All About Primary School Math Enrichment

[coast]

Callie Tan:

KS_me:

My son is in Scraff for second term now. He did enjoy the lesson however I personally think that they expose the child to higher level mathematics too early. He is P3 but was taught on P4 maths. He does have a bit of problem understanding the method when he re-do the qs at home though.... I'm now in dilema.. not sure to continue or to pull him out... :frustrated:

Actually I heard many enrichment centres are doing similar methods to so-called \"enhance\" the general standard... By giving P2 questions to the P1s or P3 questions to the P2s... I really do not know whether it is a good idea. I have no qualms with teaching ahead of the school by a term or two, but by a year??? Sometimes it will kill the interests in the subject ....

hi ,

I think it depends on the kid. Some kids are very good in certain areas (academic or non-academic). If they have a strong interest in a particular subject (or sports or music or …), I think we should not bother so much about what “level” as long as they are progressing well and not affecting other areas. Take Maths for example, “drilling” works for certain kids but if the kids are already very strong in a topic, repetitive practice or doing many worksheets/other schools’ exams might do more harm than good for these kids.

For your son’s case, I would suggest that you talk to his Scraff’s teacher about your concerns and see if something can be done (you should give them a chance since your son is enjoying the lessons there). I am curious though, I suppose P4 maths cover different topics than P3 so if Scraff teaches them P4 topics, do they still have time to teach the P3 topics?

[mother777]

Hi,


I live near Jurong Point and my daughter is in P1 (west groove primary). Any body can advise a good Maths enrichment center near Jurong west area.

:thankyou:

[KS_me]

Hi coast,

actually scarff don't teach them by topic. I chose scarff over it's iq maths method because I believe I'm covering him well for school topics at home. I did hav a talk with the instructor last week. Still reluctant to pull him out because I know it will benefit him in long run and not now.... School mtp Is just around the corner, let see what the FT says about him before I make any decision.

Thanks ya for your valuable input. Appreciated! :snuggles:

[coast]

KS_me:

Hi coast,

actually scarff don't teach them by topic. I chose scarff over it's iq maths method because I believe I'm covering him well for school topics at home. I did hav a talk with the instructor last week. Still reluctant to pull him out because I know it will benefit him in long run and not now.... School mtp Is just around the corner, let see what the FT says about him before I make any decision.

Thanks ya for your valuable input. Appreciated! :snuggles:

Hi KS_me,

Sorry but may I know what \"mtp\" and \"FT\" stand for?

I agree with you on \"benefit him in long run\" ... provided he keeps enjoying his lessons

Another point for you to consider, check with Scraff whether there is another class suitable for his current proficiency ... in this case, you would have tried another option before deciding whether to pull him out.

Thanks for sharing about Scraff too ... it's interesting they have classes teaching iq maths. Do they have classes teaching school topics as well?

[yqyq]

mother777:

Hi,


I live near Jurong Point and my daughter is in P1 (west groove primary). Any body can advise a good Maths enrichment center near Jurong west area.

:thankyou:

Hi,

You may consider Little Professor at Blk 504...my dd there since Jan this year...class size small 2-3, so better concentration.

[CHC123]

My daughter is going to P1 next year. She is now in MPM and planning to withdraw her after this term because felt that the teacher is not good. Can anyone advise Kumon and Andrew Er which is better choice? Understand that Kumon is focus more on repeating in doing the same thing and Andrew Er will be more on Problem solving. Thanks.

[KSP]

My dd is P3 and her maths standard is above avg but i feel she needs more coaching to tackle to really tough and tricky questions in higher primary. I’m still coaching her this year but come next year (P4) i think i have outsource this role as the questions are getting tougher.


I read thru some of the post here. Need some advise from parents who have kids in these centres.

- The Learning Lab (but worry can’t get a suitable time slot)
- Maths Heuristics at GoldHill Center
- Maths Hub

Thanks.

[CoffeeCat]

KSP:

My dd is P3 and her maths standard is above avg but i feel she needs more coaching to tackle to really tough and tricky questions in higher primary. I'm still coaching her this year but come next year (P4) i think i have outsource this role as the questions are getting tougher.


I read thru some of the post here. Need some advise from parents who have kids in these centres.

- The Learning Lab (but worry can't get a suitable time slot)
- Maths Heuristics at GoldHill Center
- Maths Hub

Thanks.

I happen to have students from Learning Lab. I have not truly looked at their curriculum but from what I heard, they focus on drilling problem sums and acceleration of school syllabus materials.And my students have no problem with problem sums.
MathsHub offers 2 kinds of programs, 1 for normal school syllabus (heuristics & problem sums) and 1 for math competition training. The latter will expose students to challenging and non-routine (and interesting) questions.

[CoffeeCat]

CHC123:

My daughter is going to P1 next year. She is now in MPM and planning to withdraw her after this term because felt that the teacher is not good. Can anyone advise Kumon and Andrew Er which is better choice? Understand that Kumon is focus more on repeating in doing the same thing and Andrew Er will be more on Problem solving. Thanks.

Kumon is more for training the basic mathematical skills like 4 operations, procedural skills like fractions manipulation etc. If I am not wrong kumon will not focus on non-routine problems or problem solving. No idea about Andrew Er.

[sleepy]

I gathered from reading the earlier posts that branded centers (those expensive ones) accelerated their pace. Actually there's a more cost effective way of accelerating - just enrol your child in a higher level class in any no brand center, then no need to pay so much for branded ones? Can 'self-accelerate' as long as child is ready


My dd is attending Maths tuition at a nearby no brand center, enrol her 2 levels up. Students are generally weaker in that class, most scoring around band 2 or 3. But since it's 2 levels up for my dd, she's enjoying herself in that class. Meet my purpose - convenient location, fees are much much cheaper than branded centers and she gets to do more challenging stuff