Tutoring in your own home, at your own convenience
Today's schooling typically doesn't allow any room for individual learning, which means that students who don't suit the pace of the whole class can fall between the cracks. If students aren't achieving at the level they are capable of, their learning can stall, leading to boredom and frustration. Their confidence can suffer and they won't enjoy school as much as they should.
I can help. I offer personal tutoring in a range of subjects for NCEA and Cambridge International Exams, and can provide students with the skills and confidence they need to achieve their potential.
I'm based in Auckland and will come to your home at a time that suits you, for maximum convenience and maximum learning. Because the home is a familiar environment, it's where the student is the most comfortable – this is an important part of enjoying learning.
With regard to the October 2021 vaccination directive for home-based educators, I am fully vaccinated and have had a second booster.
Ian Mander.
PS. In the last handful of years I've also been vaccinated against tetanus, diphtheria, and whooping cough – the last of which in November 2024 had an epidemic declared in New Zealand.
Treasure Hunt
After more than sixteen years the treasure remains unfound.
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News
25 October 2025 – Don't swallow magnets
It's been said before and clearly needs to be said again: Don't swallow magnets!
The story of a 13 year old New Zealand boy who bought magnets on Temu and swallowed a bunch of them has gone international. Thankfully he survived a week before four days of stomach pains led to him confessing to swallowing "80 to 100" magnets. He was admitted to Tauranga Hospital, where an X-ray showed four lines of magnets pinching across his bowel in several places, causing pressure necrosis (ie, killing the bowel in particular spots). He had surgery to remove 195 magnets and the dead bowel sections.
The boy is lucky to be alive. Even just two magnets can pinch across two sections of stomach and bowel, which can be fatal. This is why small magnets were banned in NZ in January 2013 (and updated/replaced July 2014 with higher penalties and indefinate ban duration).
Sadly, this is something that keeps happening. Don't use magnetic nose, cheek, or tongue studs: it doesn't make you look more alive after you accidentally swallow them. Don't swallow magnets "for science": you will get a magnetic stomach, but in a much worse way than you hope. Why is this not taught in primary school?
14 August 2025 – Physics equations
The physics equations have been updated, and new PDFs uploaded.
10 August 2025 – Scientific calculators
I have some ideas about what makes a good scientific calculator, including that it should be as easy to use as possible without sacrificing common functions. Recommendations included!
10 February 2025 – Present situation
Sorry, my schedule is now full and I'm very unlikely to accept any new students.
Ian.
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