I am officially going to start teaching in late June 2020. Currently, I will be able to teach any time on weekdays and Sundays (after 1pm).
Rapport Building
-My personal journey in teaching chemistry has never been smooth until I reached University. I struggled with the fast pace of learning in Secondary School and JC because I was caught up in the "why"s and "why-not"s. Teachers in school have a limited amount of time to deliver syllabus content and often forgo in depth explanations of topics, instead just asking students to memorise fixed phrases and concepts. As such, my grades in chemistry in Sec and JC were not perfect As, rather I got an A2 and B respectively. It was only after I entered university and was required to take chemistry modules as part of my MOE scholarship terms that realised that a full understanding of a subject must come from deconstructing it to its smallest unit and building it back up again to get the full picture. This is where I shine as a chemistry tutor, because I know exactly the struggle that students have in understanding chemistry. I have decontructed each topic into easily understandable concepts that I am able to deliver to my students. I do not take short cuts, I do not advocate "memorising" concepts (if you understand it, why would you even need to memorise anything??), I do not advocate "memorising" techniques.
-Experience: 5 years (private tuition, tuition center, MOE)
-Student Profile: NUS High Sch, Nan Hua High School, Bukit Batok Sec Sch, Hwa Chong Institution (x3), ACJC, ACSI
-I have personally gone through the struggle from an average secondary school to a prestigious JC and then to NUS. I know what works and what does not and I want to be able to share that with my students.
I have also amassed a large resource pool from multiple secondary schools and JCs. These resources have been used to make my own notes that students will have access to.
Keeping Up with Curriculum
Since I have been teaching batches of students for the past 5 years, I know what syllabus is currently being taught for chemistry. As teacher, I obviously will have to be up-to-date with the current syllabus.
As a Good Tutor
I am organised, systematic and patient when delivering content. I am very high energy, which will match well with students who possess equally high energies OR students who find the subject "dry" and "boring". For online classes, I will be using ZOOM/SKYPE and will use a screen sharing technique to teach. My computer is fitted with a screen writing function, so it is similar to the ones used to teach JC students and University students (students can see in real-time what I am writing on the virtual board.
Track record:
-Students with poor grades initially: Improvements from "D"s to "B"s at least
-Students with good grades initially: Working towards perfection, qualify for Biology Olympiad
