Penguin Tutoring Blog

Penguin Tutoring is the leading provider of extra lessons in Pretoria and all over South Africa. Each of our specialised tutors  is screened and trained to offer your child the best possible academic support, right in the comfort of your own home.

Emile Thiele has been inspiring learners through Penguin Tutoring since Feb 2009. He has completed over 140 lessons for Penguin and he tutors in Centurion, Pretoria. Here he shares his memories of his first experience as an English tutor.

I helped my first client Christi with preparation for her Grade 12 English Examination. She was studying through Damelin part time at the time, while pursuing a professional tennis career.

Over time, we formed a great friendship, and worked unbelievably well together as we immersed ourselves in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and William Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies’.

It was not long before I noticed how Christi had started opening her mind to poetry and literature in a new and exciting way, and it was inspiring to see her elation and amazement with the subject matter grow day by day.

I was so pleased when Christi phoned me up and informed me that she had walked out of her final English examination with a smile on her face. She was a fantastic first student, and I firmly believe that she will one day reach great heights, as she showed such a tremendous amount of potential and dedication.

Each learner is different but with each tutoring challenge comes great friendships and the same amazing level of reward. I really love working for Penguin Tutoring!

- Thanks Emile, for your dedication and professionalism! You’re an inspiration to your learners in Pretoria and to all of us!

Emile, tutoring Xoliswa Mazomba, another of his learners with Penguin Tutoring!

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Dewald du Plessis has been a tutor in Pretoria for two years. He has completed 87 lessons for Penguin Tutoring.

Proudly Penguin - Dewald has been a Penguin Tutor for over 2 years!

His first client was a matric Maths student who had been struggling with marks of around 30%. During the original assessment, Dewald asked her what she wanted to achieve for Maths and she said she had hoped to matriculate with a mark of 70%.

This would be tough, because she only had two weeks left before her finals! But, Dewald recalls, “70% was quite attainable because she was hard working and willing.”

So, with the patience and dedication that we expect from all of our tutors, Dewald sat for as many lessons as possible until they had covered all the work.

“In the end, she got 69%, which I was really proud of, considering she had been doing so badly throughout the year.”

Dewald’s advice: “The biggest challenge as a tutor is to motivate your client to do well and succeed. Remember that where there is a will, there is always a way!”