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Date Joined	3 year ago
Category	Fulltime Tutor
Age Range	26 to 30
Rank	39 (Top 1%)
Qualification Rating	3
+ Experience Rating	10
+ Feedback Rating	9.1
= Total Rating	22.1
Qualifications and Experience
	Teo Lian Choon
Certificates	2006 Bachelor (Nanyang Technological University) Bachelor of Accountancy (Merit) with a Minor in Chinese 2002 GCE A (Jurong Junior College) Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics, Physics, General Paper (A2) 2001 SAT (The College Board) Verbal (590), Math (790) 2001 GCE A (Jurong Junior College) Chinese Language (A1), Chinese Language (Oral/Aural) (Distinction) 2000 GCE O (Nanyang Girls' High School) English Language (B3), Mathematics (A1), Additional Mathematics (A2), Physics (B3), Chemistry (A2), Higher Chinese Language (B4), Chinese Literature (B3)
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Experience	I believe every child is talented in their own way. As the saying goes 'Slow and steady wins the race', I do not attempt to accelerate progress incessantly while disregarding the negative effects on the student. A test's objective is to find out how much the student already knows at a certain stage of the learning process. If a student revises for a test, he may appear bright on paper, but continue to be confused over certain aspects of the subject. This confusion will not be picked up by the teacher, as it is not apparent from the test results. As a result of that, no further help is rendered to the student, causing him to remain confused. On the other hand, if the student appears for a test unprepared, he'll be able to give the teacher a true idea of what he already knows (knowledge stored in long term memory) and the teacher will be in a better position to render any assistance where necessary. Mathematics is a subject where understanding and application presides over pure memory work. It is intertwined in everyday life, from counting out change to determining the best way to share a cake, we use mathematics daily. I seek to help students understand that the learning time is not restricted to school hours or the hours spent with me. Neither are the learning tools restricted to books and worksheets. I teach using games, tricks, role play, and plenty of day-to-day examples. With the parent's permission, I sometimes plan age appropriate outings for my students, for them to see mathematics at work in the world we live in. My ultimate aim for any student is to ignite their passion for mathematics, in order that they can help themselves in the long run. I do not believe that a tutor is for life, rather I hope all my students can emerge from under my wings as independent learners, with sufficient interest in the subject matter to pursue their own readings. Having had over 100 students spanning the last 10 years (2002 - 2012), my students themselves are the best testimony to my teaching method. I have a student whom I remembered clearly because the tuition setting was very informal. The student was an ardent player of the game MapleStory, and I knew him through the game. We would go on virtual adventures together. He approached me one day complaining about the lack of time to his O levels, and his 'dismal grade' for prelims. I then agreed to help where math is concerned. Speaking through virtual chat can be challenging when it comes to topics like geometry and calculus, then we will have plenty of fun drawing symbols on MSN handwriting chat. I never met up with the student in real life until after his O levels, when he proudly declared his success in the game world MapleStory, and dedicated some virtual items to me. Today, he has a diploma in maritime engineering and works for the Navy. In 2012, I had a student who is more preoccupied with the number of marks she scores than whether she understands a concept. As a result, she insisted on memorising problem solving steps, and those don't get her very far. In order to help her overcome the fear of obtaining poor grades, I make absolutely no mention of grades during lessons and none to her parents either, and praise her for her efforts instead of her results. To achieve that, I get her to work out problems during tuition so I can observe her at it, and encourage her every step of the way. I also assign no homework, to give her the idea that I'm more interested in how she does her work and not what work she can present (possibly with other help). Over the course of the year, she has changed from insisting that I tell her every step, to suggesting possible options herself. She just did her PSLE and I hope she will eventually become an independent learner.
Commitment	I will be away from Singapore from DEC 2013 to DEC 2014 (a total of 13 months). To prepare for this upcoming absence, I will not be accepting any students who will take their national exams in 2014, this means students at P5/S3E/S4N in 2013. S4N students will still be considered, but they have to be clearly told that I will not be continuing with them should they want to do their O levels in 2014. With the exception of CNY eve and the first 3 days of CNY, all lessons on public holidays as well as school holidays proceed as per normal, unless cancelled or rescheduled by the student. I can start as soon as I have accepted an assignment. Students may choose to start next year's syllabus during the Dec holidays. However, there will be no lessons on the first week of Jan. This is to allow all existing students to sort out their new timetables and rearrange tuition schedule as needed. CANCELLATION POLICY Should there be a need to cancel or reschedule a lesson, a 24-hour notice must be given. The student will have to pay for a lesson if notice of cancellation is either not given, or given less than 24 hours before its scheduled commencement time. Rescheduling of lessons is subject to available time slots, and not always guaranteed. On my part, if I have to cancel a lesson for any reason, I will also give advance notice and endeavour to reschedule it at another suitable time.
Activities with us
	Teo Lian Choon
Assignments	8 Area Level Subjects W P6 Maths - P6 Maths W P6 Maths W P6 Maths W P6 Maths NW P5 Maths - P5 Maths W P3 Maths
SMS Response	11
Progress Written	0
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O Level	E Maths A Maths
Primary	Maths
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Language	Spanish Chinese
Computer	-
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