary 2 student scored from 60+ marks to 80+ for her Chinese.

4. Kindergarten 1 student who had weak Chinese foundation improved a lot for the language as commented by his school MT teacher.

5. Primary 4 student scored Band 1 for his English and Math in final year examination.

StarTutor's Review

Elaine enjoys working with young children. Their innocence and adorable faces never fail to put a smile on her face. Her love for young children has also landed her in a teaching job at a childcare centre previously, and hence she is very experienced in handling young children. She enjoys coaching them, and finds great joy in seeing them make progress under her guidance.

Elaine specializes in all subjects for Primary school, namely English, Mathematics, Science and Chinese. She has been giving home tuition for 6 years, and is very familiar with the current MOE syllabus for all these subjects. Using this to her advantage, Elaine is able to spot the trend in examinations and thus prepares students well by exposing them to a variety of possible examination questions. Elaine feels that through this, she is able to build up the confidence of her students, as well as training them to study smart, not just hard.

Elaine helps students who are academically stronger to stretch even further and obtain better grades by allowing them to practise challenging questions of a higher level. She guides such students by teaching them to think from a different angle to solve higher-level questions, and also introduces more problem solving techniques if they are able to cope with it. Elaine is also very familiar in teaching ‘Model Diagrams’ which is an essential problem solving technique for primary school Mathematics. She shared with us that ‘Model Diagrams’ are essential for weaker students, especially since they are unable to visualize word problems. Elaine makes use of these diagrams to help the student visualize better, and slowly trains them so that they will be able to adopt this technique on their own eventually.

Overall, Elaine is aware of the weaknesses and problems that most primary school students face, and is quick to remedy these as soon as she is aware of them. Her familiarity with the school syllabus will definitely give her students an edge over the rest.

- Interviewed by StarTutor (Cady, Weichao, Gavin), 18 April 2009

2008 Bachelor (Murdoch University)
Bachelor of Commerce in Management

2006 Diploma (Ngee Ann Polytechnic)
Diploma in Quality Management and Engineering

I am a full time tutor and can start tuition immediately.

Teaching level and subjects
	Primary/ PSLE English, Chinese, Maths, Science

Eric says

I am very experienced in teaching chemistry and mathematics (both e maths and a maths) in secondary level and also chemistry in JC level. I do have plenty of practice questions for students to practise on during tuition sessions.

Past experience when I was a student

- Peered tutored uppwer sec students in Chestnut Drive Secondary School & Unity Secondary School in E.Maths, A.Maths ahd Chemistry for CIP

- Helped a schoolmate in Chemistry when I was in Sec 4 and he has improved from C5-C6 to A2 in his O levels examinations.

Experience as a private tutor (excluding Startutor assignments)

- Pri 5 student in Mathematics

- Sec 3 student in E.Maths and Science (Chemistry)

- Sec 3 student in Physics, Chemistry, E.Maths and A.Maths

- Two JC 2 students in 'A' level Chemistry

- Two Sec 2 Maths students, one Sec 1 Sci student, two Sec 4 E Maths and one Sec 4 Chemistry student in Greenish Learning Centre

Currently teaching

- Sec 3 student in E.Maths, A Maths, Chemistry

Achievements as a private tutor

- A JC 2 student (Daniel) obtained an A grade for his Chemistry in the A level exams 2008 from failing grade in his Prelims

- A Sec 4 student (Theo) passed his Science (Bio/Chem) in the O level exams 2008

- A Sec 2 student (Fei Hon) obtained A2 for his maths EOY exam in 2008

- A Sec 2 student (Rohit) scored 88% for Maths Mid-Yr exam 2009 from B3. For his final year exam 2009, he scored A2 for his Science.

- A Sec 4 student (Perry) improved his chemistry from 44 marks in the starting of the year to 62 marks in his mid-year exam 2009 and finally scored A1 for his chemistry in his prelim exam 2009. He also scored B3 for his A maths and A2 for his E maths from failing grades.

- A Sec 3 (N.A.) student (Zhen Yu) scored 70% for Maths and 78% for Chemistry in his mid-year exam 2009 from failing grades. For his final year exam 2009, he scored 75 for Science and 70 for Maths. He came in 2nd in class position and 15th in level position

- A Sec 3 student (Ynn) scored 72 marks in Chemistry for her final year exam 2009

StarTutor's Review

Eric is a highly effective yet humble tutor. Despite being an undergrad, Eric has proven that he is capable of delivering consistent quality tuition to his students. Eric developed a passion for teaching when he was in Hwa Chong Institution. He was involved in a peer tutoring programme initiated by the school whereby the more able students are assigned to weaker students to aid them in their studies. He was later granted an MOE teaching scholarship, and will be a MOE-certified teacher upon graduation. Eric continued giving home tuition actively when he was serving full-time national service. He is currently teaching Sec 1 Science, Sec 4 E-Maths and Chemistry in a neighbourhood tuition centre.

