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mathtuition88:

Tuition works very well if the child is self-motivated, and sincerely wishes to study and improve. He/she can then leverage on the help of the tutor to ask questions / clarify doubts, leading to better understanding of the subject matter. Whatever is taught will be absorbed well. Sometimes the student is a good one, but is unlucky to get a teacher in school that doesn't teach well for some reason or another. In this case, tuition will definitely help.


If the child is disinterested in studying, and only sits through tuition because of forcing by parents, his/her mind will not be focused during tuition. During tuition, the child sits there, but his mind is dwelling on other things. Unfortunately in this case tuition may not help much, though like what someone mentioned earlier, it is still better than spending time playing computer/phone games.

Well said, I couldn't agree more.

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I agree to a certain extent, but personally as a tutor myself, I feel that the student's interest in learning/studying can be built up. As tutors, it is our responsibility to make our lessons engaging such that students find interest in the knowledge learnt. I have had students who were forced to have the tuition by their parents. They dreaded my lessons at first but slowly start to gain passion in what they were learning through my lessons. With passion towards learning, you can see a change in their attitude. They will be more willing to ask questions, do their homework and etc.
To me, passion in learning comes first and academic excellence will follow.

“No Pain No Gain” is a common phrase you will hear during studying. However, to achieve academic excellence does not always has to be a painful process.


I strongly believe and have adopted a Smart, Fun and Real learning approach in my teaching career:

“Study Smart but not Study Hard”. A good plan is the first step to learn smart. I create lesson plans for my students such that they know what to achieve at the end of every lesson. Students will also received comprehensive learning material that I have created which is not only thorough in its explanation of concepts but is also an effective summary for exams revision and preparation.

“Learning Can Be Fun” is always what I believe in. Even a “boring” subject like Mathematics can be interactive and fun. As a tutor, I make efforts to relate Mathematics or Science concepts learnt with interesting real-life applications such that the knowledge learnt can be better appreciated.

“Real Learning Versus Rote Learning”. Rote learning is basically a memorization technique based on repetition. To be honest, Rote learning approach do work, perhaps good enough for you to pass the coming test or exams. However, students tend to forget easily what they have memorized without a good understanding and “experience” of the concepts learnt. I am a believer of Real Learning; spending time to explain and ensure my students fully understand the concept and will be able to apply them on the different real-life applications questions that I prepare for them. This is a longer process than just pure memorizing work, but with understanding and knowledge of application, the concept learnt will stay with the students for life.

A short introduction about myself:

My name is Darryl, a Private Tutor for more than 7 years, specialized in teaching the following subjects:
Lower Secondary Mathematics and Science
Upper Secondary Mathematics (Elementary Maths or Additional Maths)
Upper Secondary Physics
Upper Secondary Chemistry
I am well versed with the latest MOE syllabus and have taught more than 25 students. 80% of the students have significantly improved in their results with a grade improvement of at least one grade or more (Feel free to contact me so that I can show you some testimonials given by my previous students).

I graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, obtaining a 2nd Upper Class Honours Degree. I was also a Dean’s List holder for being the top 5% of the whole Mechanical Engineering cohort. It was my strong passion and foundation in Mathematics and Science that enabled me to excel in my degree course. I have also completed and obtained a Part Time Master’s Degree in National University of Singapore (NUS) in Science (Offshore Technology) to further my knowledge.

I conduct the following:

- Private tuition at the student's home on a 1-to-1 basis in any location in Singapore (LIMITED TIME SLOTS left)
- Group tuition at Ang Mo Kio with a maximum class size of only 3. As different schools may cover topics in different sequences, it is not beneficial for students to attend tuition with a fixed syllabus sequence that differs greatly from their school. I will customize the lessons and follow the chapters according to what each student is covering in school.

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Both 1 to 1 tuition and Group tuition have their advantages. It would really depend on what kind of learning environment the student is more suited to.

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Lynn1967:

Honestly, some tutors r very good in talking but cannot teach one. U ask a lot of qns they also promise tis n tat but in the end cant deliver. I dun mind paying higher for a gd one but they hv to make sure they can deliver mah.

Just to share, I always request to sit in for half an hour to listen to how the tutor teach. Although I cannot teach but I definitely can tell if a tutor can teach, haha!

Sit in? I wouldn't dare to suggest that. I am sure most tutors will not like to be watched by parents.
But if able to sit in, I am sure able to gauge whether tutor can teach.

I do not see anything wrong with parents sitting in for 1 or 2 lessons as long as the student himself/herself feel comfortable about it. As a tutor, he/she should be confident in their teaching and as long as the parents are not interrupting the lesson unnecessarily, there should not be any issue.