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Introduction

Thank you for visiting my website.

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I am Shingo Ito, an international tutor based in Osaka, Japan, offering lessons in both English and Japanese.

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I teach students from a variety of backgrounds, including those attending international schools, Japanese schools, and those who do not attend school regularly.

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Especially, I am doing this job because I want to help students who have these concerns: 

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  • Difficulty keeping up with the classes at school

  • School refusal and tendency to become a recluse

  • Have a developmental disability and struggle to study

  • No confidence in oneself

  • Can't find a tutor to help me with the study at an international school

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If you are interested,

Please take a free trial lesson!

International Tutor Shingo Ito

Profile

A photo of the amberjack caught by Shingo Ito while jigging, his hobby

Date of Birth   Born in June 1987

Birthplae         Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture

Family            Father, mother, sister

Personality      Laughs a lot, passionate, good at

                     giving compliments, competitive,

                     perfectionist, ESFP

　　　　　　　　　　 I'm rather a perfectionist, so I pursue things

                                thoroughly, such as how to explain things to

                                students in an easy-to-understand way, how

                                to praise or scold them, what kind of questions

                                to make, etc.

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Favorite food   Ramen, Sushi and Sashimi

Club activity     Basketball Club (Junior and Senior

                     High School)

Hobbies          Fishing, spearfishing, voice training,

                     tennis, the game of Go

                                I love fishing more than anything else. Growing

                                up watching "Ohgon Densetsu", I go spear-

                                fishing in the summer. Before fishing, I was

                                hooked on the game of Go, and I play at

                                the 5-dan level.​

Autobiography

1987　Born in Higashi Osaka City, Osaka

2000　Enrolled in Doshisha International Junior

           High School

　　　　　　　After studying hard in 6th grade, my deviation score

                     (Hensachi) rose from the mid-30s to the late 60s.

 

2003　Enrolled in KIU Academy

　　　　　　　This is where the foundation of my values was formed.

                      My English level had improved greatly from not being

                      able speak at all to the level I could go straight to a

                      university in US.

 

2006　Enrolled in Florida Institute of Technology,

           Department of Marine and Environmental

           Systems

　　　　　　　I had a very enjoyable time. However, I had trouble

                      with submitting reports due to my ADHD and

                      perfectionism (poor prioritization, taking tasks too

                      seriously, tending to put them off, etc.), which were

                      not noticeable when I was in high school. I started

                      going to the counseling center.

  

2012　Enrolled in Kyoto University Graduate School

           of Global Environmental Studies

　　　　　　　I chose this grad school because I wanted to work in

                      developing countries, and was dreaming to be active

                      on the global stage in the future.

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2014　Started working as an intern at Nippon Poly-

           Glu Co. Ltd.

　　　　　　　I thought I had joined the company of my dreams.

                      However, when I went on a business trip to Bangla-

                      desh, I was shocked to realize that supporting

                      developing countries was not what I really wanted

                      to do...

                      (Later, through counseling, I realized that I had

                       assumed that what my parents expected of me was

                       what I wanted to do.)

 

2015　Becoming a NEET, a cram school teacher,

           a university technical assistant.

           Lived aimlessly for 4 years

　　　　　　　I lost track of what I wanted to do and continued to

                      feel depressed. During this time, I came across the

                      blog "The Recommendation for Right Negativity

　　　　　　　(Tadashii Negative no Susume)" by Takashi Sugita,

                       a psychotherapist in Tokyo.)

 

2017　Had a mental therapy session with

           Takashi Sugita

　　　　　　　From this point on, my mental state gradually re-

                    covered and I was able to face my own feelings.

 

2019　Started working as a math and science

           teacher at my alma mater, KIU Academy

　　　　　　　Following my desire to become a teacher, I began

                      my career as a teacher at my alma mater, where I

                      taught math and science to middle and high school

                      students. I became convinced that teaching was

                      my calling.

 

2021　Started working as a private tutor for my

           side business

　　　　　　　Desiring to start my own business, I started working

                      as a private tutor for my second job

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2022　Started working as a technical assistant at

           Osaka Univ. and as a private tutor

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2024　Started working as a professional private tutor

　　　　　　　I gained confidence that I could make private tutor as

                      my main job and made a new start

Strengths and weaknesses

What Ito is good at

  • Fascinating lesson that makes students say, "Studying has become fun"

  • Able to understand the student's feeling "I don't understand"

  • Easy-to-understand explanation for students who are weak in mathematics

  • Guidance that leads students to think for themselves

  • Teaching students attending international schools

  • Teaching students with developmental disabilities such as ADHD, learning disabilities, and ASD

  • Coaching students who are absent from school or have mental health issues

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What Ito is not good at

  • Preparation for entrance exams to preparatory schools (Hensachi 60 or above)

  • Memorization-based, cramming-style teaching
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