Eric has a strong passion for Chemistry and Mathematics, and is very confident that he would be able to help his students in these areas. Being a result-driven and patient tutor, Eric is one who always makes it a point to drill certain concepts or formulae into the student’s head as he understands that students tend to lose focus during tuition, and may forget certain key concepts. He also ensures that his students understand his lessons thoroughly, and are able to apply whatever they have learnt before moving on to the next topic.

Generally, Eric enjoys coaching weaker students more than the already able students. He wants to help students who are generally weaker to improve their grades in a realistic fashion. He sets realistic targets for these students, and aims to push and motivate these students to achieve their target. More often than not, his students were all able to attain that mark, and some might even perform way better than expected. This is the satisfaction that Eric enjoys and it motivates him to continue teaching even more.

Eric also shared with us that good results are not just his credits, but the student’s as well. It is a two-way effort, and good grades will only be possible if the student is motivated. No amount of effort from Eric would be able to help if the student is unmotivated and unwilling to learn. He makes his expectations known before taking up an assignment, and helps his students to work towards that expectation.

Eric has helped many students improve their grades, and is very well versed in the current school syllabus due to the fact that he has never stopped giving tuition throughout the years. All the commendations and positive feedbacks from parents and students are testament to his strong teaching abilities. His patient and down-to-earth approach will definitely benefit students and aid them in achieving their desired grades.

- Interviewed by StarTutor (Weichao, Gavin), 9 May 2009

2006 GCE A (Hwa Chong Institution)
Mathematics (A), Mathematics S Paper (Merit), Physics (A), Chemistry (A), Chemistry S Paper (Merit), Biology (A), General Paper (B3)

2005 GCE A (Hwa Chong Institution)
AO Chinese (A2), AO Chinese (Oral/Aural) (Distinction), Project Work (Band 3)

2004 GCE O (The Chinese High School)
English Language (B3), Combined Humanities (A1), Geography (A1), Mathematics (A1), Additional Mathematics (A1), Physics (A2), Chemistry (A1), Biology (A2), Higher Chinese (A1)

2003 GCE O (The Chinese High School)
Chinese (A1), Chinese (Oral/Aural) (Distinction)

2000 PSLE (South View Primary School)
English Language (A*), Chinese (A*), Mathematics (A*), Science (A), Higher Chinese (Merit), Aggregate 261

I can start as soon as possible. I would prefer to conduct the tuition sessions at my house as i have a room that is very quiet and conducive for learning. Also, I am teaching other students as well. In order to save time spent in travelling on public transport, I would prefer the students to come to my house for tuition so that tuition sessions can be arranged easily.

I have the passion and patience needed as a good tutor in teaching and improving your results. I like to engage with my tutees and encourage them to ask questions about the subjects they need tuition in to clarify their doubts. I care for the improvement of your results and hope that my students are motivated to learn.

I have great confidence in teaching Chemistry and Mathematics.

Teaching level and subjects
	Secondary/ O level Maths, E Maths, A Maths, Chemistry, Science, Bio/Chem
	Junior College/ A level Chemistry

Jacelyn says

I specialize in teaching Mathematics as I have passion and aptitude for Mathematics. I believe that by teaching what I am best at, it will be most beneficial to my students. Though I concentrate on Mathematics, I am able to help my students out in other subjects such as Physics too. In fact, I have experience in teaching primary school Maths and Science as well as lower secondary school Maths and Science, upper secondary E Maths, A Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Science (Physics/Chemistry). I have also taught University first year Maths to NUS student. Some recent examples include a primary six student who failed her Maths mid- year exam but manged to achieve a B during the actual 2008 PSLE,and a Sec 4 N level student who failed both his mid-year Maths and Science (Physics/Chemistry) to attain grade 2 for them during the actual 2008 N level exams.

I have decided to become a full-time tutor because I enjoy sharing my knowledge with my students and coaching them to achieve good results. Personally, I believe that every student has the potential to do well in Mathematics. Often, students labeled themselves negatively as I am bad at Maths or I just cant do Maths. However, I do not believe that this is true. In fact, most of them lost their interest in Maths because they have been disappointed by their poor grades. From my experience, when my students grades improved, they became more motivated to learn and even took initiative to do extra practice. One of my greatest job satisfactions is to see this change in attitude in my students coupled with the improvement in their grades.

On the first session of tuition, I will commuicate with my students to find out the difficulties they are facing, their current grades and what they expect to achieve. Then I will plan the pace of my tuition. A typical tuition session will begin with an explanation of the topic/concept to be covered, and follow by a step-by-step guidance through the problem solving process of various types of questions associated with the topic/concept. Depending on how well the students have grasped the concepts covered, I will assigned different kinds of questions as homework. For those who still have not achieved a good level of understanding on the topic/concept, I will give them more questions that test them on the basics. For those who already know the basics and are seeking to achieve more, I will let them attempt more challenging questions that can stimulate their thinking. In addition, I regularly ask for feedback from my students on my teaching so that I can improve the way I conduct my tuition lessons and to cater better to their needs.

