Margaret's Feedback

Emmy is a very good and wonderful teacher. my son loved studying more with her. She ensured that my son enjoyed the lesson and had fun learning. thank you very much Emmy.

Towards the end of our son's High School we realized he was failing in English Language. We knew he needed help desperately to make it to his GCSE. There was also very limited time to turn his grade around. We prayed for a tutor and Margaret was the answer to our prayers. She quickly identified the area that our son was struggling and worked on it. As a result our son secured a grade of 6 in English Language (from a grade of 4). I highly recommend Margaret to any child needing help with English. She is very good, kind and patient.

Margaret supported my son with English GCSE - she was fantastic. She had a really lovely style and was interested in his world outside of school, and really personalised teaching to his needs. He had lost his confidence and this was much restored, and did alot better than he had expected in the final exams. No hesitation to recommend Margaret.

Margaret has been tutoring my 15 year old son for his GCSE English exams. His grades have improved in the short time she has been working with him, he actually enjoys his sessions and says he finds them useful (high praise from a reluctant teenage lad). He struggles academically but Margaret has been able to provide him with tools to use in his exams and has worked on building his confidence.

I am a foreign middle aged English learner , B2 level.

Before our class begin , Miss Margaret allowed a short zoom meeting for brief introduction for each other，after listening my spoken English she pointed out my main problem was the tense problem which i agreed with. I emphasized that i wanted to improve my grammar mistakes and my writing skills as well. Since i was a student , i didn't know in what way we could work better, I hope she could tailor the class and be prepared in advance so class could be more efficient . I set myself 2 classes first. 1 time / week . Price is 30 GBP/class.

The 1st lesson content: i prepared some grammar questions in advance and sent the file 2 days at least in prior，i guess she didn’t look into them as i only got explanations for 10-15 questions during 1 hour , mostly they were same type Tense questions, there was too less achievement during 1 class. I sent a 350 words short writing for correction as a homework after the introduction meeting, she helped correcting after the 1st class ends.

At the end of 1st class she assigned me a homework which was to read a IELTS reading article then we would do discussion, i was intend to reject but was also wondering maybe teacher really had something useful that i could learn so i did what she told.

the 2nd class : When that day came, she read the questions listed in the text, i answered, then she started reading the 1st paragraph, i had to interrupt her because i had previewed it as homework and she should have taught this article before, in the limited 60 min to read the article really waste of time. She thought i need some input i agree but the input i don’t think need do in class, input is a daily task that you need read many sources to absorb new words/ phrases but they should not be done in 60min class, the main goal of tuition outside school i think it is getting correction feedback from teacher.

Obviously there was mismatch between tutor and tutee, we do not have same objects and it was not tailored content based on my situation and not suit my initial target.

As for wifi that one of the student mentioned in the feedback, our situation was it stopped 1 time / class, you need reconnect but you may discuss with miss Margret to see if she could make some minutes up for you.

Overall i think if you are a tutee under secondary school/ high school, i guess the class maybe work, but if you not i suggest you could look around again or at least you need have a short meeting first then decide.
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below is a reply to tutor 's feedback.

i agree the vocabulary and correct expressions are poor since i am just a B2 level learner，they indeed need be improved for every foreign English learner at any level, however the grammar problem was the main concern that mentioned in the beginning when in messages here and in the zoom short meeting. During the zoom introduction, the only pointed out problem was the grammar tense as well after listening my spoken English. If the main concern was brought up already and was clear to both ends then the class content should be tailored based on this demand.This is the meaning for finding a tuition class outside school and for short introduction meeting too .However the 1st class was myself to prepare correlative questions. The 2nd class was not related to this . The " in my opinion in need of a ride range of vocabulary and correct expressions in English " might be the reason where the mismatch is.

As for reading text , as mentioned above my point is : there is no necessity to read the paragraph word by word if both ends had previewed the article. It takes much time. Not like the compulsory education in school, tutee is paying £0.5/min, in the limited 60 min every minute could be meaningful and more efficient.

As for "The student took it upon herself to download the answer book after I suggested the reading to her." yes as mentioned above i was also wondering maybe teacher really had something useful that i could learn so i did what she told, but unfortunately i didn't find any special.

