Satellite-maths
Private tutor in Adelaide, Australia
Education
Bachelor of Engineering with Honours - Major in Telecommunications Systems (Australian National University)
Experience
------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABOUT ME I am a qualified Telecommunications Engineer, and have worked as a professional Engineer for 10 years – specialising in satellite communications. I have been a maths tutor on and off for 15 years, mostly tutoring on the side of university studies or working as an engineer. I am a man aged in my mid 30’s, and I have a wife and two young daughters. I speak with an Australian accent, so there is no difficulty understanding me. I am very personable and have a sense of humour so I try to lighten up the mood of the tutoring lesson to some extent (as humorous as maths gets for teenagers!) I have a passion for maths and get joy out of seeing my students’ understanding evolve, and it gives me a real buzz when they proudly show off their new exam results. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STUDENT TYPES I tutor maths for high school students, years 8 to 12, at all levels of ability. Mathematics is my speciality. I am dedicated purely to high school maths tutoring – don’t be fooled by other tutors pretending to be specialists at everything! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TUTORING METHODS I have a few different directions I can take when tutoring maths: 1. Improve the student’s fundamental understanding of maths 2. Improve the student’s grades at maths 3. Increase the student’s love for maths (this one is not so popular…..) A combination of options 1 and 2 are the most popular with parents. However, it is important to let me know your goals so I can fine tune my tutoring methods accordingly. Some parents are only interested in grades – which means I can work with the student to exploit the methods of their school teacher to maximise performance. Some students can already have a good understanding of maths, but their grades don’t represent their knowledge since they don’t “fire up” on exam day. I boost the student’s confidence in their maths abilities and direct them with an exam strategy to maximise their results. I was dux of my high school for maths so I understand the pressure of exams, and I know what it takes to ace an exam. I keep a copy of the student’s assessment plan/schedule so I know when their maths exams are, and help the student prepare. I also keep track of the topics the student is learning so that I can prepare my own questions for them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ COST Minimum charge per lesson is $40 I charge $40 for the first hour, and then $20 per hour after that. 1 hour = $40 1.5 hours = $50 2 hours = $60 2.5 hours = $70 3 hours = $80 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MULTIPLE STUDENTS I am happy to tutor multiple students at no extra cost. If you have more than one child or if your friend/neighbour is happy to drop their child off at your house, then that is fine. I can either tutor the students simultaneously in one session, or tutor one after the other in different sessions. Whatever the arrangement is, the total time I spend at your house is charged as above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MY REQUIREMENTS I only tutor students at their home, and I require a responsible adult to be at home throughout the entire duration of the lesson. If the student is 18 or older, I still require a responsible adult at home. I don’t tutor in rooms with doors closed. I also require the student’s home to be a reasonably quiet environment to minimise distractions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUBURBS I COVER I mainly cover the west side of Adelaide surrounding Woodville. The boundaries of my coverage area are: West Beach/Keswick/Richmond Collinswood/Broadview/Clearview Wingfield/Gepps Cross Taperoo/Largs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ AVAILABILITY Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 3:30pm to 8:30pm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONTACT INFORMATION Give me a call anytime on my mobile 0411-630-559 If I’m tutoring I won’t be able to answer your call, so just leave a voice message with your phone number, or send me a SMS and I’ll get back to you ASAP once my lesson finishes. Or send me an email anytime Satellite.Maths (AT) gmail (DOT) com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ www.facebook.com/SatelliteMaths ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Availability
Monday after 3PM, Tuesday after 3PM, Wednesday after 3PM
Can Meet
Up to 20 minutes away for no additional charge
Hobbies
Gardening Home renovations Spending time with the family
Inquire About This Tutor
Thanks!
Most tutors respond within 48 hours.
Feel free to contact other tutors while you wait.