I am patient with my students and I am willing to explain the concepts till they understand it. The only thing I ask for from my students is to the willingness to learn. If they do not have the commitment to work hard to brush up on their results, their grades will not show much improvements as it takes two hands to clap. I am also dedicated to my job. If the students require extra lessons during exam periods, I will try to my best to accommodate them. In fact, if my students have any difficulties or want to clarify any doubts outside tuition time, they can contact me via sms or email.

StarTutor's Review

Jacelyn comes across as to her students as a friend. She believes if she can bring herself to the level of a friend to her students, they will slowly see her as a mentor and will come forward to accept her and allow her to guide them through their studies. She feels that by being able to bond with her students, even the most shy or resistant student will be able to trust her. As she has been tutoring for quite some time, she has learnt to understand the different characteristics of each student.

Jacelyn finds different ways to motivate her students. If she finds a topic that is weak, she finds ways which suit each student and will give them more practice. Always on the look-out for tell-tale signs like when students say they understand after her explanations but actually they may not understand. She tries to re-phrase the questions so they get to explain to her. She will also surf websites for ways to help her students, send the links to the students and allow them to explore on their own.

Jacelyn believes in building good foundations. If a student does not understand the concepts from the beginning, it is of no use to give them advanced questions. Daily practice and constant drilling is very important. If the student understands the concept, there will be confidence and subsequently, results will be good. If a student is always making mistakes, she builds up their confidence and keeps them trying until they are confident.

Jacelyn has good experiences with her students and their parents. She once had a student who takes a long time to get work done and always goes to the toilet. She gave her feedback to the parent, which in turn gave her some ideas of what their child was like. They managed to sit down and turn the session into a fruitful experience. This shows that parents and teacher should work hand in hand to help students!

- Interviewed by StarTutor (Belle, Gabby, Elvin), 05 June 2008

2007 Masters (National University of Singapore)
Master of Engineering

2004 Bachelor (National University of Singapore)
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) - Second Class Upper Honours

1999 GCE A (Hwa Chong Junior College)
Economics (B3), Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics (B), Physics (A), General Paper (B3)

1997 GCE O (Nanyang Girls' High School)
English Language (B3), Geography (A1), Mathematics (A1), Additional Mathematics (A1), Physics (A2), Chemistry (A1), Higher Chinese (A1), Higher Chinese (A1), Chinese Literature (A1)

1996 GCE O (Nanyang Girls' High School)
Chinese (A1), Chinese (Oral/Aural) (Merit)

1993 PSLE (Bukit View Primary School)
English Language (A), Chinese (A*), Mathematics (A*), Science (A*)

Graduated from National University of Singapore, Master of Engineering, CAP 4.25/5

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering), 2nd Class Upper Honours, NUS

A Level (Hwa Chong Junior College), General Paper (B3), Maths (A), F Maths (B), Physics (A), Economics (B)

O Level (Nanyang Girls High School), English (B3), Chinese (A1), Higher Chinese (A1), E Maths (A1), A Maths (A1), Chemistry (A1), Physics (A2), Biology (A1), Geography (A1), Chinese Literature (A1)

PSLE (Bukit View Primary School), English (A), Chinese (A*), Maths (A*), Science (A*)

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP

2004-2006 EDB-NUS scholarship
2003-2004 NUS Deans list
1994-1997 MOE Edusave scholarship

I can start immediately and will be able to do it until the end of 2009.

Teaching level and subjects
	Secondary/ O level Maths, E Maths, A Maths, Physics, Science
	Junior College/ A level Maths

Patrick says

UPDATED!!

For those parents who are tight on tuition budget and do not wish to compromise on the tutor's concentration on the student, I've a perfect solution for you!

I will be starting my own small size tuition group(max size of 5) to help those needy upper secondary A/E maths and Phy/chem students during this economy down turn.

Benefits that the student will get

FREE notes and answering templates which I have been giving my students to score in exams.

Low tuition fees ranging from S$150 per month(i.e. 4 lessons, each of 2 hours),

AND *MUCH MORE!

Results Proven

100% PASSES

More than 50% of my ex students scored DISTINCTIONS for O level and N level Exams.

Average grade is B3.

Location will be at Bishan area.

Time slot available Weekdays night(730-930pm) and Sun(morning, 8am 10am, 10am 12pm. afternoon 1-3pm, 3.30-5.30pm. evening 7pm to 9pm.)

However, if you wish to have one on one tuition, it is still available too! )

Currently providing VirtuaTutor Services. If interested to know more, do contact me via StarTutor! )

*Do contact me via StarTutor for more details!

