When is the right time to start tuition?
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Jav:
Hi, same here. Furthermore, I am still studying and also due to far workplace, lesser time with him. But i would spend a day for bonding - e.g. swimming, roller skating with him. . to make him relax. Though now teacher is he is just doing so so due to distraction. but if spend more time guiding him, his result will be quite good. So guessed, may have to quickly complete my studies, change job, to nearer location so can have more time for my children. I have one more 2 yr old girl.I am in dilemma - between enrichment, home tuition & after school care. My kid in nature is very easily distracted & seems not interested in studying. It's not easy to attract his concentration as his mind is easily wandering around. He currently attends enrichment in group but I don't see the effectiveness. After class, I tested him on his understanding & redo the question he has completed in the class. To my dismay, he cannot do them. The enrichment has good worksheet but if kid is not able to absorb the contents taught, I am beginning to think it maybe wasteful. Therefore, at the end, I am the one that must learn to teach. But I must admit that it takes a great deal from me to teach & I don't enjoy it & have enough patience- with all the shouting - I don't think it's of any good. As a FTWM, come home tiredly still has to take on a second job which end up everyone is unhappy.
He is in P1 & attends after school care too but i am also not sure how effective is the centre. He may complete his hw there but it's not checked on the correctness of the completion so every night I still have to do the supervision.
I therefore wonder whether the home tuition maybe better alternative. But it's not easy to find the right tutor.
Any parents with experiences to share? Much appreciated. -
When to send your kids for tuition depend on individuals, there’s no such thing as the right time.
Preferably, avoid tuition up to at least pri 3 level with the exception of english and mt unless obsolutely necessary.
Must control your budget as there are just too many opportunities later on for you to excercise thru your kids’ academic pursuit. -
DesertWind:
wow , what time do you come bck from work and how much time do you spend wiht him each day ?My boy now 4.5 yo, with speech-delay and needs one-to-one attention according to his kindy teachers. Therefore I have put him for once a week \"tuition/therapy\" now in K1. Mainly so that he gets one-to-one attention and learn something since in kindy he won't get the attention and am afraid he may lack behind in his learning.
However, amazingly, I bought one Kumon workbook to try on my boy to get him to do writing at the beginning of this year and he took one look, second look, tried doing a couple of pages and now he is hooked! He has since completed 4 Kumon workbooks and now working on 3 others concurrently. What brings such joy to my heart is the fact that every morning now at about 10 am, he will pick up the workbooks automatically and sit down at his square Ikea table to do his writing. BTW, I am full time working which means my maid-cum-nanny is the one doing the supervision! And he can actually sit down about one hour occasionally even one and a half hours just doing the writing. I think he is really interested and am glad the Kumon works!
Due to the lack of time, seriously there is no way I could have sent him for tuition/enrichments more than once a week. So the next best thing is to do the teaching myself! Now evening time when I come back I will spend the time teaching him from wall-charts numbers 1-100 and words etc. Now the kindy teacher is telling me to teach him Jolly phonics! Gee...whiz...I feel pressurized already!
It gives me great joy to teach my kid except that he was usually quite uncooperative with me, much to my chagrin! Half the time trying to get his attention, the other half the time trying to teach him and hoping some of it will get into his head. Not easy man! -
I try to avoid sending for tuition except for chinese because I could not help until P2. P3 there is a slight jump in the level so I send for math and then around p4 may start for science and English. But it depends on your kids and also how much time you have to spend with your kids. If you have more time to spend teaching them, then don’t need to send for tuition so early.
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My son is in P6. He started with group Chinese tuition when he was in K2.
I didn’t know how and what to expect since we do not speak mandarin and he will be in pei hwa (higher Chinese). A friend got to know about it. When she realized it was 1) group thing and 2) just once a week, she coached my son.
She recommended a tutor as she was busy. My son’s foundation improved. When he was under group, I thought as long as he passes exams, that was sufficient. What I did not know was he needed that 1-to-1. -
LeeTaiTai:
wow , what time do you come bck from work and how much time do you spend wiht him each day ?
Hi LeeTaiTai,
I usually reached home around 7 plus pm each day and will try to finish cleaning and eating by 8 pm then spend time with my boy until 9 pm! The timing varies because in the evening my boy is also tired and he just wants to spend time with me \"playing\" or at least do relaxing work ie. not those serious writings on worksheets!
It is a struggle in the evening and I could not do as much as I would have liked with my boy. But at least in the morning from about 10 am to 11 am he is doing his homework and workbook under the supervision of my maid when I am at work.
Cheers!
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