Tutoring in your own home, at your own convenience
Today's schooling typically doesn't allow any room for individual learning, which means that students who don't suit the pace of the whole class can fall between the cracks. If students aren't achieving at the level they are capable of, their learning can stall, leading to boredom and frustration. Their confidence can suffer and they won't enjoy school as much as they should.
I can help. I offer personal tutoring in a range of subjects for NCEA and Cambridge International Exams, and can provide students with the skills and confidence they need to achieve their potential.
I'm based in Auckland and will come to your home at a time that suits you, for maximum convenience and maximum learning. Because the home is a familiar environment, it's where the student is the most comfortable – this is an important part of enjoying learning.
With regard to the October 2021 vaccination directive for home-based educators, I am fully vaccinated and have had a second booster.
Ian Mander.
PS. In the last handful of years I've also been vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough – the last of which in November 2024 had an epidemic declared in New Zealand.
Treasure Hunt
After more than sixteen years the treasure remains unfound.
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News
7 March 2025 – Physics equations updated
The physics equations have been updated, and new A4 and A5 booklet versions are available to download. A few typos fixed, and a few new formulae included. Enjoy.
26 February 2025 – Hydrogen is still flammable
In another one of those stories that highlight just how incredibly useful a little education is – along with at least some common sense – we have a 33 year old woman in Vietnam celebrating her birthday earlier this month. The restaurant had prepared a balloon arrangement on the ceiling, and gave her some floating balloons to hold before she was handed a cake to blow out its candles.
The floating balloons were filled with hydrogen, not helium. The largest balloon drifted over the cake and the candles set the hydrogen alight. She survived with first and second degree burns to her face, but is expected to make a full recovery, although it will take several months.
Vietnam needs to be protected from whoever thought it was a good idea to mix hyrogen balloons and birthday candles without everyone knowing exactly what the situation was and taking some appropriate precautions (like not using hydrogen). More on the story, including a video clip, in this NZ Herald article. More on the dangers of hydrogen in my own news item from 2021.
12 February 2025 – Sam Ruthe, runner
It the last little while there have been a few articles about 15 year old middle-distance runner Sam Ruthe, but this article at RNZ sums up very nicely his recent accomplishments, his family lineage ("Granny is still faster than Sam over 400 metres."), his potential, and the importance his family is placing on a support network.
It's going to be awesome seeing what he gets up to in the next few years, but I'm particularly keen on seeing a sub 4 minute mile from him before his next birthday. It looks really promising: the day after that article, he got a world record time for 1500m by a 15 year old.
10 February 2025 – Present situation
Sorry, my schedule is now full and I'm very unlikely to accept any new students.
Ian.
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