All About English Creative Writing

[babysz]

snowz:

babysz:

4) Planet A Star : ds attends the programme conducted in a condo in Bukit Timah only during school holidays. The teacher, Rosalind (spelling?), speaks English very well and has published a number of assessment books on this subject. She teaches all the students personally.

Ms Rosalind teaches creative writing based on her books. Do you think it helps with 5 days' lessons? Do you think the books are useful? The fee is the most expensive among the 4. When did your ds attend the programme? I am thinking to register my kid as well. Need some advice. TIA.

Sorry I missed out this one. ds attended two times in total: once right before primary one and once before primary 2. I intend to send him to her class this holiday too.

I think her strength is in the quality of the books she has written. Her approach is rather drilling based, in my opinion. Very academic, result oriented and systematic. If this type of course is what you are looking for, maybe you can give her a try. Personally I prefer a more 'lively' type of lesson if available, something to inspire my child.

[Joy]

Hi babysz


May I know which level is your child now?thanks

babysz:

snowz:

[quote=\"babysz\"]4) Planet A Star : ds attends the programme conducted in a condo in Bukit Timah only during school holidays. The teacher, Rosalind (spelling?), speaks English very well and has published a number of assessment books on this subject. She teaches all the students personally.

Ms Rosalind teaches creative writing based on her books. Do you think it helps with 5 days' lessons? Do you think the books are useful? The fee is the most expensive among the 4. When did your ds attend the programme? I am thinking to register my kid as well. Need some advice. TIA.

Sorry I missed out this one. ds attended two times in total: once right before primary one and once before primary 2. I intend to send him to her class this holiday too.

I think her strength is in the quality of the books she has written. Her approach is rather drilling based, in my opinion. Very academic, result oriented and systematic. If this type of course is what you are looking for, maybe you can give her a try. Personally I prefer a more 'lively' type of lesson if available, something to inspire my child.[/quote]

[babysz]

Hi Joy, ds is in primary 2 this year.

[Joy]

thanks babysz

I was looking at the site and is wondering how the 3 hours creative writing for parents is like..anyone attended before?

babysz:

Hi Joy, ds is in primary 2 this year.

[snowz]

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[caroline3sg]

snowz

it seems they are selling books & CD through the intensive course.

[edanson]

Hi ,


Just a little feedback about Rosalind’s method of teaching. I felt that it is not too good. Reasons being that she will have as many students as she can recruite. She will just brush through whatever she wants the child to do and leave him/her alone to do the work in another room. She will see them again only when the child finishes the task or when they have queries ( but normally the kids do not dare to ask as she looks fierce ) as she will need to attend to all other kids of different level. She marks her work very quickly as she has too many to mark and she will mark everything before the child returns home. If your kids are not independent enough, he or she will be left aside to day dream. However, if you are new to her ( first timer ), she may pay more attention to the child. Her main purpose is to sell her books which i think is extremely expensive.If you have bigger kids, pobably they can feed back to you. ( My kids were P6 and P4 when I placed them with her for once a week for ten weekly sessions - I have to pay for the complete ten sessions.) Although her book is not bad and her English sound great but I had never want to put my kids with her again after trying my kids with her once ( ten sessions).

[Joy]

Hi Edanson


Thanks for the feedback.

Hey, are you still having the same english school teacher for your two kids?

Did your child show improvement with the teacher?thanks


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Joy

edanson:

Hi ,

Just a little feedback about Rosalind's method of teaching. I felt that it is not too good. Reasons being that she will have as many students as she can recruite. She will just brush through whatever she wants the child to do and leave him/her alone to do the work in another room. She will see them again only when the child finishes the task or when they have queries ( but normally the kids do not dare to ask as she looks fierce ) as she will need to attend to all other kids of different level. She marks her work very quickly as she has too many to mark and she will mark everything before the child returns home. If your kids are not independent enough, he or she will be left aside to day dream. However,, if you are new to her ( first timer ), she may pay more attention to the child. Her main purpose is to sell her books which i think is extremely expensive.If you have bigger kids, pobably they can feed back to you. ( My kids were P6 and P4 when I placed them with her for once a week for ten weekly sessions - I have to pay for the complete ten sessions.) Although her book is not bad and her English sound great but I had never want to put my kids with her again after trying my kids with her once ( ten sessions).

[Joy]

There is another centre that teach creative writing too.Its call LEWIN EDUCATION CENTRE.There are few branches…the charges is reasonable.They teach very good structure.

[lezzi]

Joy:

There is another centre that teach creative writing too.Its call LEWIN EDUCATION CENTRE.There are few branches...the charges is reasonable.They teach very good structure.

Joy, have you tried out this centre? What is the teacher and student's ratio? Am searching for one for my son.