Real reason behind Singapore’s obsession with tuition

[buds]

BeContented:

jedamum:

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Tuition is a must-have to solve a known problem. Enrichment solves future problems which may or may not exist but people still want to do it.

tuition is a must have to pull up grades.
enrichment is for those who have spare cash and kiasu.

Why u scold me kiasu??? Got spare cannot meh??

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Joking
That's why I say, there is no way to stop people from wanting more tuition/enrichment cos' of the desire to want to be better, headstart, future problem etc. Reduce perhaps maybe.

Truth is, my kids dun need tuition (mine should be enrichment under ksp definition) But I think they are not challenged enough & fact is, they do learn more. If they are overloaded or do not learn new stuff, I will stop. Whole day long full of energy fight, bicker, test each other....no tuition = bug me for tv, computer games = my blood pressure shoots up & I kept losing temper. Occupy their time learn useful things & give me chance to shop while waiting & a little 'date' time with hubby [/quote]So.. you're not kiasu.

You're alert to their needs.
How to better spend their time, rather than bicker, being tv-glued, gaming.. etc.

You're also alert to YOUR needs. :evil:
To shop.. to date.. ME time.. couple time.. all bao gao liao.. :salute:

Win-win situation from how i see it. :udawoman:

Plus.........................

You got a lot of the spare moolah. :moneyflies: :moneyflies: :moneyflies:

Lucky you lor. See.. different strokes for different folks.

[buds]

jedamum:

tuition is a must have to pull up grades.

So in your case from A pull up to A* issit? :politebleah:

[dorisp]

Sun_2010:

In our own way we all give phonics lessons to our babies. If SAHP then all the more. All the talking, cooing, singing we have been doing are nothing but phonics of sorts - the sounds are the basis of all language and half of what phonics is all about.

To me the talking, cooing and singing from parents are far better quality time spent with their child as oppose to having to pay some $15 or $20 per session for a specialist to teach phonics to the same child.

[Dreamaurora]

janet_lee88:

Dreamaurora:

My boy just turned 1 month old last week. Any idea what kind of tuition I can give to him now? I want him to has the best chance to be an ultra-mega-elite scholar in the future. :siam:

What about reading the ST to him?

Nah, ST is too easy, I plan to read to him Ulysses soon. :rubhands:

[buds]

I honestly won't mind if hubs wanna pay me specialist fee for all those enrichment lessons i've given my girls all these years...... :rubhands:


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[Dreamaurora]

Funz:

Dreamaurora:

My boy just turned 1 month old last week. Any idea what kind of tuition I can give to him now? I want him to has the best chance to be an ultra-mega-elite scholar in the future. :siam:

Tuition to learn the diff between day and night. You know, at night mean sleeeeppp.

Learn time and intervals. 3hrs interval, cry to be fed only every 3hrly.

My boy already know how to use hand signals to indicate whether he wants breast milk or formula milk or want to be carried Good idea hor, if can have dog obedience course, why can't we have baby obedience course? :rubhands:

[Dreamaurora]

buds:

I honestly won't mind if hubs wanna pay me specialist fee for all those enrichment lessons i've given my girls all these years...... :rubhands:


:rotflmao:

Bring your DH to Chopard and give him the hint.

[buds]

Dreamaurora:

...... baby obedience course? :rubhands:

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[buds]

Dreamaurora:

buds:

I honestly won't mind if hubs wanna pay me specialist fee for all those enrichment lessons i've given my girls all these years...... :rubhands:


:rotflmao:

Bring your DH to Chopard and give him the hint.

Yah.. back pay plus interest .... :idea:
Chopard here we come....

[jtoh]

Dreamaurora:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"Dreamaurora\"]My boy just turned 1 month old last week. Any idea what kind of tuition I can give to him now? I want him to has the best chance to be an ultra-mega-elite scholar in the future. :siam:

What about reading the ST to him?

Nah, ST is too easy, I plan to read to him Ulysses soon. :rubhands:[/quote] Or Plato's The Republic?