All About Finding & Evaluating Tuition Centres/Agencies

[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.

[verykiasumummy]

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.

just because if the teacher is gd, we will consider going more frequently so if location is in the forest, i doubt it will justify the time my kids spend before getting there...

its not like they can read in the car (bad for eyes), or nap in the car (back or neck ache later). so no matter what, location is impt...

[newkeynesian]

Haha…that comment was made in jest. Yes, location is important but I would rank delivery in imparting the knowledge higher than location.


Chill.

[AceTutors123]

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.

Ah thanks for the input newkeynesian. You make going to good centers sound like a pilgrimage Yes the skill of the tutors and their heart to teach will be most important. They need to be very carefully assessed.

[AceTutors123]

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

Thanks PaynPaydad, will bear in mind to post! Shall extend discount to you too if you want to enroll, so you need not keep paying and paying so much

By Qualified teachers do you have any requirements in particular, like being an Ex MOE teacher?

[kitty2]

AceTutors123:

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

Thanks PaynPaydad, will bear in mind to post! Shall extend discount to you too if you want to enroll, so you need not keep paying and paying so much

By Qualified teachers do you have any requirements in particular, like being an Ex MOE teacher?

I find that teachers who are dedicated,patient and has passion to teach will one of the criteria.The centre also must have their own materials and not just phto copy work sheets from assessment books.Some centres just phto copy the work sheets from assessment books and they don't provide notes too.