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Stanley
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- English
- Reading
- Grammar
- Writing
- American Studies
US university graduate, BA in History and Economics, four years of university tutoring experience, now teaching P1 to Grade 8 English, History, and writing endurance. Available for home-tutoring anywh
- English
- Reading
- Grammar
- Writing
- American Studies
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About Stanley
I trained in the US (BA in History and Economics, Rollins College, Class of 2025) and tutored university History (100–300) and Economics for four years at my college writing/tutoring center. I now tutor both Singaporean and international-school students: Primary 1, 3 and 4, Secondary 1–2, and Grade 8 international.
Subjects: English, and History
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About the lesson
- Primary
- Secondary
- Adult education
- +5
levels :
Primary
Secondary
Adult education
Undergraduate
Masters
Diploma
Doctorate
Other
- English
- Mandarin
Languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Mandarin
My approach
I teach English and History the way I was trained in the US: build reading and writing endurance, then use that stamina on school work. A child who can only last two paragraphs will keep failing long papers no matter how many “model phrases” they memorize. So lessons are not a pile of short drills. We stay with a text, we write past the point where they usually stop, and we rewrite.
Personal Philosophy on Vocabulary: Vocabulary is not learned through memorization but through reading, building a healthy reading habit is vital to growth. Many Singaporean parents do not realize the value of creating the lifelong habit of reading. Most parents chase instant gratification through memorization.
How a class actually runs
Quick check of last week’s work and what school set this week.
One sustained task: a long passage or a full writing or reading stretch — 50 minutes without hopping topics.
I mark in front of them: spelling, grammar is specifically important for P1 - S1, and overall meaning, paragraph structure, word selection gets refined from S2 +
They rewrite the weak sections in the same lesson
A brief note to parents on what improved and what is next.
Techniques I use: draft → mark → rewrite; timed and untimed writing so stamina is trained on purpose; reading aloud or annotation on hard paragraphs; history as an argument paper (claim, source, so-what), not a date list. Grammar and vocabulary sit inside the writing, not as a separate worksheet unless the gap is serious.
Lesson length
Usually 1.5 hours. Primary can be 1 hour if focus drops. Exam season or a full essay draft can be 2 hours by agreement.
Qualifications and experience
BA in History and Economics, minor in Data Analytics, Rollins College (Florida), Class of 2025
University tutor / writing center, Rollins College, Nov 2021–Apr 2025: History 100–300 and Economics 100–200 (worksheets, test review, presentations)
Current tutor in Singapore (from June 2026): English, History, and chess for local and international-school students
Levels I already teach: P1, P3, P4, Secondary 1–2, Grade 8 international
Who the lessons are for
Ages about 7–16 (primary through lower/mid secondary, IB MYP / Grade 8, and IGCSE or IB English/History as they move up)
Local MOE English and international-school / expat families who want American-style writing
Students who can “do the homework” but collapse on long reading or a full composition
History students who need a thesis and evidence, not memorized notes
English is native. Mandarin is advanced if a parent wants a quick update in Chinese. Lessons are 1-to-1, at home in central Singapore or online.
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- 5h: R4105
- 10h: R8210
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