My Experience

Having a reasonable amount of experience(6 years) in giving home tuition and teaching classes in various tuition centres, I can say that being a good tutor is not as simple as it seems. It is not as simple as having a great interest in providing guidance to the students and regurgitating from the textbook. Experience hits harder than qualifications. There are a few main qualities which I believe I possess that sets me apart from other tutors. I will communicate extensively with my students and provide customised notes, specially designed test papers as well as templates to tackle examination questions.

I do not believe in spoon-feeding the students. I expect all students under my tutelage to be sensible enough to understand the importance of studying. So that the student will have a significant improvement, I always believe that both parties have to communicate to realise their common goal, and work hand in hand to achieve it. That is also the reason why I provide customised notes for the students only if they need and deserve them, on the basis that they are willing to learn (i.e. have an inquisitive mind) and work hard towards achieving better results.

During lessons, besides explaining concepts and assigning practice questions, I will spend time to prompt the student and guide him to the correct answer. In the process, I can discern the students method of thinking, and am able to correct it if there are any misconceptions. His brain will be stimulated and exercised which will allow him to grasp the concept more clearly. For example, if a student can't visualise 3D models, i'll do paper models to let him/her to visualise and get a better knowledge of how to do 3D trigonometry questions.

With practice questions, I focus more on the students presentation of answers because most students do have the knowledge but yet are unable to express that knowledge explicitly, which causes them to lose marks. Most of the time, Ill guide the student to discover the method of presentation that he is most comfortable with. If he is unable to do so, Ill provide my own template for the student to memorise, at the same time, explain the template to him and what the purpose is behind different points mentioned.

As an experienced tutor, I understand how students feel when they have to do tuition work on top of schoolwork. Hence, for homework, Ill usually give only key concept questions that are necessary for complete understanding of a topic. If required, Ill request the student to do a simple mind-map of the chapter as homework. The purpose is to encourage the student to get an overview of the chapter and do a summary on it. The student will have to understand the chapter first before he is able to draft out a mind-map.

I'll always let the student know that Im not only available during the tuition timeslot I'll be always available any day to answer their doubts via various means like SMS and e-mail.

O level Results Released on 2010

Syahin - Combined Science A2 (from C5)

Sean - Pure Physics A2 (from B4), Pure Chemistry B3 (from B4)

Kenny - Combined Science B3 (from F9)

Alex (taught for 3 months)- Combined Science C6 (from F9), E maths C5 (from F9)

Deryn - Pure Physics A2 (from A2)

Wanlin - Pure Physics B3 (from B4)

Jeremy - Combined Science(phy/chem) A2 (from C6)

Vincent - Combined Science(phy/chem) B3 (from D7)

Shaun - Pure Physics C5

Vanessa - Pure Physics B4 (from D7)

O level Results Released on 2009

Benjamin - E maths B3(from D7), Pure Chem B3(from C6)

Tinnapop - Physics A2(from B4)

Reynold - E maths B3(from C6)

Hisham - E Maths A2(from F9 for E maths), Combined Sci(Phy/Chem) B3 (from E8)

N level Results Released on 2009

Sky - E maths and Combined Sci(phy/chem) A1 (from C6)

For O level results which release on 24Jan 2008

Ze Lin- A2 for both Pure Phy and Chem( Improvement from C6 and B4 respectively)

Simin- A2 for E math (from C6), B3 for Pure Chem ( from B4)

Currently teaching 2 sec 4 students Pure phy, chem and maths.(graduated)

2 sec 4 students Combined Sci(phy/chem) (Graduated)

2 sec 4 student Combined Science(Small Group Tuition)(Graduated)

2 Pure physics tuition class(Experienced)1st batch graduated

1 Sec 4 Pure Physics(Graduated)

1 Sec 2 Maths and Science

1 Sec 4 physics

1 Sec 4 combined Sci(phy/chem)

StarTutor's Review

Patrick Li is an affable and honest tutor. He takes pains to ask his students the reasons for studying and why they like or not like the subjects they are doing. To this tutor, hard work is inevitable and effort from the student is very important. He believes that he as a tutor is only a guide for his students and they must believe before they can achieve. He does not think that forcing a student to learn will get good results as they will eventually hate what they are doing.

To understand new concepts and to improve himself, Patrick does his own research and learns from his friends. He practices the technique and later teaches his students in a more user-friendly method. He also makes it a point to work within the given syllabus and not to introduce too much supplementary as the students may get too confused.

Patrick believes very much in visualization. If a student is not able to understand math and physics, he will use everyday objects to teach his students and let them have a better understanding of the concepts. For example, to explain electromagnetism, he relates it to the workings of the electric fan. For math, he uses his own formulas and strategies to show his students. This innovative tutor even uses 3D models so that his students can visualize.

Sometimes, the student understands the concept but has difficulties expressing the answer. This is where Patrick will come in and provide an answer templates. For MCQ, he gets his students to explain they decide on an answer. He believes all 4 answers could be very close and may even be relevant. However, he wants student to be critical of their given answer so that they will be able to score better.

