Michael Chester
Michael Chester
Michael is an experienced teacher tutoring Mathematics and English on the Northern
Beaches. He began tutoring in 2004. He has been tutoring for Kip McGrath over
the past few years and currently tutors for Kip McGrath Balgowlah. He also does
relief teaching. Some of the schools he has worked for are Davidson High School,
The Forest High School, St Augustines College and Oxford Falls Grammar School.
His qualifications are BSc (Macquarie Uni, Syd) Dip Ed (Mercy College, Vic).
I tutor
1. Mathematics from Year 5 to HSC level
2. English from Year 7 to Year 10 using mainly the Excel English Workbooks
3. Biology, HSC level and
4. Science from Year 7 to Year 10.
It is my belief that every child possesses untapped abilities. I look to the strengths of the student to draw out their potential.
You can contact me by Email with Home Tutoring as the Subject heading, or calling me on 0402 691 962.
I look forward to your initial no-obligation enquiry. I am happy to do an introductory lesson to help you decide if you want to commit to a term.
One of the highlights of my tutoring was receiving a call from the mother of a student I had been tutoring for two terms. Her son was struggling with General Mathematics in Year 12, getting results between 30-50%. He also did not like the subject very much and therefore did not put sufficient effort into his studies. I got a call before Christmas 2004 and was delighted to hear that he received a mark that was a big surprise to himself and that his parents were very happy to see. She also told me it was the highest mark of all his HSC subjects. To me this news was the best Christmas present I received that year and was happy to be part of the journey where a successful outcome was achieved.
One of my students called me on 19/12/2006 to let me know his mark in Mathematics (2 Units). He received 62.3. He said "I am very happy with it. Aiming for over 60 was very high considering past scores. Thank you very much for teaching me Maths and most of all about the abilities of the mind when responding to a challenge and pressure. I feel confident that this wisdom was the reason for my improvement. Thank you and Merry Christmas."
It counts for nothing if a person knows many things
but doesn't live by what he knows.
For knowledge has no other point to it
than that a person may become good as a result.
Emanuel Swedenborg