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Grinds to junior certificates

  • 15-11-2010 9:40pm
    #1
    Future 2050
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭


    well - any help.

    I was thinking of teaching junior certificate maths as grinds. I am not a teacher though I am an engineer. Is this a good idea or can I do at all. Would anyone have interest in this anyway.

    Does anyone have any advice???????


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  • #2
    TheDriver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,680 ✭✭✭✭TheDriver


    Well there is always a grinds market though money is scarcer nowadays. Personally I never receommend non teachers for grinds as anyone I know doesn't give good grinds because they are not well versed on exam technique/preparation. However there is always a market.
    One thing I would say: Forget your love of maths etc but remember grinds are for exams and best results


  • #3
    delta_bravo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,567 ✭✭✭delta_bravo


    Do the exam papers yourself and make sure you know them perfect. Read the syllabus also.


  • #4
    evolving_doors
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,812 ✭✭✭✭evolving_doors


    delta_bravo wrote: »
    Do the exam papers yourself and make sure you know them perfect. Read the syllabus also.

    +1 to that

    also have a read of the 2006 JC examiners report in examinations.ie under exam materials archive/

    Be prepared to be doing out notes every week also


  • #5
    readystudypass
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 204 ✭✭readystudypass


    If you are giving grinds to first years, they will be doing a different syllabus to second and third years as Project Maths started officially this year for all first and fifth years


  • #6
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Make sure you use the same methods as the child's teacher does. There are multiple ways of doing some problems but it will only confuse a child if you do things differently to their teacher or the book.


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  • #7
    celtchick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭celtchick


    stay away from anyone requesting grinds for Project Maths - you'll end up confusing yourself and the student as it's a nightmare to teach (I'm a maths teacher in a secondary school...)

    there's a homework club in Blanchardstown that regularly look for people to teach grinds to a group of students if that's near you....


  • #8
    Future 2050
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73 ✭✭Future 2050


    cheers


  • #9
    gernon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 454 ✭✭gernon


    wow are you really from back from 2050 just now :D


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