Aristocare

[fightingmom]

jtoh:

Maybe Eunice Cheang is Kelvin's sister and her nephew is Kelvin's son.

Different surname ... :idea: 同母异父？

[Liarliarpantsonfire]

Singapura:

Those who attended the class could pay (and did pay - otherwise they could not continue) - but some probably sacrificed on other things just to pay. The fact is, he advertised under false pretences. Whether the person can afford the money is immaterial.

There are plenty of unqualified tutors out there, but they don't charge an arm and a leg. He demanded such a high price based on his claims of special knowledge (ie. ex-GEP teacher, top school teacher for 12 years), and promises of results (GEP success rate, Olympiad platinum and gold). Now that we know he lied about his background, his other claims will be called into question.

This is CBT.

Could the kids have done just as well going to some other tuition centre eg. Morris Allen - who charges about $30/hr?

Want to clarify that the Aristocare GEP Preparatory tuition Rates quoted by me previously was wrong. Sorry i edit so many times. Want to get all my facts correct with proof.

Want to be fair to Kelvin Ong of Aristocare even if he lied to us. Went to research his GEP Preparatory Tuition rates from Aristocare's own online advertisements and website. Information like tuition rates, class size and photos of classes were all posted by Aristocare on their online advertisements and website. Have posted correct Aristocare GEP Preparatory Tuition rates for both Group and Individual GEP Preparatory Tuition below.

1) Kelvin Ong of Aristocare charge $183/hr to $275/hr for GEP preperatory group tuition

- GEP Preperatory Class Group Tuition. Aristocare's website photo of a GEP Preperatory Class Group Tuition show at least 8 students per session.
$1100 for 4 lessons including material fee; 1.5hr each lesson; $183/hr

- Pri 3 Intensive GEP revision camp. Dunno how many student in camp.
$1650 for 2 session including material fee; 3 hour each session; $275/hr

2) Kelvin Ong of Aristocare charges $500 per 1.5hr for GEP Preparatory individual 1-to-1 tuition. Almost $334/hr!

All information from Kelvin Ong's own website advertisements.

[verykiasu2010]

jtoh:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"VooVoo\"]Don't flame me. Just a joke. Maybe Kelvin Ong was from the Raffles family of schools too...join their infamous alumni...

your joke a bit late .... ST says he says he was from ACS ....

No no. ST says he is NOT from ACS. ACS says there is no record of him being in ACS. BUT Kelvin Ong's mother told him he was from ACS. So he believes he was from ACS.[/quote] was just saying, pun intended, ST says he says .......ya, din add the part ST called ACS to verify ......

[jtoh]

fightingmom:

jtoh:

Maybe Eunice Cheang is Kelvin's sister and her nephew is Kelvin's son.

Different surname ... :idea: 同母异父？

Sister using married name lah. Mrs Cheang.

[jtoh]

verykiasu2010:

jtoh:

[quote=\"verykiasu2010\"]your joke a bit late .... ST says he says he was from ACS ....

No no. ST says he is NOT from ACS. ACS says there is no record of him being in ACS. BUT Kelvin Ong's mother told him he was from ACS. So he believes he was from ACS.

was just saying, pun intended, ST says he says .......ya, din add the part ST called ACS to verify ......[/quote]Didn't notice your 'he says'. :rotflmao:

This is truly a man who thinks he's a genius in his own mind.

[Liarliarpantsonfire]

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[sleepy]

Liarliarpantsonfire:

Singapura:

Those who attended the class could pay (and did pay - otherwise they could not continue)

Kelvin Ong of Aristocare charges $150/hr to $300/hr for GEP preperatory group tuition. And $500/hr to $800/hr for individual tuition.

I'm amazed that parents are willing to part with that much money for so called GEP training.
Gosh $800/hr ! This is like an entire month salary for the lower income group :yikes:

[Singapura]

jtoh:

fightingmom:

[quote=\"jtoh\"]

Maybe Eunice Cheang is Kelvin's sister and her nephew is Kelvin's son.

Different surname ... :idea: 同母异父？

Sister using married name lah. Mrs Cheang.[/quote]From the untrustworthy website: http://aristocare-sg.com/?page_id=20
\"Miss Eunice Cheang has a diploma in TESOL and certified in Phonology & Dyslexia. She developed Phonics GeniusTM. She has successfully taught thousands of children to read and spell during the past 12 years. She has many years of experience and training. She specializes in teaching children with or without learning difficulties. Not only are the children taught phonics, they are also taught the skills of using phonics which result in them being able to read independently 2 or 3 years above their peers. These same children then become enthusiastic readers and learners as they gain their confidence in reading.\"

So why was she posting on KSP giving the impression she was a happy customer when she is a teacher and principal of AristoCare?

[Nebbermind]

Singapura:

So why was she posting on KSP giving the impression she was a happy customer when she is a teacher and principal of AristoCare?

Nothing new wah. I'm sure there r quite a few in the same industry coming in here to hamtam him in incognito mode.

[verykiasu2010]

sleepy:

Liarliarpantsonfire:

[quote=\"Singapura\"]
Those who attended the class could pay (and did pay - otherwise they could not continue)
There are plenty of unqualified tutors out there, but they don't charge an arm and a leg. He demanded such a high price based on his claims of special knowledge (ie. ex-GEP teacher, top school teacher for 12 years), and promises of results (GEP success rate, Olympiad platinum and gold).

Kelvin Ong of Aristocare charges $150/hr to $300/hr for GEP preperatory group tuition. And $500/hr to $800/hr for individual tuition.

I'm amazed that parents are willing to part with that much money for so called GEP training. Gosh $800/hr ! This is like an entire month salary for the lower income :yikes:[/quote]some parents are deluded to think that being charged a high price means must be good, and surprisingly when the child got into GEP (due to his/her own ability rather than anything else), then the parents credit it to the money \"well spent\"...

this is a wake up call that GE ability could not be trained. if the kids have it, they have it. if not, it is just wasting money and pressuring the kids needlessly. parents should understand why SBGE ends at sec 2.