Adam Khoo Learning Centre - Discussion

[Bumblebee135]

Throwing the laptop onto the floor to catch the students’ attention; give out a $100 note for grab. These are some tactics that I heard of which they used when they run workshop in school. Can’t imagine what they will use in their own centre.


But In heard that many students attending their tuition class will only go for a few months and then quit.

[MMM]

We didn't hear the \"violent\" part. The only thing we heard was, kids were being asked the questions. What happens if your parents die tomorrow? Some of them even cried.


Have 2 nephews who went through the camp and the subsequent lessons.

The P4 appeared more motivated and displayed changed in attitude. He even came in 2nd in class during SA1.

The P6.... doesn't seem to have an impact on him. PSLE this year and still hooked to computer..... It appeared that parents not taking drastic measures though all of us were like.... should ban him, etc... In fact they use computer games as a carrort if he completes his task :roll: :?

Seriously. I guessed, it's not a one size fits all. It might work for some but not the others.

[Barbara Ng]

Hi all,

I hv made an enquiry on the Math Mastery Approach at the Adam Khoo Learning Centre. It seems that the approach they used is different from the school. Understand from the staff that it is recognised by MOE but some schools do not accept the style.

My worries is that will the kids confused the different method used. If it cant apply in school, when can they used and practice it.

Any sharing whose kids have gone through the Math Mastery Approach at Adam Khoo learning centre…Most appreciate…Thanks

[GabyEn]

Hi all


I have 2 nephews who attended their workshop about 3-4 years back. feedback from their mom is that, they appeared to be very motivated and excited about the camp. But after that, life’s back to normal.

I reckon its got to do with the level of maturity and readiness of each child. And I agree, what works for some may not work for others.

[Barbara Ng]

have anyone send their kids for the maths mastery at adam khoo learning centre? would like to find out more abt your view?

[ppnqq]

From all the reviews which I’ve gathered from other forums and this, don’t think I will take the risk. A few thousand bucks is no joke. Don’t feel it’s worth to ‘try’. If it cost only a fraction of that, no harm trying. If at the end of the day it doesn’t work out for my children or even had adverse results, still not so bad but here, we are talking about an amount which not everyone of us here can even afford to ‘try out’. JMHO.

[bellerina]

My P5 dd is gg on a refresher camp this Dec. Let me update you after tt.


Btw, if you tik my dd enjoyed the camp, you are wrong. She hates the camp. I guess the reason is I let her joined the camp too young (P2). She got fighten by the methods - shouting loudly & stuff like dat.

Anyway, the refresher camp is only 10% of the camp fees, will give it a try again!

[junrahmat]

Has anyone sent their children to AKLC at Tampines? Appreciate your feedback. MTIA.

[cimman]

I too was interested in the Adam Khoo camp. However, after some analysis and watching videos on youtube, I conclude that this is a part motivational course, part study techniques course.

As for study techniques, enrichment centers does the same job and costs far less. You can’t really say Adam Khoo’s study techniques are head and shoulders over the other techniques. There is no emperical evidence to this.

What differentiates him from the enrichment centers are the motivational techniques he uses. These techniques he has learnt from other motivational speakers. However, these techniques were developed by adults for adults, especially career oriented adults. They’re not meant for children.

I guess next they will teach kids on how to invest in stocks and learn forex exchange. They might even have an MBA program for 7 year olds. Some things are best left to the adult stage. Despite this, I’m sure they will continue to have lots of parents signing up simply because people always associate cost with quality. The more expensive the cost, the better the quality. Well, I wish life is as simple as that.

[gregsng]

My ex-staff sent her two teenage boys some 2 years ago. She told me the same thing a forummer mentioned earlier. Initial hype was there that got her boys excited but after the course ended, it was life back to normal (and grades too)…plus a big hole in the pocket.