School Teachers Working as Tutors

[Chenonceau]

I was unsure what to make of this thread... until my son brought home his latest marked compo. For the first half of the year, his FT marked compos with a tick and only gave 2 compos in 3 months.


Lately, there has been 1 compo every week. I was most glad until I vetted the marking. The marked compos now have adequate commenting BUT... the teacher corrected

(1) \"trooping\" to \"troopping\"
(2) missed out correcting \"ocurred\" to \"occurred\"
(3) corrected \"I seated myself next to the old man\" to \"I sitted myself next to the old man
(4) \"blood oozed from his wounds\" was corrected to \"blood oozed out from\"

It does show that at least one school teacher is not able to teach her subject adequately. Teachers who CAN teach may find that they'll earn more as full-time tutors. I'll bet you that I can teach English compo better than this lady because my son's compo scored highest in her class and was described as \"too sophisticated in its language to be printed as a model compo\". Errmmmm... :siao: :shock: :scratchhead: :?

[Lenny08]

Exactly, Chenonceau.


Most of the good teacher will go for private tuition.

Of course, there are still some dedicated teachers around...if yes, usually are the more senior one.


cheers
Lenny

Chenonceau:

I was unsure what to make of this thread... until my son brought home his latest marked compo. For the first half of the year, his FT marked compos with a tick and only gave 2 compos in 3 months.

Lately, there has been 1 compo every week. I was most glad until I vetted the marking. The marked compos now have adequate commenting BUT... the teacher corrected

(1) \"trooping\" to \"troopping\"
(2) missed out correcting \"ocurred\" to \"occurred\"
(3) corrected \"I seated myself next to the old man\" to \"I sitted myself next to the old man
(4) \"blood oozed from his wounds\" was corrected to \"blood oozed out from\"

It does show that at least one school teacher is not able to teach her subject adequately. Teachers who CAN teach may find that they'll earn more as full-time tutors. I'll bet you that I can teach English compo better than this lady because my son's compo scored highest in her class and was described as \"too sophisticated in its language to be printed as a model compo\". Errmmmm... :siao: :shock: :scratchhead: :?

[pixiedust]

atutor2001:

Hate to disappoint you. For science, knowing the syllabus does not equate to knowing how to use the concept i.e. analysis and application...

No worries, I have seen and heard enough to realise the above.

[leeven]

any list of good tution agencies parents can advise. I am thinking for school teacher and subject is Tamil. I can teach my DS but my DS never wants to sit down. I end up :mad: :spank: .I am FTW mother also. Always end up :frustrated:

[tequila4360]

Hi mummies,


I'm a FTWM with two kids n just a mth ago, I've engaged a FT for my gal who is in P3 this yr when she drop from band 1/2 to lower 2/3. Cos, i really dont hv the time to sit down n teach her plus i still hv another boy who is only 5yo n of cos, with tons of use house work to do......sigh.... :snooze:

According to my gal she is very quiet in class n she don't really talk or teach. She will sit there and watch my gal do her works and if there's any qns that my gal don't understand, she will fill her with the ans n tell her how she shd do it rather guide n explain
:?: ... Just today, when I asked my gal what she does today, she told me the same thing, sit n watch, don't know give ans. When I talk to her, she don't really look into my eyes, she seem to be a very low esteem person.
When I asked, how's my gal doing, she would like briefly tell me that, she is weak in problem sum n grammars..If I don't ask, she will not tell or talk to you. Since day one till now, she hv been using all my materials, when I asked her, do I nd to get any books for my gals, she said no need, she will use what I hv. What I hv is some assessment bk n passed year exam papers, will all these be good enough to teach? As I had told her that, my gals is weak in compre n compo...till now, don't really see any material from her teaching.....shd I give her another chance for another mth?...btw, how long shd we be able to know, whether the tutor is gd or not?..... :?: if to really ask the tutor to go seem to be very poor thing, cos the agency actually took 50% cut from the tutor when they had to teach for 8lessons. :?:

[Mdm Koh]

tequila4360:

