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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Matt Green

Take a look at our interview with Matt Green below and learn about his life as a Rapping Science teacher, owning tutoring business and his plans for the future. What’s your name and how old are you? Matt Green – 34 years How long have you been a science tutor

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How much does a Polar Bear weigh…? How to break the ice in a tutoring session

Icebreakers can be a great tool to dissolve any form of tension or awkwardness in meetings between tutors and tutees. An initial meeting with a new person, of varying ages and backgrounds, can easily lead to uncomfortable moments. Icebreakers are not always the best option, due to poor execution, but

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Camila Consolmagno

Spotlight is our way of highlighting people in the Education sector who make an impact, work on the ground and benefit lives with their educational experience. Take a look at our first entry below. Meet this young law student: whose aim is to change education, make it more accessible for

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Routines are key — the benefits of regular tuition

Building a relationship in a tutoring dynamic requires commitment, dedication and ambition. Consistency between the tutor and the tutee allows a steady foundation to be built upon, new routines to be developed and an overall space for tutees to feel comfortable, try new things and allow them to grow to

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Take your time — over one hour session planning

Sometimes you will have a session which is planned for over an hour. This also could be a regular occurrence for you with certain tutees. It is important to note that when planning a tutoring session which is over an hour, we would advise that you constantly have in mind

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Improving your Tutoring skill set

Tutoring is like a muscle. Exercise it consistently and you’ll grow; exercise it too much, you’ll get strained and exercise it too little, you’ll get weak. A tutor can easily become well-rounded, there is always more to learn about the subjects you teach. Whether it is teaching

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Axel Thelen

Take a read below. 1. What’s your name? How old are you? Axel Thelen, 59 years old. 2. How long have you been involved in education, especially for young children? I have been working in the field of early education for about 20 years. 3. What was your favourite

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Constructing constructive feedback — a tutor’s guide

Feedback when tutoring an individual should be personalised to that individual, allow them to ask questions back as well as give any feedback back to you. The importance of the ability to give feedback in a constructive, helpful manner cannot be underestimated. If your tutee does not trust your judgement

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Tutor in Style — Adapting to Learning Styles

When it comes to tutoring, there are 3 main learning styles you will have to encounter. Each student learns differently, and a well-rounded educator will be able to adapt to each student’s needs. We’ll provide some overall tips on how to best help the students who fit into

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Benjamin Turner

Spotlight is our way of highlighting people in the Education sector who make an impact, work on the ground and benefit lives with their educational experience. Take a look at our latest entry below. 1. What’s your name & how old are you? Benjamin Turner, age 27 2. How long

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Przemek Stolarski

Take a look at our interview with Przemek below and learn the motivation behind the beginning of the Academy. What’s your name & how old are you? Przemek Stolarski, 22. What birthed the idea for the Think and Speak Academy? I remember very well the very moment I first head

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Starting a tutoring career? Consider these before you start

There are a few things you have to take into consideration when you begin to pursue your tutoring career. These are common thoughts and ideas for tutors to consider that we have taken the liberty to list below for you to take note of. Before you can begin a tutoring

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Tutoring misconceptions

Tutoring comes with a few misconceptions that are widespread but aren’t entirely accurate. Below we’ve listed two brief reasons why these misconceptions aren’t accurate when it comes to representing the tutor/tutee relationship Tutees become dependent The idea that because a tutee has a tutor they will

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Anna Vall Navés

Take a look at our interview with Anna below and learn the motivation for her tutoring and plans for the future. What’s your name & how old are you? My name is Anna Vall Navés, and I’m 21. How long have you been tutoring for? I started tutoring as

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Effective ways to provide feedback

Giving feedback to your tutee is one of the most important parts of being a successful tutor. The ability to ensure that a tutee is aware when they are doing things right or wrong means that they are able to learn, grow and ultimately succeed in the subject area they

Merry Christmas!

A warm season’s greetings from us to you — we are grateful for your readership so far in our journey and hope you have a wonderful Christmas

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Happy New Year

From all of us here at Olar Plus, we would like to wish our readers a wonderful 2022 to you and your loved ones! We are grateful for your readership and your support in our early stages and we hope you share our optimism that there is so much more

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Questions All Tutors Should Answer

When approached to tutor a tutee, tutees are encouraged to vet the tutor to ensure that they believe that the tutor can support them successfully. Below are a few questions that a tutor should be able to answer, as well as some general advice overall. “How do you adapt to

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Tutors — be curious about curiosity

If you are given the task of tutoring someone for a specific grade/qualification, and are bound by some form of measurement as a means of judging your tutoring importance, it is important to note that a tutee’s engagement with the subject matter can make or break the fine

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Catalina Mills

Take a look at our interview with Catalina below and learn about life drawing, the motivation for her interest in art and her plans for the future. What’s your name and how old are you? I’m Catalina and I’m 32 How long have you been an artist

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Christine Kinnear

Take a look at our interview with Christine below and learn the motivation to why she set up With Insight Education How long have you been running With Insight Education for and what was the inspiration behind it? I set up With Insight in 2018 so we’re almost four

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Ways to tutor — Micro learning

As an educator, you should always be willing to expand your knowledge, skills and try new means of providing a better learning experience for your students. One means to achieve this when tutoring is utilizing technology, media and short bursts of learning to help students focus. This is known as

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SPOTLIGHT — Meet Leon Wright

Take a look at our interview with Leon below and learn the motivation for Mentivity and their long term plans for the future. 1. What’s your name and how old are you? My name is Leon Wright and I am 38 years old. 2. How long have you been

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Tutoring as a vocation

Tutoring, and in a wider sense, education, is a vocation, not simply a job or a career. This is the conviction that to become a tutor is: ‘a calling, a passion, worthy of dedication’. This expands out into day to day life reflecting that when you choose to tutor and

Is becoming a tutor worth it?

Tutoring as a profession is a great way to earn an income, build your own skills as well as being able to spread knowledge to others. The worth of a tutor can be immeasurable, depending on the results that a tutee can benefit from. Becoming a tutor can be one