NO tuition success stories to share?
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Fluffy:
:goodpost:What I am trying to emphasize is please do not generalise GEP students. Every students are gifted its own discipline be it academic, sports, music, arts etc. GEP students are not the best of the best in my opinion. MOE has their set of criteria which defines Giftedness. We parents should look at our own children and believe they are gifted too in their own way. If we don't support our children, who will? Suport means be there for them physically and emotionally, provide them academic help if needed, let them explore new interests within our means. When they are young, make sure we KIASU PARENTS are there to guide and control them. When they are teenager, we KIASU PARENTS have to stand back and be prepared to release some control because no amount of control can stop your children from doing what they want to do. Only the values they cultivated since young, love and concern from parents can help to ensure they walk the right path.
I always remind my daughter she is gifted in both mummy and daddy's eyes and we believe she will achieve whatever her goals if she puts her heart and soul to it. -
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My gal does not hv any tuition fr p1 to p3 and she got into ge at
end p3.
The irony is she stated having at p4 but subsequently we stopped
her tuition.
She is doing fine without tuition. -
Just to share. My p5 boy and p3 girl both have no tuition or enrichment and have never attended any preschool/primary school enrichment centre.
P5 Ds has had some less-than-satisfying grades, esp when there are jumps in the syllabus (eg in P3) but we’ve always set "targets" (v reasonable ones) for the next exam and he has achieved them each time or at least come close. Eg, he scored 60+ for P3 CA1 chinese and we aimed for 70s in SA1 (he got 75). For SA2, i set him an 80% target and he worked hard to achieve 82. With each improvement, we’ve managed to put off thoughts of tuition for another term… Till now, he’s in P5. Scored 70s for his SA1 chinese, which is his weakest subject, so we’re aiming to work back towards the 80s for SA2. No stress, just targets. I am open to seeking help if neccessary but I would first like to give him a chance to prove himself.
He is in the top 2 classes in his school but not among the top half in his class. Teachers say he pays attention and tries his best although he often takes longer than the others to work through or understand new topics (I put that down to the fact that he has no tuition/enrichment and hasnt been taught ahead in any subject so each new topic is totally new to him).
P3 dd is still young. Has her ups and downs in grades… But like her big brother, I am going to have faith in her and give her a chance to work on her own. End of the day, I hope they learn to learn, than wait to be taught. As PSLE nears for ds, I do feel more ‘nervous’ but ds says he’d still like to try on his own. Guess I will trust him even if he doesnt make it to a "top" school. -
My kids have no tuition for only one subject, Science.They only go for some holiday enrichment for science once in a while. They do very well for it maybe as a result? They are more interested naturally in it. But alas I cant say my kids are the complete no tuition success story.
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My girl in primary only has Chinese tuition. My boy in secondary has zero tuition.
How I survive?
I avoid certain type of conversation with other parents so as not to give myself unnecessary anxiety. I choose to understand my children abilities and let them develop at their own pace. I must say I take a lot of risk and I do get jitters sometimes but I find that they develop better this way, they are happier and our relationship also healthier. I try to see their education beyond just their academics but how they grow as a person.
This has work very well for us. Their results fluctuate but that’s okay. They know that their responsibility is to do their best, God will do the rest. For that, I hands off and leave them on their own to learn. They love me for giving them that independence and I know for that, they will try their best and that is good enough for me whatever the outcome. -
Any recent stories,please?
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All 3 of my kids don’t have tuition as I don’t believe in sending kids all over Singapore to tire them. The assessments books that I bought for them to do n their homework are good enough. I believe firmly in time management n discipline.
My 14yr old dd is in cedar sec n my two sons are in Gep. I believe it’s also their own effort to want to excel. -
osim:
I am exactly like osim, sometimes i avoid knowing too much to stress myself. Like osim too, DD in sec school zero tuition (in RGS), DS P4 (GEP) only chinese enrichment class. My kids' results fluctuate too, I highlight to them if marks are dropping and tell them to make effort to buck up. I also ensure they hand up school assignments on time.My girl in primary only has Chinese tuition. My boy in secondary has zero tuition.
How I survive?
I avoid certain type of conversation with other parents so as not to give myself unnecessary anxiety. I choose to understand my children abilities and let them develop at their own pace. I must say I take a lot of risk and I do get jitters sometimes but I find that they develop better this way, they are happier and our relationship also healthier. I try to see their education beyond just their academics but how they grow as a person.
This has work very well for us. Their results fluctuate but that's okay. They know that their responsibility is to do their best, God will do the rest. For that, I hands off and leave them on their own to learn. They love me for giving them that independence and I know for that, they will try their best and that is good enough for me whatever the outcome.
My advice to them \"aim high and try your best that is most impt\" Like osim, i tell my kids education is not purely an academic journey but it encompasses things like character development etc ... -
any success stories if no tuition and no assessment books but pure motivational strategies to spur the kids on?
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