How to Score an 'A' in Math : (Develop Strong Study & Homework Habits) If you Study & Practise on the same day that you had your Math class lesson, the information will be fresher in your mind.  You'll also be able to stay on top of the work more easily. . There is No shortcut to excel in Math !  You must Do the Practice exercise at home.  You may not have to turn them in, but Practice & Applications exercises can help you test your understanding of a Concept or Formula.  . Some people say there're few ways to “Learn Math”.. such as memorizing the formulas and learning how to apply them.  But the best Learning Strategy is to : THINK  &  UNDERSTAND..   Don’t just memorize. *  Set realistic but incremental challenging goals over set intervals of time  eg. aim for 60%,  65%,  70%,  75%,  80%..   Depending on student's capability, we should not stress him/ her to jump by 2 grades within a short period of time..! . *  Praise the student for his tangible Efforts to achieve any small progress, especially when they have failed Math in previous assessment..!  Depending on the student's capability, it will take time to show good significant progress.. . *  Generally for majority of students, they need to Practise Math at least twice (2) a week which amounts to a total of  4-5 hours inclusive of their school Math homework and/ or my assigned homework..  However in majority of cases, I only see the students Once a week..!  Therefore it's important to involve the Parents to gently Motivate their teenage children to be diligent in their Math Practice homework !  After all, we're the stakeholders working together to ensure your children's Success..!

{ GCSE (Sec 1-4),  iGCSE,  IB,  American Core,  Math Olympiad (Grade 2-10) }
Mr  Joseph Ho     Hp : 98250212
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*  first 1 (one) Free trial lesson for Sec 1, 2 and 3.  [Grade 7-9 (A/E) Math]
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This is to encourage the weaker students to join in my tuition service as early as possible for academic intervention to be effective.
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*  Ex-private school (Dimensions, SIS) (A/E) Math teacher.  Teach Sec 1-4 Math, especially GCSE Sec 3/4 A/E Math; Encourage Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) to enhance understanding & expedite mastery of both Math & Science..

*  Also support the learning of Sec 1-4 Science especially in Physics & Chemistry topics..  To enhance understanding of Science concepts by Visualization technique, I also encourage the use of Internet videos & animation..

*  Patient & Committed:  Only charged 2 hours per session even if need to extend to about 2.5 hr (max) due to subject weakness, prepare for upcoming test/ exam or to discuss Sec 1-4 Science.
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*  abt 80 % of my Sec 3/4 students scored either A1, A2 or B3 in their 'O' level  A/E Math exam.  (see GCSE 'O' level Results below)

*  Currently I'm also a MOE registered Math Olympiad trainer in Pri/Sec public schools..

The CB (Circuit Breaker of year 2020) period of about 2 months was quite crazy..! Previously before CB, I had done quite well in my Additional Math (A.Math) but after the CB,  my A.Math test result dropped a lot..!  Because during the CB, I don't understand what my school Math teacher is talking about in his online (Home-based Learning) A.Math lessons..! . We thought that the 'O' level exam will be postponed to November due to CB,  but we realized this is not true...!  After waiting a couple of weeks more and realizing that we only have a few more months left before my 'O' level exam in October,  we quickly call back Mr Ho..  In the next following 2 months,  we held lessons about twice a week..  Soon I feel relieved that I have catch up almost every A.Math chapter & topic during the CB..!  We quickly revised for my Prelim Math exam in September, and I scored about 85 % in  A.Math..! However in 'O' level A.Math exam Paper 1,  I made a few careless mistakes..  Paper 2 was harder than expected,  possibly due to MOE omission of 1 big topic- Geometrical Proof..!  Cross my fingers and hope for best that I can still score 'A2' in my A.Math overall..! Like my brother,  we want to say Thanks to Mr Joe for his patience to stay for abt 2.5 hrs in almost every lesson after the CB..! As described by Yee Mon (Aung) who was a student in Chung Cheng High (main). She scored A2 for both her A & E Math as shown in her results above.. Her brother is Thomas Aung who scored A1 for both A & E Math (above screenshot).

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I'm from a neighbourhood Sec school in S'pore, but I'm glad that after Mr Ho coaching in Math since Sec 2,  I perform consistently among the top students in my class for most of the school Math exams..!  Since I'm not so good in my other subjects,  I will enrol in a Polytechnic first before considering University later on.. But I'm still clueless..!  My father is currently an IT Manager in a bank in S'pore, and he also encouraged me to consider taking up Computer Science as a future career as there're many jobs..!  But I'm not keen because I don't study Computing at all..! . Overall we're glad to have Mr Ho as a patient coach who help me to excel in Math..! Riddhi after her 'O' levels & Polytechnic, is now studying Engineering in our local University SIT & sponsor with scholarship in a private company..

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If the tuition is just about academic Math or Science alone, I will be very bored.. Although Mr Joe (Ho) is trying to draw my attention back to A/E Math in both Sec 3 & 4 all the time, but I always press him to talk about other issues which I find to be interesting  eg. the nuclear standoff between North Korea & US,  the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown after the Japanese tsunami,  Climate Change as an increasing risk to world conflicts, migration, water & food supply.. When I was in Sec 4 last year, I was considering which subjects to major in College for my future career before University..  We discussed briefly abt the strong emerging trends in this Digital Age :  Cloud Computing, Robotics, Data Analytics, CyberSecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation..   Mr Ho say that there're many jobs in the IT industry.. . I want to say Thanks to him for being an interesting and helpful coach, and not just another tuition teacher..! Ban Hong Xiang  is now in Pioneer Junior College. He is one of smartest students I've met in terms of General knowledge but he somewhat lacks discipline and is highly argumentative too.   He will learn that in order to succeed in College, he will need a balance of both Discipline & Intelligence..

Because my son Jonathan was in a medium top Sec school - Maris Stella High,  he failed most of his school A.Math tests & exams almost throughout his whole year in Sec 3 !   I was so worried at first.. When Mr Ho took over to coach Jonathan,  Jon was so demoralized that he considered giving up on A.Math altogether so as to focus on other subjects..   But Mr Ho objected, saying that the exam papers from top schools in S'pore are usually set harder than the normal 'O' level exam standards..  So don't worry too much about it.. Amazingly in Jon's 'O' level results, he scored  A2 in his E.Math and  B3 in A.Math..!  In fact, his E.math grade is the best among all his subjects ! As Jon did not do so well in the rest of his subjects.. after much discussion with Mr Ho,  he advised him to opt for Polytechnic instead of going to Millenium Institute (3-year),  before considering University for further study after graduating from Polytechnic.. Due to Jon's big weakness in A.Math,  Mr Ho spent more than 2 hours in almost every lesson from Sec 3 June to his 'O' level in Sec 4..! Thanks to him for his great patience and guidance ! Mrs Tan (parent of Jonathan).  Jon is pursuing a course in a Polytechnic..