All About Finding & Evaluating Tuition Centres/Agencies

[elishatan]

Just curious, how do you shortlist a tuition center for your child? Is group tuition better than private? I always thought private is better.

[Classroom Delivery]

Dear parents/fellow forumers,



I have been following several forums related to private tuition and home tutors myself (I am from a tuition agency), I would say that there is a significant increase in number of negative feedbacks on home tuition agencies as compared to years ago.

If possible, we would really appreciate if the parents, students and tutors can offer your invaluable feedback/concern on whether to engage a tuition agency to find a tutor/student, and how we can serve you better. Any comments, feedback are welcome.

We thought it would be a good reference for other agencies as well.

Thank you very much for your time.

Gerald

[JasminNg]

I personally think that group tutition is as good the kid can do peer learning.

[christineng1981]

I put my Child in Group tuition as it will be a good help for them to practice learning and feeling like a school environment


when my eldest was just a primary student i do home 1 to 1 tuition i noticed my child is beggining to depend on the tutor always and was worried how she can be competitive in school so i put her in a tuition centre at first she was really scared as there are other children in there I can still remember she was crying and so shy she was only P3. She did improve on her social interaction and being dependent.

But my problem with that centre is that there are too many students i think 12 to 15 students. So i transfered her to a less crowded tuition centre. Where she really do improve a lot Not too many student and tutor are really good teaching in a group but catering to each individual.

I think the way to determine a Good centre is what are the qualifications of the tutors and what are their teaching method. I think its important that they are NIE trained and I prefer to have someone who only teach one subject so they can have focus.
A good centre must have balance on how many students they have.
A good centre must also have a lesson plan prepared.

[JustinLee]

Original Title: What's Your Criteria When Choosing a Tuition Centre??


Hey parents, need your help! I have been dreaming about starting an education centre for the longest time. My recent attempts to set up a language centre, specialising in English and Chinese only for the pre-schoolers and P1-P6, didn't go so well as we thought we needed more time to prepare our material. I thought that to genuinely produce results fast, the
i) Material and
ii) Tutors
of the centre have to be excellent. Materials should be unique and really interesting to children, and the tutors need to be specialised in their subjects and have the experience and heart to teach.

As much as this makes sense to me, it may not be so to you. So please let me know what would be your very top three criteria when choosing a language centre for your cute little ones. Appreciate your input!

[Jana]

Hi all,

does anyone has any experience with PSLE tuition centres in Novena / Newton / Orchard Road - good or bad ones?
I’m looking for a tuition center for my 10 year old son who needs to improve in almost any subjects exept of maths. His Chinese and English is poor. Do you think it could be because his teachers are not native speaking? Are there big differences in fees for different tuition centres? Does a more expensive centre mean better quality?
Thanks a lot for your advice.
Jana

[AceTutors123]

This has come up from my friend as top 3 criteria:

i) Location
ii) Class Size
iii) Quality of Teacher

Any input dear parents?

[PaynPaydad]

I have a child gg to P1.


To me location does not matter.
The most important thing is good materials and qualified teachers.

Do update your thread when you set up yr ctr

Good luck

[verykiasumummy]

i think most important as teachers, next will be location and then materials.

[newkeynesian]

If you are good, I will come to you even if you reside in a forest. Hence, location is not a problem but rather do you have the necessary skills to impart and deliver your teachings to kids?


All the best.