The Alternative Story (TAS) - Discussion

[Laurenwkids]

NIE trained does not always equal good teaching. I have put my kids under NIE trained teachers but they cannot deliver. TAS has proper training system I think so anyway because the teachers tend to teach in the same way, with the same emphasis so it is obvious that they are trained and I find that centres who train their teachers well can be more effective than centres that rely on NIE to train their teachers…

[phtthp]

is TAS a brand new set up ? How many years of history so far ?

[SHAmum]

Is this thread talking about below link \"The Alternative Story\" ?


http://www.thealternativestory.com/

[hquek]

SHAmum:

Is this thread talking about below link \"The Alternative Story\" ?


http://www.thealternativestory.com/

yes, the same.

[hquek]

phtthp:

is TAS a brand new set up ? How many years of history so far ?

Not sure about their history but it's been running for a few years now. Apart from one that I know, the rest I don't think are NIE trained - they look way too young.

But, but, based on what I could hear (nowadays they change set up so i can't stand outside the classroom and wait anymore) previously, they could hold the class' attention and there was active participation in the class. Initially, I was surprised that even my kid would speak up during TAS class (in his school, teachers usually feed back that he is very very very quiet) - so that says a lot about how much 'fun' he's having.

[danting]

Could someone PM me a referral for TAS at AMK?


Many thks!

[Strawberry5]

Hi Danting,

I’ve pm you.
Cheers!

[jojo]

phtthp:

is TAS a brand new set up ? How many years of history so far ?

TAS is less than 4 years. But it growing fast.

[The Alternative Story]

Hi everyone,


We know that the news that the English syllabus is going to go through some major changes
is on one hand good news but to many parents, it is also a cause for worry as many are unsure of how to help their children to prepare for it.

As such, once we have more detailed information on the changes for the new syllabus for the PSLE, we would be having parents' workshops to talk about them and to help parents navigate the challenges that come with the changes. In the meantime, we have posted some pointers on our facebook to help parents have some idea of what may be in store:)

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Alternative-Story/347513367285

TAS

[t_mother of swc]

Hi TAS,


I am very interested in the workshop. Can I know how I can sign up and roughly when it would be?