Brainstorm Tuition

Brainstorm

 

  

Tuition

 

 

 

Tel : 021-254-0350                   

Email: BillPorter@y7mail.com

35 Macleans Road, Bucklands Beach  

First house on the right down the long driveway

 

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'Bill is an excellent tutor. He has tutored both my son and daughter and I can see great improvements in their results' .......... 'Thanks a lot for your help and guidance. Its because of you, Anahita, Jeremy, Jervis, Divya and all your other lovely tutors that she is doing so well.' ...... 'You have been an integral part in ensuring the future success of our girls. They are confident, forward-looking individuals who can face any challenge before them. This confidence is a direct result of high scores at school and an ability to address problems systematically.' ..... 'Megan says that she has learnt more in 3 lessons with you than in 2 terms at school!' ...... 'Thank you for teaching me in a way that has made me love learning. I have learnt to think outside the box when faced with challenging problems. I have learnt to see different ways to solve problems both in an assessment and in real life. You have taught me to find the easiest and simplest way to solve a problem and I will remember this in my future studies. I will always remember my Sundays with you.' ..... 'Really good teaching practice and really helped boost my grades up from failing Cambridge to confidently succeeding. They offer tutoring in a wide range of subjects at different levels, which helped me in several subjects. Would HIGHLY recommend for anyone struggling or looking to boost their NCEA OR Cambridge marks. Very friendly and supportive people. Thanks for all the help Brainstorm !!'

We normally teach in small groups of 4-5 students, however each student will be working on the areas he or she most needs at the time so students need not worry about "keeping up". We explain how to do each type of problem, and then leave the student to try some on their own for a few minutes. That way we know that they have understood what we have said, and they will have a chance to get comfortable with each new method. Often we will have to fill gaps in their background knowledge before they can understand current topics. We like to think of these as "building blocks". Once we are satisfied that they have mastered each type of problem we set homework and move on to the next level or the next topic. Doing the homework is essential to retaining what has been learnt so that we don't have to go over the same material two weeks later. We can then "build" rather than "repair".

 

We have a range of text books here, and I have written my own notes and practice material which we photocopy as required. The first areas we usually work on are those being currently covered in the student's class so that they can return to their next class with more knowledge and confidence.

To this end, students should bring with them their text books and exercise books from school where possible. Failing that they should write down the types of problems they are doing so that we can work out the areas being covered. They should also bring along two 1J8 exercise books. Each lesson is for 2 hours. External exams can be up to 3 hours, so I think students should learn to concentrate for at least 2 hours. They may take toilet breaks or breaks for water as required. We are quite informal here, and most students enjoy coming. We encourage students to "Brainstorm" questions together when appropriate as this makes the lessons more fun and enjoyable for them, but we expect them to stay focussed on the topic at hand.

The results of this systematic method, combined with conscientious homework, can be quite spectacular (see the "Results" tab).