Patrick does not paint rainbow pictures to his students and parents. Instead, he lets the students know the importance of studying and how it affects their future. Patrick also conducts constant feedback sessions with the parents to keep them informed of their progress.

Judging from his strong opinions, Patrick Li stands by his own concepts and is focused. His no-nonsense approach may not be suitable to many parents as some will feel that their children need to be taught the “soft way” but many also believe that his realistic approach is very spot- on and true.

- Interviewed by StarTutor (Belle, Gabby and Elvin), 27th May 2008

2005 GCE A (Nanyang Junior College)
Mathematics (A), Physics (B), Chemistry (B)

2003 GCE O (Mayflower Secondary School)
English Language (C6), Combined Humanities (B4), Geography (B3), Mathematics (A2), Additional Mathematics (A2), Science (Phy/Chem) (A1), Design and Technology (B4), Chinese (A2), Chinese Oral (Distinction)

A level, Maths(A), Physics(B), Chemistry(B)

O level, Combined Sci for phy chem (A1), A maths (A2), E maths (A2)

I'll be teaching at least throughout my uni life and I'll commit to the student till he/she completes A or O level.

Teaching level and subjects

LeRain says

Am commissioned by an upcoming music school to do a complete 3 years program of curriculum and syllabus planning. The 2nd year is completed.

9 years experience in teaching chinese at primary & secondary school level and piano till grade 8. Also an assistant choral instructor and experienced in accompaniment for single line instruments for exams such as violin.

Attached to Gramercy Music School (Holland V) as a piano teacher for 9 years and on-going. Able to teach basic, intermediate pop drumming, jazz theory, jazz piano, pop piano and music composition other than usual classical practical and theory.

There will be an annual recital for all my students and it will be counted as one lesson. Students will get to play on a grand piano in an auditorium or recital hall.

Very experienced with kids as well as teenagers and adults. Emphasis is on cultivating the individual's interest in piano and music or mandarin language.

Chinese subject focus is Creative writing. My student with me for 9 years who hated the chinese language and did not mind failing or hanging around the border developed a keen interest in it as she grew older. Now she speaks fluent chinese, able to read both modern and olden day chinese writings and also able to watch chinese series or movies without subtitles and have no problems in understanding the show anymore. She is now in sec 4.

All my students are motivated to achieve Merit and Distincition in both Theory and Practical. Piano includes extensive repetoire other than usual 3 exam pieces only.

Jazz and Pop lessons are by per lesson. $50 per hr, learning how to play from lead sheets and various grooves. Materials are provided.

Learning how to play jazz and pop through clearly notated scores and not lead sheets have same charges as classical piano.

StarTutor's Review

LeRain is a confident and genuine person. She is an expertise in the Music field. She knows the different available exams (ABRSM, Trinity etc) for piano and their respective pros and cons. Thus, you can easily trust her to recommend the most suitable exam for your child to undertake.

She specializes at teaching Piano, both practical and theory with students ranging from Beginner to Grade 8, age ranging from 5 – 30 plus years old (Young child – Adult). She is able to analyze every student and come up with customized teaching method.

For younger children aged 7 and below, she feels that 30 minutes will be the maximum attention span and will not recommend anything beyond that. She interacts with the parents often to update them about their child’s progress, strengths and weaknesses in order to bring the best out of the child with the parents’ assistance.

For beginners, she teaches posture and introduction to the piano keys on the first lesson as she knows that the basic is always the most important key to proceed to higher levels. Although theories for Grade 5 and above are not compulsory, LeRain encourages her students to not only complete Grade 8 Practical, but also theory, to be a true qualified pianist. She loves to assist her musically talented students to go against their limits for greater achievements.

With her vast experience, LeRain is able to get suitable material for her students. She uses the age of the student as a gauge. For young children, colorful books filled with pictures will be suitable to capture their attention and arouse their interest whereas for adults, a typical book will be of better use.

Being a Full-Time Piano home-tutor and a Part-Time Piano tutor at Gramercy Music School, LeRain keeps herself updated with changes occurring in the Music field. She is patient yet firm when needed and believes that hard work will be accompanied with rewards.

- Interviewed by StarTutor (Xuehui, Fangling and Elvin), 20th May 2008

2007 Diploma (Laselle College of the Arts)
Diploma of Higher Education

2007 Diploma (Lasalle College of the Arts)
Diploma in Music

2007 Music (The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music)
Grade 8 Theory of Music

2003 Diploma (Singapore Polytechnic)
Diploma in Multimedia Software Engineering

2003 Music (Country Manna Restaurant)
Letter of Appreciation and Commendation for Piano Performance at Suntec City and Changi Airport Terminal One Country Manna Restaurants

2001 Music (The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music)
Grade 8 Piano

1999 GCE O (Chung Cheng High School (Main))
English Language (B3), Geography (A2), Mathematics (A2), Additional Mathematics (B3), Physics (C5), Chemistry (B4), Higher Chinese (B3), Chinese (A2)

