I got the opportunity to observe Jemima’s Maths session! She did such a good job explaining the area and the circumference of a circle to her high school student. She made sure he understood the formulas by getting him to draw diagrams and by getting him to write the formulas down next to each diagram. She got him to draw the sector, segment, radius, diameter first so he understood all the components of the circle before attempting the Maths questions.
When explaining the theory she would draw the formula and the diagram in a book so he could see clearly how he could answer the question.
She then went through some practical questions including his school homework questions so he was able to apply the theory they had previously gone through in a practical sense. By doing the textbook questions he was able to practice different questions arhat asked him to find different parts of the circle.
She would let him attempt the questions first . Then she would check his working out to make sure he was on the right track. When he had any errors in his working out she would write out the working out in her textbook which made it clear for him to understand and see where he went wrong.
Jemima would also go step by step through the working out. She would also give him hints so he could come to the answer himself rather than her just working it out in front of him.
Her student was a visual learner so it was great to see how she was able to cater towards his needs. She also asked her lots of questions to help clarify his understanding and to double check he was on the right track. Jemima did such a great job and should be so proud of herself! Great session! Such a pleasure to observe. Keep it up!
Ashley Cohen