Hi mummies,


I'm a FTWM with two kids n just a mth ago, I've engaged a FT for my gal who is in P3 this yr when she drop from band 1/2 to lower 2/3. Cos, i really dont hv the time to sit down n teach her plus i still hv another boy who is only 5yo n of cos, with tons of use house work to do......sigh.... :snooze:

According to my gal she is very quiet in class n she don't really talk or teach. She will sit there and watch my gal do her works and if there's any qns that my gal don't understand, she will fill her with the ans n tell her how she shd do it rather guide n explain
:?: ... Just today, when I asked my gal what she does today, she told me the same thing, sit n watch, don't know give ans. When I talk to her, she don't really look into my eyes, she seem to be a very low esteem person.
When I asked, how's my gal doing, she would like briefly tell me that, she is weak in problem sum n grammars..If I don't ask, she will not tell or talk to you. Since day one till now, she hv been using all my materials, when I asked her, do I nd to get any books for my gals, she said no need, she will use what I hv. What I hv is some assessment bk n passed year exam papers, will all these be good enough to teach? As I had told her that, my gals is weak in compre n compo...till now, don't really see any material from her teaching.....shd I give her another chance for another mth?...btw, how long shd we be able to know, whether the tutor is gd or not?..... :?: if to really ask the tutor to go seem to be very poor thing, cos the agency actually took 50% cut from the tutor when they had to teach for 8lessons. :?:

Tell the tutor that you hope you can see more teaching? The exercises can be set as homework for your girl to try on her own. I think that if there's any area that your girl is particularly weak in, the tutor should supplement the assessment books and exam papers you have with her own teaching materials.

From my point of view as a tutor, if the tutor is good, she will not mind if you let her go, because she can easily get other assignments. Some parents and tutors just don't feel comfortable with each other, and it's fine to terminate so that both you and your girl can find a more suitable tutor. The tutor can also find a more suitable student. It's a win-win situation.

If the tutor is no good, she might mind, but you should still let her go, because your girl needs to improve her grades. It's not a charity case, so don't feel bad. If you feel sorry for the tutor, you can call the tuition co-ordinator and ask her to give the tutor feedback so that she can improve on her teaching techniques.

[irishcream]

Ever engage a current school teacher for my kid but find that they are always in a rush and the quality is so so. Word of mouth referral is good but hard to come by. Thinking of enrolling my kid into a tution centre in the east that adverise on a magazine and run by super tutor that appeared on TV and newspaper , anyone have experience with this tuition centre , any feedback?

[sweetheart]

I am looking for a Chinese tutor to come over my place at toa payoh for my pri 4 boy next year (2012). He is a special need child ( the gifted spectrum)… Pls pm me if u r keen…thanks . he is doing higher Chinese .

[paulineyeu]

A school teacher does not guarantee that he/she can definitely teach well. A lot of parents have the very wrong concept that people who can study well (degree holders, nie-trained) can teach well. I am not trying say that all school teachers are bad. There are also many passionate ones who go the extra mile to help the weaker students. But I also hear a fair share of stories from parents about the lack of responsibility of some school teachers.


Seriously, you do not need a degree to teach primary levels. Even a secondary student can teach his younger primary level sibling. So it’s not about the degree but PASSION.

To find a good tutor, try to go by recommendations. Tuition agencies do not guarantee the standard of their tutors. Even if they do, it’s based on their results, which I have mentioned earlier, does not necessarily mean that he/she can teach well.

[CuteMummy77]

I totally agree with KiasuNewbie. A school teacher doesnt mean he/she know how to teach. As in the school, it is classroom teaching with 30plus kids, it is so different from private tution or group tuition.

However, like wat KiasuNewbie had mentioned, not all school teachers are bad.
Qualification is not the determining factor, a tutor who knows the tactics to teach and responsible is much more important.
Besides, I believe that the determining factor is the kid himself, whether he is self-motivated. A kid who is not motivated at all, will not do well even if you let him know what are the questions that will come out in exams.