OUR TUTORS
ECONOMICS
MR TIMOTHY LIM
“Never Give Up!”
Qualifications: NUS Economics (First Class Hons)
Experience: 6 years of teaching experience
The main aim of Mr. Timothy’s classes is to get students to understand what exactly is Economics. “There's an old saying that ‘Wisdom is the principal thing, and in all your getting get understanding’, and that is my principle in delivering the subject.” Mr. Timothy hopes that as students attend his lessons, even if they may not fully like the subject, they would still be able to understand how it works and make use of what they have learnt in daily life.A pro-tip from Mr. Timothy to students would be to avoid procrastination. He believes that understanding a subject and its concepts takes time. Hence, as students transit from one level of difficulty to the next, Mr. Timothy constantly spurs them on and encourages them to make full use of each opportunity to improve themselves.
MR CHONG WOON HAN
“When in doubt, ask.”
Qualifications: RMIT Economics & Finance
Experience: 4 years of teaching experience
Mr. Chong aims to remove the student-tutor barrier in his classes by developing an interpersonal relationship with students. A less awkward environment, he believes, would motivate students to be more vocal and ask questions, which is essential for their learning. For Mr. Chong, learning is done as a team – of teacher and students – and no one gets left behind. He holds in high regard the need for mutual understanding and respect between tutor and student and among students themselves so that learning becomes a natural and enjoyable process.
MR ROY PHANG
“Clarification is key.”
Qualifications: NIE Diploma in Education, NUS BA in Economics & English Language, University of Hull MBA
Experience: 10 years of teaching experience, former school teacher
In his classes, Mr. Roy takes on a facilitative role where he constantly encourages students to share their opinions and ideas as he guides them along so that the discussions do not go off tangent. Engaging in discussion is important to Mr. Roy as he believes that it serves as a form of check and balance for students and himself to understand where they stand and how they can improve from thereon.
MR ADRIAN TAN
Qualifications: NTU Business & Communication Studies
Experience: 2 years of teaching experience
Mr. Adrian teaches via exposure, not just in terms of knowledge of the world but through the introduction of strong arguments to students as well. His lessons are structured and themed, thus preventing students from veering off tangent in his classes. Mr. Adrian also makes it a point to provide materials that are well-updated and closely aligned to current affairs so that students would have available references on hand.
In the face of a class with varying calibres, Mr. Adrian stimulates strong communication and interaction between and among students to result in a wholesome learning experience for each individual.
MR EUGENE TOH
“Let’s make Economics come alive!”
Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts, National University of Singapore (Economics)
Experience: Founder & Managing Director of REAL Education Centre, Thinktank Learning Centre and the Economics at TuitionGenius Programme
Mr. Eugene Toh has a very different approach to teaching Economics, he believes in using real-life scenarios to teach students how to apply. He also updates his students regularly on the current economic situations and emphasizes on what are the key important economic trends that students should pick up. Besides that, students receive an exclusive notes package prepared by him.
He has produced many top students over the years and he tutors more than 15 classes each year. He also has an established track record of achieving 100% pass in promotional examinations and more than 80% scoring As & Bs for their A Level examinations.
MR GOH J.K.
“My lessons would stimulate all senses!”
Qualifications: Masters (University College of Dublin)
Experience: Senior Lecturer at Private Institute
Mr. Goh ensures that three things happen in and out of his classes: Push, stretch and follow. He pushes his students by revealing the relevance of Economics to out-of-the-box examples, stretches his students by interacting with them across an array of mediums and insures that his students follow his lesson by relating to them well.
With a strong-held belief that nothing is from the textbook, Mr. Goh strives to inspire his students to explore beyond the given. His charming and witty personality assures that each student is always left intrigued to discover more about Economics.
MR SEAN LIM
“There is a system for everything.”
Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Management, Singapore Management University
Experience: More than 3 years of teaching experience as a full time tutor.
Mr Lim believes that there are three essential steps in doing well in Economics. First, we need to build a strong foundation. Next, one must retain different application skills from past papers and model answers. Last but not least, to be able to apply such answers in the context of different questions. In order to achieve these, he conducts his classes in a systematic manner through a series of critically planned syllabus.
Sean approaches teaching from a different perspective and will find daily examples to explain why some students do better as compared to the others. Through his years of teaching, he realised that the greatest difference lies between understanding, retaining and applying the knowledge. He hopes that through his humble understanding, he can teach his students to excel, not only in Economics but also in all forms of learning and approaching life in general.
Mr Lim prefers to give short and intensive sessions with appropriate breaks for students to conceptualize and voice out any questions. Thus, his students can hold their attention span in a much better and efficient manner and eventually increases the efficiency rate of a student.
“Most of us have a favourite movie that we watch many times without making a conscious attempt, but are able to recall everything the characters do or say. This is the power of impressions and this is exactly how I try to make my students recall or apply the application of the concepts. I feel that students will benefit greatly from this.”
MS ZHANG RUOXI
Qualifications: London School of Economics Scholar
Experience: 2 years
Ms. Ruoxi is an interactive tutor who will actively engage students in classroom discussions. Students will not only learn from one another when they discuss, they are also inspired by each other’s arguments to think creatively. She will explain concepts thoroughly to her students in bite size information so that they can absorb easily. For her, communication between the teacher and student is essential for better learning. Hence she will ensure that students constantly ask questions to clarify any doubts on the subject.
MR CHONG JIN JIAN
Qualifications: NUS Pharmacy (Pursing)
Experience: Part-time private tutor
"Think like an Economist!" "To double the results with half the effort". Mr Chong believes it is not what you study, but how you study that is most important. He will inculcate Economics principles in his students and mold them into budding Economists in the shortest possible time. Mr Chong believes in nurturing an analytical mindset that can tackle not just Economics but also other fields of study. In his classes, he will create an open environment for analysis and debate; promoting written and verbal expression of ideas and concepts, an essential skill for good Economics writing. He will also impart his personal tips and tricks on tackling the GCE A-Levels Economics Paper for an effective road to stellar grades.