Vasudha Karthik Math, English, Primary to Grade 6, Math Educator
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I am a qualified Engineer who worked in the corporate IT world, but my true interest in Education was kindled when I turned to motherhood. I believe that approach to learning is intuitive and that curiosity and self belief of a learner needs to be retained amongst all other qualities. Armed with an IB certification, I now teach Math to young children in an engaging and interactive way. I follow the Inquiry Based approach and focus on Problem Solving, which are core skills that actually get nurtured through Mathematics.

My observation is most students tend to fall behind in the subject of Math as concepts in higher grades seem more abstract. The key to releasing that fear lies in presenting content at a basic level where we build on reasoning skills. It is like preparing an athlete to deal with different weather conditions by building their core of stamina and strength. It inspires me to engage more and more children to adopt Math as something they too can participate positively in rather than resist. I personally have an experience of transforming student perceptions towards the subject of Math through my lessons and classes. I also coach some high performing children who reach their milestones a little ahead of time. I am inspired to teach both sets of students with the same zest.

Another area which is key in a child's growth is their ability to Read. I am also facilitating students to approach this skill holistically, which in turn supports their ability to communicate confidently. Research has shown that Early readers have an edge over the average students as it broadens their horizons to seek information and thereby become independent learners.

Conceptual Mathematical Thinking and English Reading Fundamentals are the two aspects that I have identified as an educator, as being the core differentiator in how students emerge in higher grades. I am deeply passionate in creating more confident and evolved children by sharing my ideas with them on these areas of education.

Subjects

  • Math & Reasoning Pre-KG, Nursery-Grade 6

  • English Reading Pre-KG, Nursery-Grade 5

Experience

  • Founder (May, 2021–Present) at Kimartham, Bangalore
    Kimartham is a startup that was built with the idea of developing the curious mind of young children in the process of learning. The area I focus in is Conceptual Mathematical Thinking, where the learning of key concepts happens through Inquiry Based model. The tasks are designed to help children wonder and ask intuitive questions. Each program is customised to bring out the innate curiosity for children to explore further.
  • Teacher Primary (Aug, 2018–Jul, 2019) at Indus International School, Bangalore
    As a Upper Primary Teacher with a specialisation for IB Math, I handled the Math curriculum for two out of the three sections during my tenure. It involved participating in discussions to draw weekly lesson plans, creating new lesson ideas for children to engage effectively, assess and provide extended support for differential learners.

Education

  • PG Diploma In International Education (Aug, 2017–Jul, 2018) from Indus Training and Research Institute
  • Bachelor of Engineering(E&TC) (Jul, 2001–Jul, 2005) from Pune University

Fee details

    ₹500/hour (US$5.90/hour)

    My first class is usually a demo to understand the current levels of the student along with what kind of specific support needs to be catered to. Depending on the required input in terms of planning and customised content creation there maybe a moderation in the fee beyond the first month, only where applicable

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