Parents, not enrichment centres, are key to result

[zeemimi]

laughingcat:

pinball:

[quote=\"mamemo\"]Maybe we should change the title to 'tuition teachers, not school teachers are key to result'

But a lot of these tution teachers used to be school teachers so why suddenly they know to teach hor?

Because they have more spare time to relook at different teaching strategies/ methodology.[/quote]I think the smaller class size in a tuition class also helps a lot.

[larkspur]

KSP:

buds:

Rich parent that wan, larkspur! :yikes:

Having the Rich factor is not enough. Some rich also take it easy. They must have the KS factor too.

suspect only child loh so can pour in all resources into 1. cos my best fren used to pour all her monthly income for her first born. $2k to $3k for enrichments for her first born until the second one comes along, she has to cut some enrichments for first born to channel into second one. at least paid off cos her first born got into GEP class. my fren is those parent who worked until midnight during weekdays and have no time to coach her son so she is leaving everything to enrichment teachers to teach

[KSP]

larkspur:

KSP:

[quote=\"buds\"]Rich parent that wan, larkspur! :yikes:

Having the Rich factor is not enough. Some rich also take it easy. They must have the KS factor too.

suspect only child loh so can pour in all resources into 1. cos my best fren used to pour all her monthly income for her first born. $2k to $3k for enrichments for her first born until the second one comes along, she has to cut some enrichments for first born to channel into second one. at least paid off cos her first born got into GEP class. my fren is those parent who worked until midnight during weekdays and have no time to coach her son so she is leaving everything to enrichment teachers to teach[/quote]Another reason could be if the child can get scholar then she can save the uni fee later on. It is whether she spend the money now or later. Of course not everyone is as lucky as your friend.

[BeContented]

KSP:

buds:

Rich parent that wan, larkspur! :yikes:

Having the Rich factor is not enough. Some rich also take it easy. They must have the KS factor too.

But is that what you want for your child?

If not, those people can do what they want but just dun complain/rant about how kids no time, parents no money etc. Simple logic, they made the choice.
My kids had little enrichment (only piano & CL) when lower Pri, now they have all the 4 subjects even tho their results are fine. (some slide & tuition pull them back, so I continued). Now I dare not 大声 cos I had made the choice. :censored:

[buds]

Funny lar u, Be Contented! :rotflmao:


You shud've followed your nick back then huh?
Beeee contented?

My DD1 still has violin till today. DD2 bailed out on piano within a year, but now seems that the interest had returned plus her fingers are now longer. ! So will see if can make the time and $ for her to resume. Aesthetic enrichment can be a good form of de-stress.

I dare not be in the same room as DD1 when she's destressing from homework n decides to take it out with a few tunes on her violin! :yikes:

:siam:

But she feels better thereafter.

[hokkiengirl]

buds:

Relevant or not, I just hv one thing to say...


:goodpost:

Then again like many here we hold restraint on
the notion of never say never... especially since
in your case now, neither of ur two boys hv
taken the 1st step into formal primary sch
education....... yet. :evil:

Naaahhh.. I'm just frightening u.

PS. For a hokkien babe, your England iser veries goods arh. :salute:
(Pardon the poor pronunciation, side effect from watching Lulu on The Noose.)

:rotflmao:

Eh, eh, just because I got Hokkien pride don't mean that my England not powderful, k? Huat ah!!!!

Actually, First Son is in primary school. I survived one year of writing beautiful speeches in English and Chinese for him for Show and Tell. This year, I told him to do it himself, with minor editing from me. I mean, I can't be crafting his presentations to his boss next time, can I? Or, hey, maybe there's an untapped market out there! :evil:

There's a Learning Lab near where I live. I hope I won't ever have to send my kids there. But like you say, never say never!

[concern2]

larkspur:

KSP:

[quote=\"buds\"]Rich parent that wan, larkspur! :yikes:

Having the Rich factor is not enough. Some rich also take it easy. They must have the KS factor too.

suspect only child loh so can pour in all resources into 1. cos my best fren used to pour all her monthly income for her first born. $2k to $3k for enrichments for her first born until the second one comes along, she has to cut some enrichments for first born to channel into second one. at least paid off cos her first born got into GEP class. my fren is those parent who worked until midnight during weekdays and have no time to coach her son so she is leaving everything to enrichment teachers to teach[/quote]One child most likely - or logistics of bringing multiple kids here n there will also be a headache.

[Pooh Bear]

if we asks for perfect kids with perfect scores, then we have to ask ourselves whether we are perfect parents: caring, available, calm, collected, wise, no junk food, no junk TVs, no gossips… stressful to be perfect. As long as kid is well-balanced, with a head screwed tightly into his head, with acceptable academics, is good enough for me…learning is a lifelong journey, not a short sprint.

[Mdm Koh]

I might send my kids to enrichment centres for speech and drama, music and dance or other skills that they’re interested in picking up. I believe that it’s good to let them develop different types of abilities. As for the subjects ECMS, I would prefer that they learn them from school.

[try]

huanghou:

doodbug:

[I am thinking, if school isn't adding much value to what a child already knows (child may be taught by parents or tutors), and to hothouse with tuition instead? May cut down studying hours from 8 hours to 3 hours daily, and this frees up more time for sports and fun endeavours! Hmm.

Actually I have been wondering if home schooling with help from tuition centers can help the kid to do well in PSLE. That way, by pass the schools and also be able to give kid some breathing space.

MOE should review their policies and allow for the above variations, allow homeschoolers to take part in school CCAs etc - Not only will the school still get an income(from the pupil's monthly fees + etc which MOE will give based on enrolment), teachers will have less pupils to teach in class. Its a win-win situation.

I am praying for the day to come. In my opinion, its the CCAs which mould a child, not the hours of classroom teaching - so if a parent wants to take over the responsibility of academic teaching, MOE should graciously allow.