As for the work , yes as mentioned above I sent a 350 words short writing for correction as a homework after the introduction meeting, she helped correcting after the 1st class ends. There is no deny for correction.

As for list of questions , yes as mentioned above i got explanations for 10-15 questions during 1 hour which I thought too less for 1 class achievement, because of no advanced preparation what to teach , it takes some time to think and explain.

As for " the internet there was a minor interruption of a couple of minutes at the student’s end. " well this i am not sure whose end problem for the 2 times classes. Considering there is another one feedback mentioned this problem , i think i could do a gentle reminder here in case when someone encounter this problem you could discuss it .

In a conclusion , i think the main problem i encountered here is the class not tailored and not prepared enough. There is very big difference between teaching young child and adult, especially for secondary education or above. For the knowledge capacity i think any licensed tutor could be ok, but for the method ,it really depends. The adult is more good at comprehension so if the teaching method doesn’t altar accordingly , then it won’t be a efficient way. This feedback is not against anything about the tutor herself/himself, but i think you really need to know what exactly you need and if the tutor understand your needs and suits you ,only after this you are not waste of your time.

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Margaret is a great teacher . She is dedicated and has an amazing skills to understand our child needs. She has been very patient and giving the right studying tools and materials to our son. Thank you

Margaret is an excellent tutor. My 15 year old son enjoys the weekly English lessons (yes- honestly!)
This could be due to the fact that he gets on well with Margaret and she adds humour to each lesson.
This helps my son relax and he tends to remember things he is taught. My son has had three lessons so far and all is going well.

My son has had a couple of lessons and it has given him a new enthusiasm to try to get that all important 4 in his GCSE,s he is finding it really helpful. Margaret is extremely professional finding out his needs and what is required before starting lessons.

It was my great time studying with Margaret. She knows how to improve my writing skill and I have improved very much since then. She is not only a professional tutor but also a kind person to guide me how to live well in the UK. I would say you are my best tutor ever.

Margaret really helped prepare my daughter for her GCSE English Language resit, she was getting despondent with the lessons in college and didn't feel they were of any help. She very much enjoyed her lessons with Margaret and felt they were of great benefit, Margaret lent her revision guides for the relevant examination board which helped her and also built up her confidence. My daughter really responded to Margaret's style of teaching which was always encouraging and her kindness and I have no hesitation in recommending her.

My son has been working with Margaret to prepare him for his GCSE English exam. She has a superb manner and not only has developed his understanding of the subject but has given him the self belief to succeed. His is overall more confident and prepared for his English and more positive with his exam approach for his other GCSE's. Cannot recommend Margaret enough.

Margaret was extremely useful and willing to help our daughter - even though we didn't need her services in the end, she could not have been more helpful and professional. Thank you Margaret.

Tom has settled very well with Margaret and her tutoring, he looks forward to every week. He already feels more confident and feels that his English is progressing. I myself is very happy with Margaret, she is lovely lady and always has a smile! I would highly recommend her to anybody seeking extra help for there children.

My daughter has completed year 7 and since starting tuition with Margaret her confidence and ability has grown in English. She is going to be in set 1 for English in year 8 and, I will be carrying on with the tuition with Margaret for her, as the patience and confidence that Margaret has given her has been fantasic. Margaret is very accomodating and replies to any queries I may have in a timely manner. I am also going to be sending my younger daughter to have english tuition . She is currently in year 5 and with SATS looming over the horizon, I want her to have the 1 to 1 support that Margaret gives.

Margaret had a very positive impact on my son and provided the right kind of support/help/tuition in helping him to achieve his best in maths, english, verbal and non-verbal reasoning assessments. Thanks

We are just so grateful for Margaret's professionalism and support - we are determined to help our son demonstrate his full potential and having quickly identified develpoment requirements we can, after just two sessions, already see an improvement in our son's confidence - applying a 'rule' based approach to grammer and going back to basics where necessary is working. Thank-you !

Jonathon says that that you explain things in a clear way that he understands, which makes him feel more confident when he is doing the homework that is set. He enjoys your lessons and appreciates why he is there.

Margaret has great enthusiam for English. My childrens' confidence in English has improved as a result of this.