P1 Tution -- Necessary?
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I think for those who have alternatives (eg maid or grandparent), it probably boils down to: how confident are you that the caregiver can supervise the homework, Spelling/tingxie revision?
Some caregivers (eg bilingual grandparents) can. Some Filipino maids can supervise English and Math hw. Some mature kids themselves can even take up the responsibility themselves - parents ask kid to phone them at work and report.
*and then there are some very senior-level parents at my previous workplaces, they get the maid to bring the child via taxi to their office. And let the child sit in a spare room to do their hw. After that, maid brings them to evening tuition.[/quote]
Yeah, this is also one of the points. -
Finding the right student care is important! This literally saved our lives! Student care in school basically takes care of lunch and that’s about it. Homework cannot be checked due to MOE rules. I changed to a private student care after a few months which is located few minutes wall from my boy’s school. He has been there since P1. I never had to worry about spelling or 听写 as the teachers religiously helps to practice. Homework is checked through and any mistakes the teachers will go through and explain to my boy. For him, once he is home he is glued to iPad. So best thing is throw to student care. All work taken care of!
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Personal view… I think for P1 is necessary as the foundation is most important esp languages…
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Don’t think twice about sending your child into the tuition center because they need scaffolding to develop their communication skills which sometimes we least worry about. There are several centers that have a great curriculum that would enable them to be confident in expressing themselves through writing and speaking.
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I think P1 tuition is necessary if your child is behind, especially in Math. Math is very cumulative. For example, if your child cannot add 1 digit numbers with speed and accuracy and without finger counting, there is going to be trouble adding double digit numbers then subtraction. Multiplication’s foundation is also addition.
As a teacher mummy, I struggle teaching my own daughter as her view of me as her mama muddies the effectiveness of what I’m trying to teach her. And I choose our mother-daughter relationship above all else. So even if parents can coach their own children because P1 material isn’t too difficult, it can be a minefield of tears and hair-pulling because you’re first and foremost your children’s beloved mum/dad. -
For me i think p1 tuition is absolutely necessary especially for languages. Through my experience with my kid who started chinese tuition late, he really struggled a lot when going to p3 as he continues to have issue recognizing chinese words. Ends up he had to spend the year end holidays to revise and catch up with previous level syllabus so as he can have a better grasp of the language.
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I only started sending my younger girls to chinese tuition from P4 onwards to pick up certain skillsets eg compo and compre skills that I can’t teach.
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I only started sending my younger girls to chinese tuition from P4 onwards to pick up certain skillsets eg compo and compre skills that I can’t teach.
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P4?! So late. That’s why can only qualify for the R & H schools. If you have started at P1, they could be studying in Oxbridge by 16 :evil:
I only started sending my younger girls to chinese tuition from P4 onwards to pick up certain skillsets eg compo and compre skills that I can't teach. -
It depends on kids’ abilities and parents’ expectations. Tuition and enrichment are different. If kids have poor foundation in kindergartens and struggle with P1 work and parents cannot teach or no time to teach, then tuition is necessary to help kids cope. Whether he needs to continue till P6 will depend on how much can kid learn on his own.
Some parents expect kids to score 100% or near perfect score at all times. Then to these parents, must drill to perfection lah.
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