Section B (open ended questions) for science

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faithj:

I just got to know about CCE. It looks interesting, but it's only 3 days. Does the CCE teach textbook concepts only? How are the activities like? experiments? Any parent whose child has been through can share more? When is the best time to attend it? my thinking is end of the year is better as it will revise the whole year's work? Most importantly, can it help push grades to A*? I saw most of the improvements were within an A grade.

Based on what I heard, I don't think it points to a general revision. I think it's more of teaching students the proper skills and mindset.

[happy mandy]

I came across a forum with not so good reviews about attending tuition and enrichment classes. But I’ve also heard stories of how tuition helped their kids, so I decided to give it a try. At first, my son was hesitant because it’ll mean more work. But seeing how he’s improved in school, I’ll say sending your kid to tuition is worth trying.

[Andrea D]

I think you should definitely at least give it a try for some time, especially if you are doubting if you should do it or not. From my personal experience, tuition really helped my kid with mathematics significantly and I know some other parents in class were satisfied how tuition helped their kids with some other fields of studies.


Of course this can depend on a lot of factor, but sometimes some kids just can’t connect with particular teacher, or the teacher himself doesn’t reflect the knowledge well or evenly to every kid.

[bestwishes]

happy mandy:

I came across a forum with not so good reviews about attending tuition and enrichment classes. But I’ve also heard stories of how tuition helped their kids, so I decided to give it a try. At first, my son was hesitant because it’ll mean more work. But seeing how he’s improved in school, I’ll say sending your kid to tuition is worth trying.

Yes, should send for tuition if the kids cannot cope well with school's teaching pace, unless the school teachers and/or parents can help. The kids will be demoralised if not on track.

[SuperAnjali]

Hi everyone!

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Regards,
Anjali & Sophia

[wella88]

realtalk:

Hello! Section B is really tough. I am considering maths heuristic section B class or CCE for the holiday break. I am seriously considering either one but if someone could give me feedback on how the classes helped their kids, I’d appreciate it. Thanks.

I feel you, realtalk. My P4 daughter had the same problem last year. Math was kind of traumatizing for her. She somehow had the idea that if you’re smart, you can do math and, if you’re not smart, you cannot. Her confidence was greatly affected as she was getting failing marks on exams.

[mumcindychu]

I think students take the toll on how schools teach rote memorization. Students only learn what they need to score well in exams. I believe tuition helps as long as you choose the right one.

[Andrea D]

wella88:

realtalk:

Hello! Section B is really tough. I am considering maths heuristic section B class or CCE for the holiday break. I am seriously considering either one but if someone could give me feedback on how the classes helped their kids, I’d appreciate it. Thanks.

I feel you, realtalk. My P4 daughter had the same problem last year. Math was kind of traumatizing for her. She somehow had the idea that if you’re smart, you can do math and, if you’re not smart, you cannot. Her confidence was greatly affected as she was getting failing marks on exams.

This is an interesting discussion. I believe parents make a lot of mistakes sometimes when they accuse kids how it's their fault for some low grade, how it's easy and especially if they compare them with some other kids.

I found two very helpful articles for parents who consider tuition for their kids:
https://smiletutor.sg/when-tuition-does-more-good-than-harm/
https://smiletutor.sg/6-ways-singaporean-parents-are-ruining-their-kids-confidence/

[mummy musings]

faithj:

I just got to know about CCE. It looks interesting, but it's only 3 days. Does the CCE teach textbook concepts only? How are the activities like? experiments? Any parent whose child has been through can share more? When is the best time to attend it? my thinking is end of the year is better as it will revise the whole year's work? Most importantly, can it help push grades to A*? I saw most of the improvements were within an A grade.

My neighbour enrolled her son at CCE last year, so I decided I’d try it out with my daughter last June. They have more hands-on activities than worksheets, which appealed more to my daughter. But what I liked most about the experience was they gave customized reports to that show concrete feedback on my daughter’s performance. No two students are alike so I believe improvements depend on one's learning pace. You just have to be patient with your child.

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Andrea

wella88:

[quote=\"realtalk\"]Hello! Section B is really tough. I am considering maths heuristic section B class or CCE for the holiday break. I am seriously considering either one but if someone could give me feedback on how the classes helped their kids, I’d appreciate it. Thanks.

I feel you, realtalk. My P4 daughter had the same problem last year. Math was kind of traumatizing for her. She somehow had the idea that if you’re smart, you can do math and, if you’re not smart, you cannot. Her confidence was greatly affected as she was getting failing marks on exams.

This is an interesting discussion. I believe parents make a lot of mistakes sometimes when they accuse kids how it's their fault for some low grade, how it's easy and especially if they compare them with some other kids.

I found two very helpful articles for parents who consider tuition for their kids:
https://smiletutor.sg/when-tuition-does-more-good-than-harm/
https://smiletutor.sg/6-ways-singaporean-parents-are-ruining-their-kids-confidence/[/quote] :thankyou:

Great articles! Very helpful, especially for a first-time mum like me.