millie whizz
London
Is it merely to pass exams so we can get to the top schools and universities? Is
it to enable us to further our careers? Or is it to help us become well-rounded,
independent thinking, confident individuals who are then able to take a full
part in society? “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to
change the world.” (Nelson Mandela) I don’t claim to have all the answers, but
after more than twenty-one years as a teacher, in both, the maintained and the
independent sector, (and eight years in the advertising and publishing industry
prior to that), one thing is clear: We get one chance and one chance only at
education, and teachers get one chance with us. I set up Millie-Whizz to provide
an individual, holistic approach to teaching, to complement the excellent work
teachers do in schools because sometimes this is not enough. It’s a numbers’
game, after all. The idea was not to provide tutorials which simply focus on
doing paper after paper, question after question, in the hope that something
would sink in. Millie Whizz is a tutoring service that explains the whys and
hows so that pupils not only learn what method they should use to solve a
particular problem, but they actually understand the reasoning and are therefore
empowered to apply that knowledge. The ethos of Millie Whizz is based upon
helping children and young adults to overcome difficulties in their learning so
that achieve great results in their school work, their exams and in life.
Sometimes it is their fear of learning; sometimes it is their lack of
motivation; sometimes it is boredom and lack of inspiration. So it follows then
that a person who is happy in their learning will want to learn more. This leads
to success in all areas, not just in their education. Feeling successful gives
us an enormous boost, which leads to increased happiness and ultimately, to
freedom. So how can we apply this freedom to education? The knowledge and
understanding pupils gain, empowers them to experiment with formulae and
arguments so that they begin to question the “What if…?” Tutoring is not just
for those who struggle, but it works equally well for those who need to be
stretched in their thinking so that they reach their full potential. If you do
what you’ve always done and in doing so, achieve the same level of success each
time, wouldn’t you want someone to show you a more effective way of maximizing
your results? With global economies opening up and highly qualified people from
all over the world wanting a piece of the action, there will, undoubtedly, be
more competition than ever in the jobs market in years to come.