1998 GCE O (Chung Cheng High School (Main))
Chinese (A1), Chinese (Oral/Aural) (Distinction)

Higher Diploma in Music (Jazz Compositon) awarded by Lasalle & Open Uk
Diploma in Music (Jazz Composition)awarded by Lasalle

Diploma in Multimedia Technology (Software Engineering), Singapore Polytechnic

O Levels(Chung Cheng High School Main), CL1(A1), HCL(B3), ENG (B3), Chinese Literature(A2), Geography(A2), EMaths(A2), AMaths(B3), Chemistry(B4), Physics(C5)

It is important for the parent to understand that music and arts take long time to reap results. The parent has to play their part in motivating their own kid and not pressuring them for getting the piece of paper.

The parent must understand that different child has different rate of learning. I do not believe in stupidity as that has been the moto of my teachers. Hardwork will be able to surpass talent.

Kids with me for a long period do gain higher level of confidence. What I do to help them is also to develop good virtues and values in the long term.

Once a kid is with me, I'll try my best to cultivate his/her interest, help them to teach themselves the skills requires for a life long ability to appreciate music.

Teaching level and subjects
	International Baccalaureate Music
	Music Piano, Drum
	Computer Skills Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D Design, Flash, Web Design, Windows

Peter says

Highly experienced, with seven eight teaching in Singapore, at both Secondary and Junior College levels. Presently the Subject Coordinator for two papers at 'A'-Level, and have designed and implemented my own curricula for three 'A'-Level papers.

I have three years of experience giving private tuition at 'A'-Level, having produced distinctions for a majority of my students. Moreover, I have trained students in Cambridge examinations ('O' and 'A' Level), as well as United States Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and Canadian Ontario Academic Credit (OAC) courses.

In addition, I am Caucasian and perfectly and completely fluent in English as my mother tongue. For this reason, I am both an experienced and highly effective instructor in the English language. As a British-educated native speaker of English, my command of the language is excellent, and I am thus able to train the highest level of linguistic proficiency.

StarTutor's Review

Peter Charles Kellett specializes in teaching History at junior college, as well as secondary school levels. He has done extensive research by himself regarding the subject, and is very well informed of the requirements to score well for it. Peter graduated from NIE with a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PDGE), and has been teaching in secondary schools and junior colleges since 2002.

Peter enjoys the flexibility of being able to structure his lessons to suit the student’s needs, as well as being a key component in helping the student achieve their goal. He shared with us that giving home tuition is completely different from teaching in schools as lessons in schools are usually tailored to suit the majority of the class. As such, there will definitely be students who are not suited to the specific method of teaching, and this accounts for their inability to perform. Peter enjoys finding new ways to enlighten such students, to inject an interest for the subject to help them learn better.

Peter carries out his lessons in many interesting and creative ways. He is aware that History is a dry subject for most students, and will always try means and ways to make lessons easier to digest. Peter has a passion for music and theatrical arts, and often makes use of his knowledge in this field to share with students how musicals and operas have changed the course of history. Besides this, he also brings in other elements from daily lives such as coffee and tea to relate to whatever he is teaching. Peter is naturally dramatic, and tries as much as possible to make his lessons captivating and interesting for his students.

Peter tries to limit the number of students he takes up, as he wants to be fully committed in staying with them through major examinations. Peter’s lessons are altered according to the student’s needs and goals, and he does this to ensure that lessons are more effective and efficient in the long run.

- Interviewed by StarTutor (Cady, Weichao, Gavin), 18 April 2009

2002 Diploma (Nanyang Technological University)
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Specialisation in teaching at Secondary School Level)

1999 Bachelor (University of Toronto, Canada, Ontario, Toronto)
Honours Bachelor of Arts

1995 Scholarship (Ontario Scholarship)
Awardee has obtained at least an average of at least eighty per cent in six Honour Graduation or Ontario Academic Courses

1995 Others (North Toronto Collegiate Institute)
Ontario Secondary School Diploma

Graduate of the University of Toronto, Canada, Honours Bachelor of Arts, Full Honours. I was admitted to university under scholarship as an Ontario Scholar.

Ontario Academic Course OAC qualifications (pre-university) English Language (A), History (A), Biology (A), Theatre Studies (A), Music (A), German Language (A), German Literature (A), Latin Literature (A). These are the equivalent of Cambridge 'A'-Levels.

Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PDGE) from NIE, class of 2002. Specialist in History and Music at Secondary level.

I am available mid-afternoons and evenings most weekdays by appointment, as well as most weekends. During the period leading up to major examinations, I have additional time available.

My availability is highest during school semesters, and by prior arrangement during major school holidays. I am generally available during one-week term breaks in March and September.

In order to focus properly on my students, I take on only a very limited number of students at any given time, and as such I guarantee my availability for a minimum number of lessons per month.

