Who am I?

My name is Lindsay Went. I’m 45 years old and married to Kristy. We have a six year old daughter, Cassandra.

I am a fully qualified teacher with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Primary Education which I received from the University of Sydney. I subsequently studied Gifted Education in some detail. I tutored for over 20 years with Kumon, Kip McGrath and Pre-Uni before deciding to establish my own private practice. I have been teaching in the public school system for nearly 22 years and I have taught full time for 7 years.

I have been tutoring since I was a first year university student. I worked throughout my university studies for Kumon as a senior assistant, later on I became involved with Kip McGrath Education Centres. I worked with them for a decade. I have also worked occasionally for Pre-Uni, a selective school coaching college.

I love chess and play it fairly well. However, one of the things that you discover when you get ‘fairly’ good at something is that a lot of people are still better than you!

I feel confident about teaching English and Maths because I have a passion for them and that’s given me the knowledge base to teach them effectively to children.

Contact me for a free assessment via lindsayewent@gmail.com
or by calling 0422 817 347.

Lindsay Went

Quotes

    "" In years to come a child may forget what you taught them but they will always remember how you made them feel."
    Carol Buchner

    “The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.”
    Randy Pausch, the Last Lecture

    “ I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.”
    Neil Gaiman, New Year's Wish 2011

    “ So that's my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Don't freeze, don't stop, don't worry that it isn't good enough, or it isn't perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life. Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever.”
    Neil Gaiman, New Year's Wish 2011

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