Benjamin

Hi, I'm Benjamin! I tutor Math, Physics, introductory Computer Science and general Science for the Ontario curriculum. I like getting to the bottom of the bit that doesn't make sense, even if that means putting the textbook aside and sketching it out together. I'm completing my teacher education and hold an Ontario Transitional Certificate of Qualification and Registration. I applied so I could gain classroom experience alongside my training. Finding out why an explanation works for one learner but misses the mark for another is a big part of what interests me about teaching. For Computer Science, we can start with a small program, trace what each line does and work out why the result surprised you. My general Science support focuses on Grades 7–10, where diagrams, simple calculations and talking through an experiment can make a new topic feel much less abstract. Bring the question you crossed out three times. We can look at your working, find where things went off course and try another way in. I'll explain my reasoning, then give you space to have a go. Whether it's rearranging equations or making sense of forces, you can ask me to slow down. There's no need to apologise for a question.

I started helping other students with Math and Physics before beginning teacher education, and those early conversations are still a useful reference point for me. Often we'd spend longer on one puzzling step than on the rest of the question put together. Since then, I've tutored Ontario students alongside my training, supporting weekly classwork and preparation for tests. That has included introductory coding and Grades 7–10 Science, where tracing a sequence or explaining a result often reveals the step that needs another look. I've worked with students who need to rebuild confidence in algebra, and others who enjoy calculations but find it harder to explain the physics behind them. Tutoring and classroom experience have given me plenty of practice noticing when a student can follow an example but isn't quite ready to start the next one alone.

Sometimes I'll bring a worked answer with a mistake in it and ask you to be the tutor. Explaining what you would change can be a useful way to check an idea.