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Out of everything on the page, this grabbed my attention too. This seems to have immediate implications for how even experienced professionals train.

I'd like to become much better at math than I am now. Should I be putting a lot of effort into working out a one-on-one tutoring partnership?

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That, and/or mastery learning. I haven’t read the research, but I hypothesize the focus on ‘mastery in each subtopic before moving to the next’ is what drives results, while 1-1 tutoring is what drives the speed of attaining them.

Why do you think that takes a lot of effort? I suspect it would not be hard to find a tutor at readonable rates. (Speaking as a former home-schooling dad. We used math toturs for 1:1 instruction at various times. )

I'd be looking for a tutor in graduate mathematics, and particularly the subjects that I can most readily apply to my work.

In Sydney I don't think there'd be that many available, and it would take time to find the right 'fit'. I don't think you can assume that once a reasonable rate is settled that the partnership would be a success.

A private tutor in graduate-level mathematics, with emphasis on subjects that can be applied to your work - what a great idea!

Like the sibling comment suggested, I imagine there must be an over-qualified and under-paid talent pool around universities, with enough candidates for you to select a suitable tutor.

No local uni with math PhD students?

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