Mindstretcher - Discussion

[fanren]

Anyone who can give feedback on their Chinese enrichment?

[jenny lee]

Hi,


Just to share my experience visiting mind stretcher BUKIT panjang
Yesterday . I originally had the intention to enroll
My child in their p3 science program and have asked if I could look at their materiałs

The admin gladly handed me a thick file and I flipped through the topic on "magnets" and spotted a blatant error in their notes which says "dissimilar poles repel". I showed this to the two admins at the counter and they were surprised

I have asked if they QC their notes before giving the students and was told
The teacher in charge will let the students know if there’s mistakes in the notes
I asked why isn’t this error corrected prior to printing or even displaying as a viewing copy for interested parties ? No answer

I went on to ask about the "structured model question and answers " section which was part of their materials given as far as I am aware and realized this section was missing fr the magnets topic . The admin explained that some parents feedbacked that the model answers are different from what their respective Sch taught so they remove it … I went on to flip through other chapters and saw that there’s structured model question and answers in the other topics such as cycles . So I asked again why the inconsistencies and the admin was not sure .

Back to the topic on magnets , I realize the notes didn’t cover an important point abt how to identify if an object is a magnet . I asked the admin if they have someone in the center that I could clarify with and was asked to leave down my number for someone to call me back .
I flipped through the junior Einstein experiment sheets and found a topic on "how to identify whether an object is a magnet " and there is attached a model answer for the teacher’s copy . The answer given doesn’t quite match the topic . It says like poles attract and unlike poles repel " in the teachers’ copy of the Answers to that experiment . My understanding is that to prove its a magnet , only when repulsion occurs between Two like poles . Attraction between two objects diesnt mean they are magnets as they could be magnetic materials . Only magnets repel z

I am still waiting for their call back

Hi you may want to talk to the coordinator instead of the admin as most admin are only in charge of the non-academic aspects. Hearing from you, most likely MS’s notes have been recycled for years without any improvement or modification done to cater to the current syllabus. This is not surprising as they are targeting the secondary levels for English and Math. Besides, it is not clear who is the curriculum writer for their Primary Science as well as the other subjects. Could he/she be an undergraduate?

[happystar78]

Hi,


I would like to buy the Mindstretcher P3 science note. Anyone not needing it anymore? Thanks!

[eekjan]

me too, pm me if have any notes to sell.

[envyna]

me too, I am interested, pls pm me


thnks

[sean wife]

Hi looking for p3 science notes. Pls pm me if you hv the complete set to let go.

Tks.

[ss2]

I have P3 Mindstretcher English -2014-done and marked by teacher .90% complete set.My gal missed about 3-4 weeks worksheet inbetween.Pls PM me your offer if keen.Thanks

[Blue Pearl]

Thank you for your feedback jenny lee. I was thinking of enrolling my gal into their science because heard that their science is very good. Hmmm will go thrugh their notes again. tks for highlighting.

[sembgal]

ryankoh:

Hi KiaSu Parents, have you read our review on MindStretcher yet?


http://www.mindbuilder.com.sg/mind-stretcher-learning-centre-reviews/

do leave us some comments to help us improve our reviews!

Thanks! :celebrate:

Just want to add on from the review done by Nancy on MS at mind builder, I agree with her that there are mistakes and are not rectified. Hers was the Katong MS K2 bad experience. Mine was a friend who approached me about MS K2 math work done in 2013 at Hougang MS. Eg:4 x 5. The correct way to teach is 4 groups of 5. But I was told my friend's child learnt 5 groups of 4. There were so many multiplication sums but the teacher taught wrongly! Can you imagine the child goes P1 and learnt that 4 x 5 is not 5 groups of 4 which was taught by MS teacher but need clarification by primary school teacher that 4 x 5 is 4 groups of 5. That was the k2 enrichment teacher's fault who taught wrongly at MS.

[phtthp]

aiyoh !


something so basic like groups of x :
Mindstretcher Tr can also teach wrongly, and this is only P1 level.
what more errors will they Teach wrongly, if go up to higher level ?

think whoever this Mindstretcher P1 Tr is, that is teaching P1 Maths concepts wrongly, better go back to learn P1 stuff. She is not fit to teach, if something so basic, can also get it wrong ?

although both 5x4 and 4x5 give same answer, but in schools, sometimes P1 Maths Tr can test students grouping concept, based on whether they get the grouping concept correct or wrong ?
once wrong, students get zero mark.

which P1 Maths Tr is this, at Hougang Mindstretcher branch ?
makes parents wonder :
how Mindstretcher select Tr, to teach at their branches ?