Teaching level and subjects
	Secondary/ O level English, History, Social Studies
	Junior College/ A level General Paper, History
	International Baccalaureate History, Music, Theatre
	University Social Sciences
	Language English, German

Yong Le says

I have enjoyed learning maths and science subjects since young. This certainly would not have been possible if not for the guidance of passionate and inspiring teachers I met during my years of education. I have over 6 years of tutoring experience, and I would not have kept going if not for the fact that I enjoy teaching. I have taught numerous students, and I also have been giving class tuition for over 2 years now, and I am happy to say that it has been a very rewarding and rich experience.

I am always very patient with my students, and when the student is slow in understanding, I like to use an alternative example to demonstrate the concept. I also explain in a very detailed and comprehensive manner, to link the concepts together and to allow the student to see its application in real life.

My preferred teaching method is for the student to directly ask me questions that he has accumulated over the past week. In this way, I can look at his working, understand where the error is, and explain the concepts accordingly. I always believe in the need to understand rather than rote learning, therefore I always focus on the concepts, and not so much the methodology (exact steps) of solving the question. I ensure that the student understands the concepts that are brought across, by using examples, and setting questions, to test and to allow the student to apply the concepts. I encourage the students to ask questions, and also to stop me anytime as well. Therefore, my teaching style is interactive, giving the student questions and guiding him along as he attempts the problem. Along the way, I will also point out pertinent points in presenting the working/solution fully and clearly, and to address common errors that are often committed. After understanding the concepts, the student is encouraged to practice questions on his own. Practice always makes perfect.

I believe that learning, just like tutoring, can be an enjoyable and rewarding experience as well.

StarTutor's Review

Yong Le is an experienced tutor. Having 8 years of experience in private tuition and tuition centre teaching, his confidence can be felt immediately. He was asked to explain academic concepts to us during the interview and we found his teaching to be concise and effective. Holding a Bachelor in Engineering, Yong Le’s confidence comes not only from his experience but his qualification as well.

Based on his past experience, he believes that pure academic teaching does not fully benefit the students’ learning. Instead, motivation is an important factor in driving the students’ learning interest.

Yong Le is an easy-going and influential tutor. With his optimism, he infects his students with his positive attitude. This helps the student to increase their confidence in overcoming difficult academic problems.

When it comes to teaching, he is guides his student to divide the problem into step-by-step questions. Next, he gets his student to think around these guided questions. He ensures that the student grasp the principles through these active thinking. He also goes into great detail during teaching so the student reaps the full benefit of it.

Every student is different and Yong Le will find out the concepts that the student is weak in. He then goes back to the root cause of problem that hinders the student’s learning. After understanding the student, he will specifically address the student’s concern and remove the limiting factor.

Satisfaction is what drives Yong Le to continue teaching for the past 8 years. He is happy when his students understand and appreciate his teaching. With such a positive attitude, we believe that Yong Le will continue to be a successful tutor in the future.

- Interviewed by StarTutor (Fangling, Xuehui and Weichao), 20th May 2008

2007 Bachelor (National University of Singapore)
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), First Class Honours

2000 GCE A (National Junior College)
Mathematics (A), Mathematics S Paper (Distinction), Further Mathematics (A), Physics (A), Physics S Paper (Distinction), Chemistry (A), General Paper (B4), Chinese (B3), Chinese(Oral/Aural) (Merit)

1998 GCE O (Bukit Panjang Govt. High School)
English Language (B3), Geography (A1), Mathematics (A1), Additional Mathematics (A1), Physics (A1), Chemistry (A1), Biology (A1), Chinese (A1), Chinese(Oral/Aural) (Merit)

1998 Others (Bukit Panjang Govt. High School)
Achievement Award for Representing the School in Mathematics and Winning an Award in 1998

1998 Others (Bukit Panjang Govt. High School)
Service Award for Dedicated Service Rendered as Training Officer, Science & Technology Team from 1997 to 1998

I can start asap.

Teaching level and subjects
	Secondary/ O level Maths, E Maths, A Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Physics/Chem
	Junior College/ A level Maths

graduated from Shanghai Institute of Tourism (Shanghai Normal University) in 1987

I can coach brighter students to become effective speakers, learn vocal techniques and reduce accent by identifying problematic Chinese sounds, stress and intonation patterns. These students will be trained to take part in presentation, speeches or storytelling competitions. In addition, I'll help students with composition and word choice so that they can articulate themselves better in speech and writing.

Students that are less competent in Chinese will understand me easily. As my background includes positions as a teacher, radio anchor/journalist and dubbing artiste, I speak Chinese without any accent (e.g. Taiwanese, Beijing or Shanghai.etc..). Chinese dubbed HK/Korean movies and soap operas are dubbed with non-accented Chinese.

Teaching level and subjects
	Primary/ PSLE Chinese, Higher Chinese
	Secondary/ O level Chinese, Higher Chinese
	Junior College/ A level Chinese
	Language Chinese

2003 MOE Pass ()

NIE trained Teacher

Chemistry, Primary English, Higher Chinese, Maths And Science.

