Xuelin Learning Hub - Discussion
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Dear pek.taxi,
How old is your son? My DS told me that younger children may like Xuelin because he always hear children singing or shouting (playing) so they may enjoy Xuelin’s activities.
DS just told me that during the regular classes he attended at Xuelin, sometimes the teacher allowed the students to play handphone or the teacher will play some video just to kill time waiting for the time to release the class. I was shocked to hear this! Had I know this is happening, I will not let him attend the classes at Xuelin for 2 terms! That is $ 1100 gone down the drain… sigh…
Could it be the school posted good reviews themselves? I wonder…
Chief, it is possible to track IP of forummers, right? -
pek.taxi:
I am a Chinese tutor working in tuition centre at Bukit Timah.
Exactly! DS also feedbacks there seem to be too much free time during lessons and classes always end earlier. Xuelin should consider to add more content in 1 lesson. I really hope to see improvement when lessons resume beginning of next year. I agree that the quality does not match the level of fees. May have to start considering alternative Chinese tuition... ...ngl2010:
My DS attended Xuelin's P6 PSLE Preparation Class in Bukit Timah (I registered a few months ago before we got the SA2 Compo result which was quite disappointing even after my son attended Xuelin's Compo classes since June) which is a holiday programme. It was supposed to be 3.5hrs daily 9am-12.30pm from 17-21 Dec. Today was the first lesson and they finished at 12.00pm instead of 12.30pm!!!!
I asked the teacher the reason they finished 30 minutes early. The teacher said there is a typo in the brochure. It is supposed to finish at 12.00pm but when I looked at the brochure that is pasted on the wall, the timing is still stated as 3.5 hours daily 9am-12.30pm. Did they try to kid me? If the timing is changed to 12.00pm, shouldn't the first thing they need to do is to change the timing written on the brochure pasted on their wall?
My DS also said that the teacher kept coming in and out of the class and there was nothing special about this class. There was no special techniques or tips imparted to handle PSLE questions. The students were asked to do a paper and then the teacher went through the paper. I think it is not worth the $ 420 they charge for 3.5 hours (in reality it is 3 hours) for 5 days.
One good thing is that they refunded me the whole amount after I complained about these right after the lesson.
This is my experience for my DS. I don't know about other holiday classes at Xuelin but I have withdrawn my DS from Xuelin. I am too disappointed with them. Very expensive and the quality is also not good.
You can pm me if you are looking for quality Chinese tuition.
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ngl2010:
DS is in P3. Coincidentally, my friend whose ds also in Xuelin share the same thinking as you. She also felt that Xuelin may have posted good reviews about themselves in this forum. She was full of complaints and may be switching to another centre.Dear pek.taxi,
How old is your son? My DS told me that younger children may like Xuelin because he always hear children singing or shouting (playing) so they may enjoy Xuelin's activities.
DS just told me that during the regular classes he attended at Xuelin, sometimes the teacher allowed the students to play handphone or the teacher will play some video just to kill time waiting for the time to release the class. I was shocked to hear this! Had I know this is happening, I will not let him attend the classes at Xuelin for 2 terms! That is $ 1100 gone down the drain.... sigh....
Could it be the school posted good reviews themselves? I wonder...
Chief, it is possible to track IP of forummers, right? -
Who to complain to if we think the tuition centre is posting as forummers to give good reviews on their own centres? Police? CASE?
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ngl2010:
Who to complain to if we think the tuition centre is posting as forummers to give good reviews on their own centres? Police? CASE?
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=870475#p870475 -
Mummies with children in xuelin. Did you pay any deposit the very first time u enrolled ur child?
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We attended the holiday program in Dec. The class was small, so much attention was given. However, as mentioned by another parent in one earlier post, they made a mistake on the duration of the course. We actual class was half an hour short everyday for 5 days vs what we signed up for. The material given has P3 written on the front page when the class is for P4. It was attributed to being a typo error and it was corrected on the later days.
Verdict of the course by my DD - it was not challenging enough. They taught very basic stuff which was not we were looking for. After 5 days , my DD said she did not learn much.
We subsequently signed her up for Wang Learning Centre, for regular classes. She had attended twice so far, and she likes it and tells us she is learning. -
Any genuine feedback? Wanted to go for the holiday class during december before signing up but they could not open the class due to lack of students. So would appreciate feedback.
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My feedback is genuine. It was what we experienced. We are not competitor. You can check my postings. When I am happy with certain centre, I also shared. But I feel that my $1100 with Xuelin is a waste.
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ngl2010,
Thank you for sharing… I find their branch at Katong112 extremely quiet… Even the holiday program was unsuccessful due to lack of participants. The review for the school was so fantastic in the earlier pages, tempting me to want to try them out. Then, I start to see the not-so-good comments…
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