Mee Toh

[mom74]

Hi mrswongtuition,


Tough competition even in P1 and P2?

My DS in P1 next year and there’s no news on changing P1/P2 to morning session. If all change to am will be much better, isn’t it?

[maple]

Hi Mom74,

My DD will be in P1 next yr too. I spoke to one of the teachers during registeration, she said target to go single session in 2014 (target only, not cfm yet). So for our children, P1 & P2 still pm session.

[mrswongtuition]

mom74:

Hi mrswongtuition,


Tough competition even in P1 and P2?

My DS in P1 next year and there's no news on changing P1/P2 to morning session. If all change to am will be much better, isn't it?

Yes, the tough competition starts from Day 1.
Parents are really KS, even 'comparing' tutors and how many tuition classes other kids go to. A chat with a few parents with kids from Mee Toh revealed that the kids who do well in class have tuition right from P1, some even earlier.

In fact, competition is so intense that I have parents asking me to start a P1 preparatory class for their kids: http://mwtuition.blogspot.com/2010/08/p1-preparatory-class-for-p1-2011.html

And they do rank the children according to class position in the report book. The children themselves will compare to see who is top of the class and who is not.

Honestly, I have a few students under me who have financial difficulties. However, no matter what, the parents still want to send their child to tuition. They pay tuition fees lesson by lesson. They are under FAS.

Clarified with my student's mum - my student read the notice given to them wrongly. It only informed them that extensions to the school building will be made to accomodate all the P1s and P2s in morning session. Targetted by 2014.

[mom74]

Hi mrswongtuition & maple,


Thank you for clarification.

[mom74]

Hi,


The orientation will be on 23 Nov, anyone has kids in Mee Toh, can share your experience? Thanks.

[princess mummy]

Both my gals in Pr 1 & 3 this year. Pr 1 no examination therefore is a R&R for her. As for the Pr 3, so far have not stay back for extra lesson other then her CCA.... What i heard from other parents were there isn't enough classroom for the school to conduct those lesson. Not too sure how true. Parents please share more of your precious experience with me. Thanks

[mom74]

Hi princess mummy,


Is there any homework for P1? and heard they will sort the class according to exam results in P2 onwards?

I am worry he can’t cope in MTS. Parents told me some school expect the child to know what they have to learn in P1. Feel stress after hearing that…i just hope my child is able to catch up in every lesson.

If the school has no classroom to conduct the extra lesson, i think switching to single session will take a few years.

thanks for sharing

[mrswongtuition]

mom74:

Hi princess mummy,


Is there any homework for P1? and heard they will sort the class according to exam results in P2 onwards?

I am worry he can't cope in MTS. Parents told me some school expect the child to know what they have to learn in P1. Feel stress after hearing that...i just hope my child is able to catch up in every lesson.

If the school has no classroom to conduct the extra lesson, i think switching to single session will take a few years.

thanks for sharing

my P1 students have homework & they have alot of mini tests (5-15marks). Sometimes the tests are all squeezed into 1 lesson.

All I can say is that they test more than they teach (in terms of content).

[mom74]

Is every school practises more test than teach, or only those popular school? Sorry for my ignorance. Sometime I feel sorry for the kids…


Any MTS, please share your experience…like the teachers, homework, CCA, etc. Would like to hear all different views and comments.

thank you.

[mrswongtuition]

mom74:

Is every school practises more test than teach, or only those popular school? Sorry for my ignorance. Sometime I feel sorry for the kids...


Any MTS, please share your experience...like the teachers, homework, CCA, etc. Would like to hear all different views and comments.

thank you.

I'm not sure about other popular schools but I know Greendale & Edgefield do test what they teach.