I have 10 years of teaching exerience up to date in secondary schools. With 3 years' of experience, I have always managed to improve grades of my tutees, through building rapport with them, patience, close monitoring of their work and continuous encouragment.

What I enjoyed in tuition is the one to one learning experience with the kids as it is important that the child has the full attention from the teacher. Thus they will learn much better and faster.

I always try my best to make the lessons interesting with IT resources that are available.

My patience with kids are built with time over 10 years in the education service. Sometimes why i can stay so long in teaching considering the workload of teachers are having now. )

When I see my students or tutees have done well in their examinations, it gives me great sense of satisfaction that money cannot buy.

Science especially chemistry is my favourite subject. My diploma why I am very thankful has given me strong foundation in science. My greatest score i get for chemistry paper is 99.5/100 in my years in polytechnic, which is rather a great achievement for myself.

I have been tutoring since 2007 til now. I have had 50 students so far.

P2 girl - from 30/100 for english, maths to 60plus / 100. Recieved good progress award from school.

P3 chinese PRC - from 30/100 to 84/100 for science

P4 boy - hates maths -- shown improvement and interest.

P6 PSLE girl -Did well in chinese and english.

P3 EL

Dear parents,

I am committing a lot of efforts in my tuition assignments I would expect the same from the tutees as well. Students' committment in my tution assignments given to them are vital. If they don't work hard for their grades, even the best tutor also cant help them.

I will try my best to accomodate your budget so to offer quality tuition to your child. I am already charging below the market rates. My rates are also based on the distance travelled. I seek for parents' understanding on this.

Pls contact the co-ordinators for schedule booking and give your budget to the co-ordinator so we can work it out for you.

Thank you!

Teaching level and subjects
	Primary/ PSLE English, Chinese, Maths, Science, Creative Writing
	Secondary/ O level Chemistry

1998 PSLE (Admiralty Primary School)
English Language (A), Chinese (A), Mathematics (A), Science (A)

2002 GCE O (Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School)
English Language, Combined Humanities (B3), Mathematics (B4), Physics (B4), Chemistry, Chinese, Chinese (Oral/Aural) (Merit)

2006 Diploma (Nanyang Polytechnic)

Official Transcript of Academic Record, Diploma in Electronics, Computer & Communications Engineering

Engineering Mathematics (A), Engineering Science (A), Communication Skills (A)

I've garnered valuable exp in my 7yrs of 1-to-1 and small-grp teaching to preschoolers, pri &amp sec students as well as adults. I specialise in teaching P1-P6 core subjs. This yr, my attention's on my students from the pri &amp sec levels.

Students' progress

-P1 &amp P2 (under sch's Learning Support Prog) improved by 20 marks, passing SA1 in 2mths.

-P3s enjoyed Sci lessons in sch more after our lively introductory lessons. Many topped their Sci, Maths &amp language papers.

-Unmotivated P4 girl strived for better grades after goal setting session. Two P4s were chosen to become the class monitor &amp monitress. The boy is into his 2nd yr as a monitor.

-P5s gd at challenging prob sums were given P6 sums to try. They did so with confidence &amp enthusiasm. A boy surprisingly topped his class for SA2 MT which he most dreaded. A boy with special learning needs improved in Maths &amp Sci.

-P6s with U-grades (20 marks) gained 10-35 marks per subj in 3mths. Finally, all passed PSLE, making it into normal (acad) &amp even express stream. P6s who scored A*s &amp A's got into Nan Hua High Sch &amp top neighbourhood schs. Continuing to excel, a girl is doing sec 4 syllabus a yr ahead of her peers.

-Recently prepared a foreign student for AEIS exam &amp subsequently for interview by Methodist Girls' Sch. She got in.

-Currently helping a Sec 2 girl to become an independent learner.

-From E8 result, Sec 5 girl achieved a B4 for 'O' Level E. Maths in 1mth.

I am committed, patient, encouraging and confident that I can help my students to understand their subjects better.

I communicate regularly with the parents so that they can understand their children's progress and be able to play a part in their children's education.

I strive to motivate and aspire my students to achieve higher marks by engaging and challenging them. Apart from explaining difficult concepts in depth and clearing their doubts, I also highlight important points as well as frequently asked questions for them to take note to help them excel in their exams. I will adopt various methods to teach every student to suit his/her unique style of learning.

I am prepared to give tuition immediately. I am willing to give extra tuition during school and public holidays. Intensive PSLE revision is also available.

Teaching level and subjects
	Primary/ PSLE English, Chinese, Maths, Science, Creative Writing, Phonics
	Secondary/ O level English, Chinese, Maths, E Maths, Geography, History, Literature, Science, Social Studies
	Language English, Chinese
	Computer Skills C#, VB, AutoCAD, Windows, Office