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How to Help Your Child Overcome Their Fear of Maths
"I don't have a maths brain" is a phrase we hear often. Below, Inspiration Education tutor Alwyn talks about the misconceptions behind this statement and how this belief can be harmful to a student's learning. I often get told that I “have a maths brain”. Usually it...
Parent-Teacher Interviews – Why They’re Important and What You Should be Asking
Parents often ask us: “How can I best support my child through High School?” The answer is probably more simple than you would expect. One of the most important things that parents can do to help their children through their schooling is to keep updated on their...
7 Steps to Build a Positive Relationship with your Teacher
It’s almost impossible to get along with everyone you meet. Everyone is unique, and has different ways of viewing the world. Inevitably in life, you will bump into people that you simply don’t seem to gel with. For various reasons during your high school experience,...
Learning How to Learn – Retrieval Techniques Foster Success in Students
Study. Even the word fills most of us with dread. Whether you’re a student attempting to study, or a parent trying to encourage your child to study, I’m sure we can all agree: study is not fun. However, it is necessary. Study can be made a lot easier, and less...
Why Mistakes Actually Enhance Learning
“Why might mistakes be important to learning?” Have a quick think about why this might be, then read more below. Mistakes are Important. Really. Wrong is the type of word most wouldn’t associate with any form of success while learning, but science suggests it may be...
Why Illusions of Learning May Be Robbing Your Children of Success in School
“But, Mum and Dad, I did study hard and I thought I knew my stuff. I’m not sure why I did so badly on my test?” It's a conversation we have all likely been privy to at some point in life. Unfortunately our brains are not as trustworthy as we believe them to be. All of...
Why Most Tutoring Doesn’t Work — and What Does
Most tutoring doesn’t work. It may be shocking, but it’s true. Even I have been guilty of providing non-effective tutoring at some point of my life. Let me explain. Inspiration Education has been in operation for over five years; I’ve been tutoring for over ten. In...
Tutor Spotlight: Sarah Murphy (Hamilton)
What made you decide to become a tutor? I’ve always been interested in education. I think it’s highly valuable but is often underrated. Throughout school I noticed that many students, right up until year 13, expected the teachers to almost spoon feed them the answers....
Tutor Spotlight: Andy French (Christchurch)
‘Tutor Spotlight’ is a blog series we are running at Inspiration Education to showcase some of our passionate, talented tutors. Today we will be showcasing Andy. Andy is a tutor at our…
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