Today, I had the opportunity to observe Sophie’s Year 12 Maths Advanced tutorial session with Ariel B. She did such a good job going through last practice papers with her student, so he could see real HSC examples. They also went through practical and theory based questions from his school so he was able to see how his school questions compared to trial and HSC questions.
Sophie gave him great guidance on how to start preparing for Year 12 and how there is a jump from Year 11.
She did such a great job using the large whiteboard to draw graphs, angles, trigonometry and other mathematical concepts and formulas clearly on the board. She would draw the formula on the board and then would let him attempt to answer the question. She would then 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 on the whiteboard which made it clear for him to understand and see where he went wrong. She would go through a range of different questions so he can see how to approach different questions that are asking you to find different variables.
Ariel B is a visual learner so it was great to see how she was able to cater towards his needs. She also gave him the opportunity to draw his graphs on the board so it was easier and clearer for him to see his working out.
She did a great job explaining difficult concepts to her student. She had a great balance helping to guide Ariel B and letting her student individually answer the questions. She did such a good job helping Ariel B and giving him hints to answer the question which helped instil confidence in him.
Her student asked her lots of questions to help clarify his understanding and to double check he was on the right track. Sophie was great at answering all his questions and her student would then restate his answers to confirm his understanding of Sophie’s answer.
Sophie is a very compassionate tutor who
did such a great job and should be so proud of herself! Great session! Such a pleasure to observe.
Ashley Cohen
