Parents, not enrichment centres, are key to result

[beanbear]

Chenonceau:

hquek:

agree - although I wun know yet about higher level pri work. Seems to me that enrichment centres are a must becos of the notes they prepare and give out. Someone told me her child insists on attending so that he can get his hands on the notes.

Yes!

I'm one those parents whose children attend enrichment because the centre really provide the critical teaching that schools lack OR the notes they provide. My DS just came home from his maths P6 CA, commenting that he was able to do most of the Paper 2 questions because of what the enrichment class taught him, not what the school teachers did. It was really a relief to see him smiling.

[corneyAmber]

Snow Crystal:

:yikes: no no let's not endorse such trend...very scary leh :nailbite:
We don't want our kids to go IMH.
Give the kids some breathing space please :please:
For parents of top class students to send for 10 academic tuitions shows a serious lack of confidence in the teachers, in the school and signifies a huge gap in our education system.

Actually most importantly, it shows a lack of confidence in the child. Then why stay in the top class? :?

[LOLMum]

ksi:

Snow Crystal:

:yikes: no no let's not endorse such trend...very scary leh :nailbite:
We don't want our kids to go IMH.
Give the kids some breathing space please :please:
For parents of top class students to send for 10 academic tuitions shows a serious lack of confidence in the teachers, in the school and signifies a huge gap in our education system.

Actually most importantly, it shows a lack of confidence in the child. Then why stay in the top class? :?

a trophy child.

[blessed777]

beanbear:

blessed777:

are they going to be dependent on tuitions too when thry r in secondary ? Isn't ability to learn independently is more important than scoring high.. :?

This dependence on tuition will extend even to University. I've read in the papers before that some students continue to ask their peers to give them tuition in university. I wonder how they'll be able to function when they go out to work after being so dependent on tuition all their lives. They will be at work holding a crutch and looking for colleagues to give them answers.

hmmm, maybe those of us who encourage our kids to be independent will be doing our children a favour because surviving school exams is really a very small part of their lives. What kind of adults are we really developing our children into?

We are not to raise spoiled brat generation, failing in exam serve it purpose for the kids to learn humility, that nobody is perfect, that when u fall u can rise, n most importantly is the no giving up mentality.

[hquek]

KSP:

Snow Crystal:

[quote=\"KSP\"]
So i guess the child attends 3 on each weekend and 1 on each weekday leaving 1 day for CCA in school.
Since most have 6-8 a week, anything 5 and below should not be considered as KS... right?

:yikes: no no let's not endorse such trend...very scary leh :nailbite:
We don't want our kids to go IMH.
Give the kids some breathing space please :please:
For parents of top class students to send for 10 academic tuitions shows a serious lack of confidence in the teachers, in the school and signifies a huge gap in our education system.

I'm trying to convince myself that i'm not ks coz i fall between the 0-5 category. [/quote]Me also same category. Guess it means my kid ain't going to be the creme de la creme.

[hquek]

blessed777:

beanbear:

[quote=\"blessed777\"]
are they going to be dependent on tuitions too when thry r in secondary ? Isn't ability to learn independently is more important than scoring high.. :?

This dependence on tuition will extend even to University. I've read in the papers before that some students continue to ask their peers to give them tuition in university. I wonder how they'll be able to function when they go out to work after being so dependent on tuition all their lives. They will be at work holding a crutch and looking for colleagues to give them answers.

hmmm, maybe those of us who encourage our kids to be independent will be doing our children a favour because surviving school exams is really a very small part of their lives. What kind of adults are we really developing our children into?

We are not to raise spoiled brat generation, failing in exam serve it purpose for the kids to learn humility, that nobody is perfect, that when u fall u can rise, n most importantly is the no giving up mentality.[/quote]I'm all for letting my kid learn they can stand up after they fall. But then I recall my helplessness when I saw my A Maths text and wondering what language this was when i was in Sec 3. Got myself a tutor in sec 4 and puzzle fell into place.

I'm for enrichment/tuition, whatever, if the child enjoys the class and things are learnt. But no, I don't have the stamina nor the means to sign them up for 10 classes each. :yikes:

[looking4Tutor]

hquek:

But no, I don't have the stamina nor the means to sign them up for 10 classes each. :yikes:

This is the intended outcome they want to see from the teach less in school and learn more in tuition centre, so that the poors will be streamed off to ITE.

[Fat Mama]

The kids with most tuitions are the top kids and not the kids at the bottom that lack confidence. I think probably they need tuition to boost their scores and remain at the top.


DD’s teachers are also among the best P6 teachers and very passionate too. They are just KS lah.

[looking4Tutor]

Fat Mama:

DD's teachers are also among the best P6 teachers and very passionate too. They are just KS lah.

Best teachers are those who teach in the so-called \"lousy class\" at a neigbourhood school and are able to help these children learned and progressed at their pace. Be it that they are destined to ITE but they continue to learn because of their teachers.

[PiggyLalala]

Fat Mama:

The kids with most tuitions are the top kids and not the kids at the bottom that lack confidence. I think probably they need tuition to boost their scores and remain at the top.


DD's teachers are also among the best P6 teachers and very passionate too. They are just KS lah.

Agreed.. Mostly are just ks. Must teach the kids and parents to be less ks. Parents should have more faith in the child and teachers. I am against sending kids to tuitions for all subjects. Cannot be so suay.. all the teachers also no good. Btw why the kids all so guai, go to tuition so willingly. Mine made a big fuss when i signed him up for one.