Mindstretcher - Discussion

[i3mum]

Hi comfy,


I will also prefer the teachers to teach the students to write creatively, instead of following the tips from the worksheet.

But thanks anyway I m still looking around for classes.

comfy:

My DD is Pri 3 and she attended Bukit Batok branch. Just to add, the way they teach composition is to give them creative words/phases thru' worksheet, not using interactive teaching and tell them to write. If the child follow the tips from the worksheet, the teacher will not give high score for it.
When I asked the teacher why is this so, he said that no creativity but the child is told to use those words/phases specifically to write. :? Hence sometimes, it is not easy for the child and can be rather demoralising for the child.

[luvmum]

i3mum - yes group size is big...think have abt 15. The whole class is cramped with 1 teacher.:P


Comfy - oh my, really ah? I'm still quite impressed with their creative writing class after reading thr their catalogue. Like that is not teaching wat, more like feeding you with beautiful phrases which I can also surf thr net...the purpose shld be to tell them when to use it and how to use it intelligently to give them impact. Sigh!! :stupid:

[mummy of 3]

Hi luvmum,

I intend to enrol my DD to yew tee branch also. Is there any referral discount?
Now waiting for their time table of 2011 to be out.
Will enrol in Oct for P1 Preparatory class for next year start.
Any other comments?

[luvmum]

mummy of 3:

Hi luvmum,

I intend to enrol my DD to yew tee branch also. Is there any referral discount?
Now waiting for their time table of 2011 to be out.
Will enrol in Oct for P1 Preparatory class for next year start.
Any other comments?

They dun hv referral discount wor. Better to enrol earlier. Last yr there was some miscomm for my case. Was told there were a lot of empty slots so I confirmed my placement a week later thr phone. The admin girl asked me to come down and make payment first which I did that very weekend. Was shocked :!: when another admin girl who was there tat time told me no more slots. I insisted they gave a placement for my child......which eventually they did though it exceeded their intake.

Their worksheets cover well on P1 syllabus but reinforcement still needed at home.

[sleepy]

Anyone has experience with Tampines or Katong branch?


Appreciate your feedback. Thanks!

[SUPERLADY]

HI,

All parents.does any one sending their child to mind strectcher at bukit batok or jurong branch.coinsidering to enroll child at any one center but little confused which one.any feedback of tutors at both the centres.pls help me. :?
thks.

[itskryptic]

Hi parents!


I’ve some experience with MS and I have to say that the worksheet is pretty comprehensive for both English and Mathematics. The centre’s forte is in English but over the course of this year, it has been able to build up its Maths capabilities with the worksheets being revamped and more components being introduced.

My son has been with the TAMPINES branch for two years now and next year, we’ll be continuing as well as he will be in P6. In fact, he was the one that told me that he would like to continue studying there as the teacher that he was assigned to his class has been very interesting in keeping him engaged throughout his 4 straight hours on Saturday (I enrolled him for both EL and Maths, back to back) and his feedback so far has been great. He told me that through his 4-hour lesson, many of his friends, like him, will not even feel it as being that long as the teacher makes the lesson interesting. I’m really glad that he has become more motivated and his results are showing, both in EL and Maths.

I do hope that the same teacher will be taking him next year. The teacher hinted to them that he will be following them up but it’s up to the centre management to decide.

For parents who are keen on signing up, I highly recommend the Tampines branch (I’ve heard of Katong before but judging from the 2011 schedule that they put up, they don’t have that many options for timeslots which tells me that they probably aren’t doing too well in keeping their students).

Another word of advice though, for any tuition centre be it MS or otherwise, in enquiring for the current student enrollment for a particular timeslot, you have to know that having a class that is at its maximum or close to maximum capacity (15, in the case of MS) is not necessarily bad as it shows that the tutor is great and the students are staying at the centre. My boy’s class is at its maximum capacity and it has been great so far. He says that the teacher handles the class well and everyone is expected to contribute to discussions and interaction.

Also, It all boils down to the tutor. If your child isn’t responding well to a tutor, you might want to try others within the centre. Ultimately, don’t forgo the good materials that the centre has to offer just because there is a mismatch of tutors.

Hope it helps.

[mummy of 3]

Im going to enrol my DD1 to Yew Tee Branch for P1 preparatory next year. How old is your child?

[mummy of 3]

Hi i3mum,


the schedule for 2011 is out. Go to mindstretcher website

[catddy2002]

mummy of 3:

MMM:

Just heard from another parent who send his kid to Mindstretcher for EL. The son is still having issues grammatically and for compo despite attending the class. Not much improvement to results as well.


Difficult to have a good centre...... :roll:

Hi MMM,
any good centre in the west that teach P1 preparatory? Urgent to find or will put my DD1 at Read in a week and mpm maths.

Hi,

What about 'The Alternative Story' at Bukit Timah Shopping Centre?
Just shifted my P4 son from Mind Stretcher to there.
My son been studying in Mind Stretcher since beginning of the year but his grammer and composition still need to improve.
He's quite enjoy his class at The Alternative Story.
Every lesson, he's teacher will feedback his weakness and ways to improve.