Asia spending billions on tutors: study

[Jennifer]

Lilac66:

Maybe if his grades slip because of me being glued to KSP, I may start a thread on \"Detrimental effects of KSP to homemakers\" :evil:

Hm, I put on more weight due to prolonged sitting down in front of the computer. Today's news article, prolonged sitting down can cut down x no. of lives :siam:

[tutormum]

autumnbronze:

tutormum:

DS3 didn't want to do TS as he hates Bio and there's no way to force him to study something that he's no passion for. (He took Literature against everybody's opinion that it's very difficult to score A and Literature is not popular. Well, he has been scoring A for it and enjoying himself.) He thinks that those who offer TS but not strong in the subjects are just being dumb cos they are stretching and stressing themselves.

Kudos to you and your son for taking the road less travelled :salute:

This reminds of streaming period when I was teaching. Ultimately, many of my better pupils who had the intention to do Pure Lit with 2 Sciences were always poached by the Science department to do TS (no Lit) and they do succumb to the pressure eventually because of the false notion that TS is much better in terms of future prospects :roll:

I cannot comment on whether they were able to cope or not as I did not follow up.

:thankyou: :thankyou:
My intention is not to boast but hope parents will open up their eyes wide to make decisions which will eventually affect their children's lives and happiness. How many children are seeing psychiatrists, BTW?

[concern2]

Sun_2010:

concern2:

Zest for life. I like.
Study for life? Dislike.

Let me rephrase that
'Learning for life '
Now how about that?

Just passed by a student who was wearing a t-shirt that had
had defined studying

Student + Dying = Studying

That's funny!

As for the Study for life, I used the word 'study' for a reason. Here in this thread, we aren't talking about learning at all. It is for passing exams, so I'd say it is 'study'. As for the phrase - study for life, it has dual meaning - One meaning \"learning for life\" as the way you have interpreted, another meaning \"study your whole life\". Consuming, I'd say.

[concern2]

3Boys:

Should be \"Asia spending billions of hours online talking about tutors\"

N'er mind lah, 3Boys, talk is CHEAP!

[janet88]

Jennifer:

Lilac66:

Maybe if his grades slip because of me being glued to KSP, I may start a thread on \"Detrimental effects of KSP to homemakers\" :evil:

Hm, I put on more weight due to prolonged sitting down in front of the computer. Today's news article, prolonged sitting down can cut down x no. of lives :siam:

KSP is highly addictive...I get withdrawal symptoms when I am not able to login.

[Jennifer]

tutormum:

My intention is not to boast but hope parents will open up their eyes wide to make decisions which will eventually affect their children's lives and happiness. How many children are seeing psychiatrists, BTW?

Agreed.

Told my boy to concentrate on learning, not to dwell on GPA. Life is happier this way.

[limlim]

3Boys:

limlim:

We see things differently, and you are free to disagree with me.

So you are saying schools are worse now than before? Transfer your kids then, my DSs are learning tons more stuff than I did at the same age.

I say there is unhealthy phenomenon in the education industry.

[3Boys]

limlim:

3Boys:

[quote=\"limlim\"]
We see things differently, and you are free to disagree with me.

So you are saying schools are worse now than before? Transfer your kids then, my DSs are learning tons more stuff than I did at the same age.

I say there is unhealthy phenomenon in the education industry.[/quote]But if teaching in the schools are not impacted by it, why the fuss? (I'm not talking about over-tuition, which I agree is damaging, BUT, discretionary)

[corneyAmber]

Lilac66:

ksi:

[quote=\"Lilac66\"]Ultimately we have to agree that some of the suggestions given about regulations of tuition come from the desire to make our education system more \"palatable\" for all and nobody will be disadvantaged just because they cannot afford good tutors.


Pls understand our intentions are good. :boogie:

Good point Lilac66!!
There is no doubt the intention is good and everyone is encouraged to say their piece in a civil way regardless if the views are the same or not.

The only caveat here is(and it is not directed at you Lilac66, a general comment only) not to direct the discussion at one another simply because the views differ. There is value in amiable diversity.

So keep discussing and enjoy the diverse views.

Sure! :celebrate:[/quote] :celebrate:

[cherryc]

Korean Parents Spend Too Much on Their Children

The average annual income of Korean senior citizens is only 67 percent of the average household income overall, putting the country at the bottom of OECD member nations, whose average is 82.4 percent. The poverty rate among elderly Koreans is 45 percent, the highest in the OECD, where the average is 13.5 percent. Nearly half of all senior citizens in Korea are living in poverty.

The biggest cause of poverty among the elderly is the fact that only 32 percent of them receive a public pension. Korea launched the national pension system in 1988, so people now over 80 had no chance to apply, and many younger people did not bother to make monthly payments. And those who did only get meager benefits since they only paid for a short period.

The average national pension payout for senior citizens is a mere W280,000 (US$1=W1,136) a month, which is not enough to get by on.

Koreans tend to fall on hard times in later life because they spent most of their earnings on educating their children and then paying for their wedding. Parents pay for children's private crammer lessons as they prepare for university entrance exams, and when they enter university, they finance their tuition and language-exchange programs overseas, and provide other necessary supports until they graduate and find a job.

Then come the wedding expenses. The average cost of a wedding almost tripled from W76.39 million in 1999 to W209 million this year. Parents with a son sell their homes to raise money to buy an apartment where he can live with his bride, and parents with a daughter take out loans using their homes as collateral to pay for wedding gifts. Korean parents are perhaps the only ones in the world who feel obliged to take care of their children to that extent, and Korean kids are also probably the only ones in the world who think their parents are duty-bound to pay for their wedding and buy them a home.

Children who have been raised that way will end up becoming parents themselves. Perhaps many young Koreans are thinking twice about having kids because they are afraid of falling into the same trap. The time has come to change this ludicrous custom where parents sell their future to support their children, while kids think it is only natural for parents to make these sacrifices.

[email protected] / Jul. 05, 2012 14:09 KST

Wonder with all the tuitions how come they aren't taught filial piety and self-reliance. For us, we are still discussing primary school education, long road ahead for our financial commitments and definitely, more moral education for the kids.