Aristocare

[ChiefKiasu]

verykiasu2010:

did he fake it ? did he put up a fake degree scroll to show ?


it is very much caveat emptor (many will not agree with me on this), and nobody checked on his boasting (invitation to treat) and he did deliver the promised services (provided the hours of services) and some of them did get into GEP....and can anyone prove that their kid would have gotten into GEP without Kelvin Ong courses ? He very well could argue that due to his courses the kids got in....though the practice questions may look mundane but at least he could claim the motivational aspect which boost the kids' confidence ... law suit ? tough fight !

I absolutely agree with you. It is caveat emptor. As long as we did not do due diligence in checking out the qualifications of service providers before we sign up, it is hard to go after them especially if they have fulfilled their part of the bargain.

The problem of embellishment of professional qualifications is not limited to this case. Kelvin Ong is only the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure there are some more.

So I ask again: What do parents think is the minimum set of information that we must obtain from the service providers before we trust their claims?

[Funz]

For private tutor, interview them like you would an employee. IC, certs, employment history, testimonials. If claim to be a teacher at whatever school, than show latest payslip. Possible?

[Kiasucy]

Watch! He gets away this time but then hor 暂草不除根，春风吹又生 。。。and he may 东山再起 venture into another tuition business or private home tuition by using another name again to con parents if there is still no verification of qualification practice here.

[verykiasu2010]

Kiasucy:

Watch! He gets away this time but then hor 暂草不除根，春风吹又生 。。。and he may 东山再起 venture into another tuition business or private home tuition by using another name again to con parents if there is still no verification of qualification practice here.

parents thinking of engaging the tutors should do the due diligence themselves

[BeContented]

Let’s say I want to engage a private tutor who claimed to be ex-teacher of so-&-so school 5 years ago & has produced x & x students who scored A* in PSLE.

First, will there be a cert or letter from the Sch he/she taught in? If they claim ex-student info confidential … then???

[ChiefKiasu]

BeContented:

Let's say I want to engage a private tutor who claimed to be ex-teacher of so-&-so school 5 years ago & has produced x & x students who scored A* in PSLE.

First, will there be a cert or letter from the Sch he/she taught in? If they claim ex-student info confidential ..... then???

Is it not important to question the ability of those students that scored A*? How can we determine how much of that \"A*\" was due to the tutor, and how much due to the prior knowledge of the students?

[puff]

Funz:

For private tutor, interview them like you would an employee. IC, certs, employment history, testimonials. If claim to be a teacher at whatever school, than show latest payslip. Possible?

If claim to be current teacher just need to go the sch website n check their staffs list ..most sch not only put name still have photo for u to match

[ks2011]

This tutor has been interviewing the children by taking an ability test before accepting them. In this case, the ks parent would be thrilled that his child is selected. I don’t think he would dare ask for credentials and risk his chance.

[verykiasu2010]

ks2011:

This tutor has been interviewing the children by taking an ability test before accepting them. In this case, the ks parent would be thrilled that his child is selected. I don't think he would dare ask for credentials and risk his chance.

well, if customer don't ask question, and just accept, who to blame ?

[Lynn2010]

sleepyqueen:

Read this in asia1 this morning:

http://www.edvantage.com.sg/edvantage/features/people/1242026/Self_proclaimed_gifted_tutor_not_even_NUS_grad.html

why he wanna to fake so much false information.

Same reason as when one did a petty crime (shoplifting, stealing from family members at home), next time they get bolder, they steal from friends, then home break-ins, then bank robbery, etc.

So, PERHAPS - he started as a GEP tutor, got reasonably good response. Then he claims to be in the GEP program, next ACS, next NUS grad, etc, etc.