Asia spending billions on tutors: study

[corneyAmber]

Am I in notti corner again? :?

[Imami]

Nebbermind:

Imami:

VK turns into a porcupine once in a while. I suppose he clicked the \"submit\" button too fast... He usually meant well but can be very pointed sometimes... ok ok, I am a fan of his posts :siam:

donch have to beat around the bush if u wanna say he's such a pr!ck!! :rotflmao:

:rotflmao: :rotflmao:

eh, don't like that...

[Laura02]

I found this interesting report on tuition.


http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001330/133039e.pdf

It's a Very long document , but it's does raise many of the issues discussed in these pages, frpom a global perspective. Unfortunately, it does not offer solutions ... But at least, know that we are not lone with this problem. Even countries like Canada, Australia and U.K. are grappling with this phenomenon called tuition.

[Singfrench]

wonderm:

limlim:

But those who only take in certain students who met \"minimum requirement\".. are really \"unhealthy\" to society, I feel.

This is not the first time I heard of this view in this forum. I wonder what people think of top Sec schools/universities setting admission standard. Should they also accept students of different abilities?

Yes wonderm I think pre-u and universities can set high admission standards. Not everyone can or should qualify for university. As for secondary schools I'm not so sure. IMHO 12 yr olds are really not all mature enough to think for themselves and about their future clearly.

I also believe that healthy competition among children is good. We mustn't emulate the public US elementary school system where everyone wins and no one loses kind of system. It would definitely encourage a hardworking child if he were to be acknowledged for good performance. Another award which was given out in my DD's old school was a peer-elected award for character. Qualities like empathy, kindness towards peers should be rewarded with equal importance.

[limlim]

Imami:

VK turns into a porcupine once in a while. I suppose he clicked the \"submit\" button too fast... He usually meant well but can be very pointed sometimes... ok ok, I am a fan of his posts :siam:

http://i45.tinypic.com/237ehe.jpg\">


hmmmmm........






picture kope from FB.. http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/c46.0.403.403/p403x403/377618_393602810703873_169907800_n.jpg
Not sure who to credit..

[autumnbronze]

Ha ha limlim, thanks for sharing. So cute.


Always had a feeling that beneath the pokey digs in his posts, vk is a softy at heart

[iRabbit]

autumnbronze:

Ha ha limlim, thanks for sharing. So cute.


Always had a feeling that beneath the pokey digs in his posts, vk is a softy at heart

AB, you mean vk is durian? Hard on the outside, soft on the inside. Mao Shan Wang or D24?

Limlim,
Did I read correctly? AB said you're so cute for sharing the photos. :siam:

[janet88]

Thought porcupines are :scratchhead: spikey like durians...how come the person can hold the animals without gloves? But those pics posted are really cute.


It's impossible for some kids not to have no tuition...just met this lady whose daughter in p3 has tuition for all 4 subjects...she works late till 7+ to have dinner and pick her kids before going home. No way she has time to coach daughter and rush home from mum's place at 9 to get younger 2 to bed.

[limlim]

FQW:

autumnbronze:

Ha ha limlim, thanks for sharing. So cute.


Always had a feeling that beneath the pokey digs in his posts, vk is a softy at heart

AB, you mean vk is durian? Hard on the outside, soft on the inside. Mao Shan Wang or D24?

Limlim,
Did I read correctly? AB said you're so cute for sharing the photos. :siam:

She say vk (oops.. I meant Porcupine..) is cute.. not me lah.....

[limlim]

janet_lee88:

Thought porcupines are :scratchhead: spikey like durians...how come the person can hold the animals without gloves? But those pics posted are really cute.

it's probably newborn and the spike still very soft..