Asia spending billions on tutors: study
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Funz:
This may help BUT...Off the cuff thoughts. Possible or not, dunno.
Full day school. Schools to take on non-academic subjects as part of their curriculum. Music, sport, community service, cultural studies, singapore history, home ec, money sense, grooming, etiquette, etc.
I have an impression that there are complaints from parents about supplementary classes from school being a waste of time, wouldn't this make it even worse?...Funz:
This will only make those who are kiasu even more kiasu. P1 and P2 will no longer be honeymoon period. JMO.Results for posting to secondary school be based on Pr 4,5,6 results rather than 1 single big exam.
It's the same as replacing SA1 and SA2 for P1 and P2 with holistic assessments. There are parents who are simply freaked out by the holistic assessment because they now have to watch their children's every single test like a hawk. Again, this is based on what I have gathered from the forum so far. -
Laura02:
I met my family's doctor's kids at the library last Sunday. Their oldest child is taking the PSLE this year. But the child's hands were full of story books that she intended to read over the next 3 weeks. I know that the child is not academically strong. Nevertherless, her parents were smiling when I teased her about reading story books in these precious weeks running up to the PSLE. My cousin's kid is in ACS, also not doing well academically. But his parents proudly point to his interest in cooking and baking. Are they the exceptions that prove the rule?
After reading this , it really felt like a fresh breath of air.
A break from the usual anxious-faced parents we see when talking about their PSLE kids.
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janet_lee88:
yes you are right...the questions are very rude indeed.verykiasu2010:
[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]I have not made any personal attacks on anyone...purely voicing my view on why billions are spent on tutors. To have my views 'rubbished' is utterly unfair.
to say that parents are kiasu because MOE made them so is utterly nonsense, if you don't like the word rubbish
just probing and rude questions that you may sit up and think, not to react
since my child is failing maths, do i as a parent sit back and do nothing? will you do that?[/quote]I will get the best tutors I can afford and I won't blame MOE making me kiasu -
jtoh:
I don't feel it is over-regulating when cigarettes manufacturers are required by LAW to WARN users of the potential adverse effects of smoking to their potential customer.
Tuition centres are a different story altogether. But they're private businesses and we can't regulate how they advertise can we? Perhaps we can but I don't believe in over-regulating.
The same principle applies. -
limlim:
alamak, you are pushing your drug here liao
I don't feel it is over-regulating when cigarettes manufacturers are required by LAW to WARN users of the potential adverse effects of smoking to their potential customer.jtoh:
Tuition centres are a different story altogether. But they're private businesses and we can't regulate how they advertise can we? Perhaps we can but I don't believe in over-regulating.
The same principle applies.
:siam: :siam: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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limlim:
Cigarettes have been proven to cause cancer so a warning is deemed necessary.
I don't feel it is over-regulating when cigarettes manufacturers are required by LAW to WARN users of the potential adverse effects of smoking to their potential customer.jtoh:
Tuition centres are a different story altogether. But they're private businesses and we can't regulate how they advertise can we? Perhaps we can but I don't believe in over-regulating.
The same principle applies.
But tuition? Tuition is necessary for those who are weak in their subjects. It isn't evil. -
janet_lee88:
I have not made any personal attacks on anyone...purely voicing my view on why billions are spent on tutors. To have my views 'rubbished' is utterly unfair.
I try not to make personal attacks. But I take issue with broad sweeping statements that denigrate persons or organisations, without substantiation. A statement like \"It is MOE who makes parents kiasu\" is so out of left field that it is deserving of a sharp rebuttal, and far from being unfair.
Talking about fairness, have you considered whether your statements are fair on the MOE? -
3Boys:
Fine, teachers aren't able to teach a class of 40. So that's why we need tutors. AGREE ?janet_lee88:
I have not made any personal attacks on anyone...purely voicing my view on why billions are spent on tutors. To have my views 'rubbished' is utterly unfair.
I try not to make personal attacks. But I take issue with broad sweeping statements that denigrate persons or organisations, without substantiation. A statement like \"It is MOE who makes parents kiasu\" is so out of left field that it is deserving of a sharp rebuttal, and far from being unfair.
Talking about fairness, have you considered whether your statements are fair on the MOE?
We did not need tutors back then...teachers could teach the kids...it was also about the same number of students in the class too. Why aren't teachers today able to do that ?
Who trains the teachers ? MOE or schools ? -
jtoh:
Cigarettes have been proven to cause cancer so a warning is deemed necessary.
I don't feel it is over-regulating when cigarettes manufacturers are required by LAW to WARN users of the potential adverse effects of smoking to their potential customer.limlim:
[quote=\"jtoh\"]
Tuition centres are a different story altogether. But they're private businesses and we can't regulate how they advertise can we? Perhaps we can but I don't believe in over-regulating.
The same principle applies.
But tuition? Tuition is necessary for those who are weak in their subjects. It isn't evil.[/quote]
But hor, the tuition industry is causing parents whether the kids are academically strong or not, too much stress. The IMH will then see a burgeoning no. of children and parents alike seeking help. So it's also a health risk...oops ok, maybe not la :wrongmove:
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Busymom:
Fact is whatever is rolled out, there will be nay sayers. People complain and are not happy with what is in place now. But no one truly knows what they really want. Even if they do, can we be sure that it is going to be better or the right way?
This may help BUT...Funz:
Off the cuff thoughts. Possible or not, dunno.
Full day school. Schools to take on non-academic subjects as part of their curriculum. Music, sport, community service, cultural studies, singapore history, home ec, money sense, grooming, etiquette, etc.
I have an impression that there are complaints from parents about supplementary classes from school being a waste of time, wouldn't this make it even worse?...Funz:
This will only make those who are kiasu even more kiasu. P1 and P2 will no longer be honeymoon period. JMO.Results for posting to secondary school be based on Pr 4,5,6 results rather than 1 single big exam.
It's the same as replacing SA1 and SA2 for P1 and P2 with holistic assessments. There are parents who are simply freaked out by the holistic assessment because they now have to watch their children's every single test like a hawk. Again, this is based on what I have gathered from the forum so far.
Right now people say P1 & P2 is honeymoon. P3 gotta buck up, P4 glimpse of reality, P5 a big fat slap in the face, P6 time of reckoning.
Some say at 12yrs old, for everything to boil down to 1 single exam is not fair as they may not be able to handle to stress, etc. So do a cumulative result over a few years. You have 3 yrs to achieve your goal.
Anyway, just tossing ideas for the fun of it.
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