Coaching of Secondary school work

[poohandtigger]

so how? must go tuition? have time meh? does the tuition teacher re-teach what was taught in school or coach homework?

[munchies]

I always tell my girl to be attentive in the class,and do homework seriously. They must read widely during their free time . There are so many subjects to study,tuition is not necessary. :moneyflies:


hope it helps

[mathsparks]

munchies:

they must learn how to study themselves because they are mature enough. my dd1 study herself,and she make it to triple science in sec3. my friend son tuition a lot ,but didnt see results.

Good for you and count yr blessings, munchies.

[mathsparks]

Tuition is not necessarily a waste of time and money. Some kids benefit from the 1-1 or smaller student-teacher ratio. Teachers handling a big class of 40 can only do so much.

[munchies]

mathsparks:

Tuition is not necessarily a waste of time and money. Some kids benefit from the 1-1 or smaller student-teacher ratio. Teachers handling a big class of 40 can only do so much.

I agree with you that some kids need tuition. I noticed some parents are too kan cheong when see the results drop,at least they have to give some time to the children . They need to learn to be independent in secondary.

[Yen715]

Those who get tutors for their sec sch kids, do you get tutors by word of mouth or from tuition agency? What are the subjects in sec do they need tuition usually, though I understand that it all depends on individual kid.

[mathsparks]

Usually in English and Maths esp A Maths in sec3.


Eng forms part of the L1R5 computation unless yr child is good in HCL.

A strong foundation in A Maths is a MUST as H2 Maths in JC, builds on that.

[blesseddad]

from my experience, most students who do not do well in secondary school even though they did very well in PSLE are those who did not acquire the right study skills when they were in pri sch.


they did well in PSLE because of tuition and also pri sch syllabus are not really difficult.

Many parents think that since their kids are in Sec sch and thus let them study on their own without any monitoring are making a grave mistake.

The kids need to acquire the right study skills. Only then, they can study on their own with some monitoring. Those without the skills, parents should monitor constantly.

[Emelyn]

blesseddad:

The kids need to acquire the right study skills. Only then, they can study on their own with some monitoring. Those without the skills, parents should monitor constantly.

What is the right study skills ?

[CJS]

Secondary school students have to learn how to prioritise their school work and not leave everything to the last minute. They also have to plan their own revision with their subjects as there are many mini tests that count towards the exam score. Mind-mapping skills and along with drills and practices, I guess are all part of right study skills.