Parent pays nearly $6,000 a month in tuition fees

[KSP]

This amt could just be the monthly depreciation of a 1M car for the rich. Their kid's education is definitely more important than the car. Anyway i don't even bother as i know if we start comparing and there will be no end to it.


There should one more choice up there - Can't be bothered

[smurf]

haha…but but but, at the end of the day, parents are still sending your kids to tuition right???

[concern2]

Daddy

Madness is when there is more than 1 person clicking on the YES button...

:siam:

:rotflmao:

If you add 'IF I CAN AFFORD IT' , you'll surely get more clicks!!!

[KSP]

concern2:

Daddy

Madness is when there is more than 1 person clicking on the YES button...

:siam:

:rotflmao:

If you add 'IF I CAN AFFORD IT' , you'll surely get more clicks!!!

:udawoman:

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concern2:

Daddy

Madness is when there is more than 1 person clicking on the YES button...

:siam:

:rotflmao:

If you add 'IF I CAN AFFORD IT' , you'll surely get more clicks!!!

Even if you can afford it, can the child take it? They'll burn out in no time. Madness!

[UncleLim]

Daddy

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/983628/Parent_pays_nearly_6_000_a_month_in_tuition_fees.html


\"Her son is a straight A student in a top boys' school here yet this mother spends $5,800 a month on his tuition....
To top it off, she pays people to do her son's homework when he can't cope with the combination of school and tuition assignments.
She pays $200 per hour if they have to swing by before midnight and $250 an hour when it's later...\"

Something is seriously wrong here... :yikes:

Fast forward 20 years.

Let us see this parent pay top dollars to solve the precious son's marriage problems, failure as a son, husband and father, dishonesty at work, incompetency in managing his personal finances, brushes with the law etc etc.

:xedfingers:

[KSP]

UncleLim:

Daddy

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/news/news/983628/Parent_pays_nearly_6_000_a_month_in_tuition_fees.html


\"Her son is a straight A student in a top boys' school here yet this mother spends $5,800 a month on his tuition....
To top it off, she pays people to do her son's homework when he can't cope with the combination of school and tuition assignments.
She pays $200 per hour if they have to swing by before midnight and $250 an hour when it's later...\"

Something is seriously wrong here... :yikes:

Fast forward 20 years.

Let us see this parent pay top dollars to solve the precious son's marriage problems, failure as a son, husband and father, dishonesty at work, incompetency in managing his personal finances, brushes with the law etc etc.

:xedfingers:

This boy may be attending (say) 10 tuitions. He only has time to finish the homework for (say) 8 tuitions and still learn something from there. Maybe the last 2 that need help and pay someone to complete. This may be an early exposure for him on crisis management.

Like a boss take in more orders than his factory can product. He has no choice but to outsource the excess to other contract manufacturers.

[corneyAmber]

If the child learns positively, then I have nothing to say because every child needs different type of support and as parents we would give. If the child learns all the negative things such as over reliance or non-independence, lack of ability to think critically, everything can be solved with money, no tenacity to try etc… then it will haunt the parents eventually. It is easy to fix difficulty in schoolwork but it is hard to fix warp mindset and attitude.

[vfong1]

Tution fee of S$6k/mth is too extreme. I rather pay myself to teach to my kid.

[BlueBells]

Is there really a problem with our education system or is it more the mindset of the parents?


I put more $$ in my kids’ physical activities like swimming and dancing than in tuition for them, and readin articles like these trigger a fear factor that I am not doing enough for my kids academically and it takes a lot of conscious effort to not fall into that trap …

Now … I am not so sure … but my kids are happy, balanced in work and play. Should I be too concern?